The Green Mountains form both the backbone of Vermont and basis for the state's name. They also stand as the major challenge for land conservation here. The Wilderness Society and its allies in the Vermont Wilderness Association are working toward more Wilderness protection on the 350,000-acre Green Mountain National Forest.

Vermont Wilderness Designation
Today, only about one percent of Vermont's area is protected as Wilderness, some 60,000 acres. The Vermont Wilderness Association (VWA), of which The Wilderness Society is a part, proposes to double that amount with protection of another 60,000 acres, including some of the state's most spectacular wild areas such as Glastenbury Mountain and Lamb Brook.

The VWA proposal would also add acreage to several existing Wilderness areas, and would also create several National Conservation Areas. These areas would be off limits to commercial logging but remain open to snowmobiling and other motorized recreation on existing roads and trails.
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Vermont-Style Facelift: Glastenbury Mountain
The transformation from an abused and dying ecosystem to a lush, thriving wilderness is a long road, but Glastenbury Mountain and the Green Mountain National Forest are proof that Vermont is racing along the right track.
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National Wildlife Refuge Management
The Wilderness Society's Northeast office is committed to working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) toward the development and implementation of protective, biologically based management plans for the National Wildlife Refuges in Vermont and elsewhere in New England.
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