FCNRCD

The Franklin County Natural Resources Conservation District, in partnership with Redstart, and with funding provided from the Northwest Regional Planning Commission acting as the Missisquoi Bay Basin Clean Water Service Provider with funds from Vermont DEC Clean Water Initiative Program (CWIP), is advancing a project for the installation of strategic wood additions across headwater streams on private property in Montgomery and Belvidere, VT. The design includes installing approximately 60...

On clear days after snowy nights, wildlife tracks can be seen and studied. The size, shape, and distance between footsteps all give valuable clues as to who was heading where, how fast they were moving, and what that animal might be doing within their habitat. During the winter, FCNRCD staff use these clues to help landowners determine what wildlife is using their property. With that knowledge, along with habitat characteristics, the FCNRCD team helps landowners determine how they can best...

Why does FCNRCD plant trees? Here at Franklin County NRCD, we get very busy working outside in the spring and summer! From site visits, community engagement events, and tree plantings, our team works hard to improve water quality and promote conservation in Franklin County! You can reliably find our team planting tree saplings along streams each April and May across Franklin County. These plantings are designed to expand the riparian buffer, the band of diverse, woody vegetation along streams...