Partnerships

Four volunteers stand across a i-beam bridge in the warm sun of fall.

Our Forest partners are collectively one of our greatest assets. Our partners contribute time, funding, and energy to the National Forest; their efforts are simply invaluable in managing this publicly owned land for the benefit and enjoyment of all citizens. 

Green Mountain National Forest Partners

Local and Community Organizations:

Vermont Mountain Bike AssociationThe American Chestnut Foundation
Antioch Graduate School
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
Batten Kill Watershed Alliance
Catamount Trail Association
Dartmouth Outing Club
Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association (ENFIA)
Green Mountain Club
Keeping Track
Middlebury College
Moosalamoo National Recreation Area
National Wild Turkey Federation
National Wildlife Federation
Northern Forest Alliance
Shelburne Farms
Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce
Ruffed Grouse Society
The Nature Conservancy
Trout Unlimited
University of Massachusetts
University of Vermont
Logger Education to Advance Professionalism (LEAP)
Vermont Association of Conservation Districts
Vermont Association of Snow Travelers
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Vermont Trail Trotters
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
White River Partnership
Wildlife Management Institute
Yale University

Vermont State Agencies and Partners:

Vermont State Government
Vermont Agency of Natural Rources
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR)
ANR Department of Forest, Parks & Recreation
ANR Department of Environmental Conservation
ANR epartment of Fish & Wildlife
Venture Vermont Program for Kids
Vermont Statewide Environmental Education Program

Federal Agencies

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Conservation Studies Institute
National Park Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
U.S. Department of Labor--OSHA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Northern Research Station

Finger Lakes National Forest Partner Organizations:

Backbone Ridge History Group
Friends of the Finger Lakes National Forest
Hillside Children's Center
Pro-Action of Steuben and Yates County
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program of Schuyler and Yates Counties
Seneca Lake Byway, Inc.
Twin Lakes Snowmobile Association

Contact

Please contact Ethan Ready, 802-747-6760, Public Affairs Officer for the Green Mountain & Finger Lakes National Forests, for more information. 

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GeoCorps and the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes Forests

A young woman poses with the sign for the Lye Brook Wilderness area Green Mountain National Forest

This report by 2017 GeoCorps Participant Sophia Larson - Wilderness Water Quality Assessor for the Green Mountain National Forest in Manchester, Vermont - details the experience of working for GeoCorps on the Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests.

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