WELCOME TO THE
Vermont Conservation Plan
Project
Don’t forget - Draft Expanded Framework of the Vermont Conservation Plan published!
Thank you to everyone who provided feedback to the Draft Expanded Framework during the submission window, which closed April 10, 2026. This feedback will be incorporated into the next iteration of the plan which will be presented for review at virtual listening sessions in May 2026.
Although the window for feedback has closed, please review the current draft of the framework in preparation for the next!
Stakeholder-Led Listening Sessions Well Underway!
The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (VHCB) offered small mini-contracts to support community organizations and partner groups in hosting Stakeholder-Led Listening Sessions focused on the Draft Vermont Conservation Plan. After rewarding 30 grants for these sessions, VHCB is pleased to announce that these sessions are taking place, with more being scheduled. Join one of the scheduled events – find dates, locations, and hosts below.
Vermont Conservation Plan Regional Listening Sessions 2025/2026
In-Person Regional Listening Sessions were held in July and August in 2025 across Vermont. Another round of Regional Listening Sessions were held in February and March, 2026.
The Draft Vermont Conservation Plan Framework Report has been published!
“Thank you for taking the time to review this initial Draft Framework for the Vermont Conservation Plan. We greatly appreciate all the time Vermonters have spent this year helping us to get to this point, and we hope you will find this to be a helpful window into our work of the last nine months to recommend a conservation plan to the Vermont General Assembly by June of 2026. We are sharing with you the initial framework, or outline, we are proposing for the Vermont Conservation Plan.”
– Trey Martin, Director of Conservation, VHCB
The Vermont Legislature has directed the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VCHB), in consultation with the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), to lead the process of developing the Vermont Conservation Plan.
The Vermont Conservation Plan will be implementing the Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act, Act No. 59 of 2023. It will be developed with input from a range of stakeholders, including private owners of forest lands and agricultural lands, land trusts, conservation organizations, environmental organizations, working lands enterprises, outdoor recreation groups and businesses, watershed groups, municipalities, regional planning commissions, conservation commissions, and relevant State and federal agencies. This work will run from May 2025 to June 2026.
Hear from members of the Vermont Conservation Plan Project Management Team (PMT)!
Trey Martin, Gannon Osborn, and Annie Decker discuss the importance of the Vermont Conservation Plan Project.
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