These nonprofit organizations work with farmers and other individuals, neighborhood groups, local organizations, and local and state government to conserve land for agriculture, forestry, and recreational uses. They arrange the donation and purchase of conservation easements on farmland, including historic preservation notification provisions.

Addison County Community Trust
PO Box 256, Middlebury, VT 05753 (802)388-9080
Nonprofit organization developing housing and conservation projects in Addison County, including farmland conservation projects.

Upper Valley Land Trust
PO Box 1229, Norwich, VT 05055 (802)649-1444
Nonprofit conservation organization conserving working farms, wetlands, wildlife habitat and scenic areas in the Connecticut River Valley towns of Orange and Windsor Counties.

Vermont Land Trust
8 Bailey Avenue, Montpelier, VT 05602 (802)223-5234
Nonprofit membership organization with seven regional offices arranging the donation and purchase of conservation easements to permanently protect open and working Vermont land for agriculture, forestry, and recreational uses. Call 1-800-639-1709 for the location of the office in your area.

Graduate Program in Historic Preservation

Department of History, Wheeler House, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405. (802)656-3180. Master's-level graduate program in Historic Preservation.

• Faculty and students research and document historic agricultural buildings.
  

Preservation Institute for the Building Crafts

Historic Windsor, Inc., Judy Hayward, Executive Director, PO Box 1777, Windsor, VT 05089. (802)674-6752. Non-profit group providing training in building preservation skills.

• Provides names of contractors skilled in historic preservation work.
• Sometimes needs buildings to study or work on for particular workshops.
• Offers annual workshop series on building preservation skills.
  
  

Preservation Trust of Vermont

Windsor House, PO Box 1777, Windsor, VT 05089. Paul Bruhn, Executive Director, 104 Church St., Burlington, VT 05401. (802)658-6647. Non-profit group promoting historic preservation.

• May provide grants for analyzing and developing work specifications for building preservation projects (see "Technical Assistance Grants").
• Assists non-profits and volunteers doing building preservation through publications and sponsorship of workshops.
• Holds easements on historic buildings. (See "Easements.")
  
  

Natural Resource Conservation Service

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Regional offices throughout Vermont. Government program providing erosion and pollution control and prevention services to farms.

• Provides advice on proper drainage for agricultural buildings and surrounding fields, as well as names of local contractors who install proper drainage.
  
  

National Trust for Historic Preservation

Northeast Regional Office, 7 Faneuil Hall Marketplace, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02109. (617)523-0885. Regional office of national non-profit membership organization chartered by Congress that promotes historic preservation and community revitalization.

• Sponsors and provides information on the BARN AGAIN! program (see Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets, below).
• Provides copies of the national BARN AGAIN! program pamphlet with examples of barn rehabs for agricultural use, with associated costs and comments by farmers.
• Offers publications on preservation topics that may address agricultural building preservation problems.
• Offers low-interest loans through the National Preservation Loan Fund to aid preservation of properties listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
• Offers small matching grants from the Preservation Services Fund to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to initiate preservation projects.
  
  

Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

National Life Building, Drawer 20, Montpelier, VT 05620-0501. (802)828-3211. State Historic Preservation Office coordinating state and federal protection and promotion of historic and archeological resources.

• Administers grants for historic structures. (See "Barn Grants" and "Historic Preservation Grants.")
• Provides information and assistance in preparation of nominations to the National Register of Historic Places and Rehabilitation Tax Credit applications. (See "Historic Register Listings" and "Tax Credits.")
• Provides information and publications on the history of agricultural buildings and listings of historic buildings in most towns.
• Offers advice on historic preservation treatments and names of local contractors experienced in working with historic materials.
• Reviews and comments on federal and state funded projects and Act 250 permits that may affect historic and archeological resources.
  
  

Vermont Department of Agriculture, Food and Markets

116 State Street, Drawer 20, Montpelier, VT 05620-2901. (802)828-2416. State agency licensing and promoting agriculture.

• Provides copy of national BARN AGAIN! program pamphlet with examples of barn rehabs for agricultural use, with associated costs and comments by farmers.
  
  

Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

136 1/2 Main Street, Montpelier, VT 05602. (802)828-3250. State-created independent authority that administers public funds for land conservation and affordable housing.

• Makes loans and grants to non-profit organizations, municipalities, and state agencies for the purchase of development rights on farmland and the acquisition and preservation of significant historic, archeological, natural and recreational sites.
• Makes matching loans and grants for acquisition of locally important historic properties.

© 1995 Vermont Division for Historic Preservation and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board. All rights reserved.

9/2002

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