Our Vermont Woods

Beginning in 2018, Vermont’s Act 171 requires that municipalities and regions identify areas that are important as “forest blocks” and “habitat connectors” and plan for development in those areas to minimize forest fragmentation. As town and regional plans come up for revision, many communities are now attempting to create the required maps and write appropriate language. This webinar will provide background, tools, and samples for this implementation process.

We will cover:

• What Act 171 requires of towns and regional planning commissions
• Sample town and regional plan language
• Guidance on finding, interpreting, and creating the required maps using the VT Agency of Natural Resources’ BioFinder website
• Case studies of policies that maintain and protect forests and connectivity

We’ll also leave time to respond to questions. Presenters are Jens Hilke and Monica Przyperhart, of VT Fish & Wildlife’s Community Wildlife Program, hosted by Tim Terway of Vermont Center for Geographic Information.

The webinar will be offered three times:

Friday, May 31, noon-1:30pm

October 2, 6:30-8:00pm

October 22, 9:30-11:00am

We also plan to record the May 31 webinar and will make it available to the public.

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With questions, please contact monica.przyperhart@vermont.gov.