Vermont Fish & Wildlife 2017 was a banner year for the Vermont Habitat Stamp.Thanks to our donors, more than $100,000 (a first for the stamp!) for habitat conservation in Vermont was raised. Habitat Stamp funds helped us offer one-on-one assistance to landownerson habitat conservation and management. And Habitat Stamp funds also contributed to three land acquisition projects,including the largest state wildlife land purchase in Vermont in more than a decade, as well as a critical outdoor classroom spacenear our Kehoe Conservation Camp that will be forever conserved for Vermont’s young people to experience wildlife and theoutdoors.
Through the 2017 Habitat Stamp Fund, we:
- Accomplished the largest state wildlife land acquisition in Vermont in more than a decade
- Educated and assisted landowners on specific habitat conservation and management practices covering over 3,000 acres
- Protected critical outdoor classroom space at Kehoe Conservation Camp, now forever conserved for future generations
2018 has already been a busy season with a 4-acre restoration project on the banks of the White River where 1,500 trees and shrubs have been planted.
We are now working to connect habitat fromSteam Mill Brook WMAto Flagg Pond through securing 225 acres in Wheelock.
In West Central Vermont,public access and educational signage will be improved atSnake Mountain WMA,1,215 acres of walking trails with vistas of the Lake Champlain Valley.
