On a recent winter Sunday a dedicated group of Middlesex-Worcester residents snow shoed on the recently-protected Whiteside property, conserved by the Vermont River Conservancy.

On May 19, the Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (WNRCD), in partnership with the City of South Burlington and the Agency of Natural Resources, will host a Build Your Own Rain Barrel Workshop at the South Burlington Department of Public Works building located at 104 Landfill Road (off of Patchen Road). Participants will learn [...]

Phase II and Phase III of the North Branch River Corridor study is now complete. The Johnson Company’s report, prepared for the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission and the Friends of the Winooski River, have identified sensitive areas of the river in Worcester that need restoration and protection if the North Branch is to sustain its current [...]

The Worcester Planning Commission and Selectboard passed the revised Flood Hazard Regulations. The effective date is March 15th and the regulations include the fluvial erosion hazard zone. There will be a June meeting of owners whose land abuts the river to discuss in more detail and answer questions on the regulations, the [...]

In the summer of 2009, Bear Creek Environmental, LLC conducted Phase 2 Geomorphic Assessments as part of a River Corridor Planning (RCP) effort on Pekin Brook in North Calais and on Dugar Brook (a tributary to Pekin Brook). The RCP in 2009-2010 was sponsored by the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission (CVRPC). The [...]

Friends of the Mad River is coordinating a riparian restoration project on the Mad River at the Kingsbury Farm. Help plant over 600 native trees and shrubs.