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Outdoor Recreation in Vermont: With or Without Motors PDF

The Northern Forest located in the northeastern United States covers 26 million acres stretching from the northern woods of Maine down through New Hampshire and Vermont and into the Adirondack Mountains and Tug Hill plateau of New York. The region’s undeveloped forests support the rural economy and harbor some of the last remaining boreal forest in the country. These forestlands are also in great demand as recreation sites.

Deerfield Wind Project DEIS Comments PDF

Comments were submitted in response to Deerfield Wind, the first wind energy facility proposed on national forest system lands in the country. This project, based in the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont, raises significant issues including: NEPA violations impacts to black bears and bats violation of the NHPA project development in an area long proposed for Wilderness designation (Lamb Brook) violation of a court injunction limiting activity in Lamb Brook 

The Economic Benefits of Wilderness: Focus on Property Value Enhancement PDF

In this report, The Wilderness Society reviews several of the economic benefits of wilderness. We also report the findings of a new study of enhancement value in rural areas. The study focused on communities near existing and proposed wilderness areas on the Green Mountain National Forest in Vermont. Key Points: