/tags/land-conservation Land Conservation en-US 开云体育 Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:28:56 GMT /vpr-news/2017-09-08/scott-raises-concerns-about-proposed-expansion-of-silvio-o-conte-refuge Gov. Phil Scott says he鈥檚 鈥渧ery apprehensive鈥� about a plan by the federal government to expand a U.S. Fish and Wildlife refuge in northeast Vermont.In a鈥� Fri, 08 Sep 2017 19:28:56 GMT /vpr-news/2017-09-08/scott-raises-concerns-about-proposed-expansion-of-silvio-o-conte-refuge Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2014-05-09/lawmakers-punt-on-current-use-reforms-again A legislative effort to reform the state鈥檚 premier land conservation program has again fallen by the wayside.Supporters of changes to the Current Use tax鈥� Fri, 09 May 2014 21:48:45 GMT /vpr-news/2014-05-09/lawmakers-punt-on-current-use-reforms-again Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2014-03-31/vt-land-trust-drops-legislation-to-allow-easement-changes On Monday, the Vermont Land Trust announced that it is backing out of the legislative process on a controversial bill that would have allowed conservation鈥� Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:01:00 GMT /vpr-news/2014-03-31/vt-land-trust-drops-legislation-to-allow-easement-changes Taylor Dobbs /vpr-news/2014-03-16/vt-land-trust-retreats-on-bill-to-allow-easement-changes The Vermont Land Trust has withdrawn support from legislation it was backing that would allow conservation easements to be altered or lifted after a legal鈥� Mon, 17 Mar 2014 00:44:32 GMT /vpr-news/2014-03-16/vt-land-trust-retreats-on-bill-to-allow-easement-changes John Dillon /vpr-news/2014-03-10/is-forever-always-forever-bill-to-alter-conservation-easements-divides-advocates Conservation easements are legal agreements designed to protect land from development forever. But a bill under consideration in the Statehouse would鈥� Mon, 10 Mar 2014 09:30:00 GMT /vpr-news/2014-03-10/is-forever-always-forever-bill-to-alter-conservation-easements-divides-advocates John Dillon /vpr-news/2014-02-05/current-use-penalties-continue-to-spark-debate-in-montpelier Lawmakers have been working for years on reforms to the state鈥檚 premier land conservation program. But differences between the House and Senate are again鈥� Wed, 05 Feb 2014 11:00:00 GMT /vpr-news/2014-02-05/current-use-penalties-continue-to-spark-debate-in-montpelier Peter Hirschfeld /vpr-news/2013-11-25/new-leader-for-stowe-land-trust Caitrin Maloney, of Morrisville, will be the next executive director of Stowe Land Trust. In its 26 year history, the trust has conserved nearly 3,500鈥� Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:43:00 GMT /vpr-news/2013-11-25/new-leader-for-stowe-land-trust Amy Kolb Noyes /vpr-news/2013-09-25/conserving-braintree-mountain-forest A couple who have been conserving forest land in Braintree and Rochester recently turned over an entire community forest to the New England Forestry鈥� Wed, 25 Sep 2013 14:54:26 GMT /vpr-news/2013-09-25/conserving-braintree-mountain-forest Amy Kolb Noyes