December 18, 2014
Reposted from the Waterbury Record: Despite controversy over the $1.1 trillion “cromnibus” spending bill passed by Congress this week, it brought good news about protecting 2,085 acres of wild land in Duxbury, adjacent to Camels Hump State Park. Among many other things, the spending bill funds the Forest Legacy Program, which works with states to preserve […]
December 11, 2014
2015 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant Applications are now available. Max: $50,000. Grant Deadline is February 2, 2015. Visit this link to download application materials: · 2015 Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Grant Application · Budget Form · 2015 RTP Supplement to assist you in filling out the application. Grant Programs Manager: Sherry Smecker Winnie Vermont […]
December 1, 2014
FY 2015 Municipal Planning Grant awards have been announced and three Central Vermont municipalities will be recipients. The Municipal Planning Grant (MPG) program encourages and supports planning and revitalization for local municipalities in Vermont. Awarded annually and administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, the MPG program works to strengthen Vermont by funding local […]
November 20, 2014
VT DEC is now accepting applications for financial assistance at brownfield projects in Vermont. Assistance VT DEC can provide is in the form of a grant of services to conduct Phase I, Phase II, Corrective Action Planning and Implementation of Corrective Action. The link to the application is here: http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/wastediv/SMS/RCPP/Direct-Assistance.htm VT DEC is asking that […]
November 17, 2014
To meet the growing demand for bicycling facilities VTrans is kicking off an exciting new initiative, the VTrans On-Road Bicycle Plan. The Plan will help guide improvements along Vermont state highways to work better and be safer for all bicyclists — families, commuters and recreational riders. Get involved! You can contribute by identifying where you ride and where you want to ride […]
November 7, 2014
The Project Review Committee will be meeting at CVRPC Offices on Monday, Nov. 10 to meet with the applicant for the proposed Berlin Mall LLC (“Kohl’s) Act 250 application. View agenda.
October 31, 2014
Thursday November 13, 2014 Our Second Municipal Day National Life Building, Montpelier, VT The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), in cooperation with the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans) and the Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development (ACCD), invite you to participate in When Governments Cooperate: State Government Municipal Day at the National Life […]
October 23, 2014
Community Forums on Efficiency Vermont’s Direction: Please join Efficiency Vermont Director Jim Merriam at one of five Community Forums he is hosting around the state this fall. We are creating a three year plan for Vermont’s Energy Efficiency Utility – and we want your input: What programs and initiatives are working well? What needs improvement? […]
October 17, 2014
This post originally appeared on the Vermont Watershed Management Division’s blog, Flow. Please help us congratulate and celebrate the towns, conservation commissions, and VTrans who have mapped wetlands within their communities and along interstate highways and have provided those data for open access on our online Vermont Natural Resource Atlas! The town mapping data have […]
October 8, 2014
Join the Association of Vermont Conservation Commissions on Saturday, November 1, for AVCC’s 2014 Annual Meeting/Conservation Summit! This energizing event is a great opportunity for conservation commission members and anyone else interested in conservation in Vermont to network, be inspired, and become even more effective voices for natural resource conservation at the local level. This […]