Watershed Forestry Resource Library

Presentations on direct seeding and site prep, mycorrhizae in buffer restoration, pollinators and other biodiversity, Act 76 updates, agroforestry and buffers, herbaceous competition and invasives, emerald ash borer management, and process-based restoration/strategic woody additions.

Agenda for the 2022 Lake Champlain Basin Riparian Buffer Practitioners' Meeting Materials (Previously the VT Riparian Buffer Working Group Meeting).

This is a document that describes riparian planting programs and funding sources available in northwestern Vermont, guidance for designing and implementing planting projects, and opportunities for future collaborative efforts across the region. Note that this is a living document. The version uploaded here was published March 2022; if it is long past that date, you may want to check whether there is an updated version by email Franklin County NRCD staff.

Fall 2022 newsletter for the Watershed Forestry Partnership. Stories include collecting seed in the Northeast Kingdom; building beaver dam analogues on the Barton River; exploring the importance of wood additions with the Society of American Foresters; brief updates from the WFP and partners on staffing, recent projects, and funding; new initiatives to restore riparian areas on private residential land; and more.

Spring 2022 newsletter for the Watershed Forestry Partnership. Stories include removing the Dunklee Pond Dam; restoration work to benefits birds and bees; using willows multiple ways in restoration projects; and more.

This regularly-updated spreadsheet contains a list of funding sources that may be appropriate for a buffer project or set of projects, including the types of things they fund, RFP dates (if known), and more. Anyone with the link can comment to suggest additions, removals, or changes to the information in the spreadsheet.

One-pager outlining the organizations that may be able to help landowners secure funding, labor, etc. for riparian forest restoration projects on their land.

Article covering study of mycorrhizae's effect of the ability of vegetation to lower legacy soil phosphorus and soil water phosphorus, and increase woody biomass phosphorus uptake in Chittenden County, VT (unceded Abenaki territory)

Annual report describing water quality, ecosystem health, and climate impact indicators for Lake Champlain.

Presentations on Act 76 and updates from the DEC (Vermont DEC Staff), Managing riparian buffers for specific species (Kiley Briggs, The Orianne Society, Mark Labarr, Audubon VT & Will Eldridge, VTFWD), Novel restoration approaches (Shayne Jaquith & Megan Gordon, TNC & Annalise Carington, USFWS), and innovative approaches in outreach (Kristen Balchunat, Winooski NRCD, Jess Colby, Northwoods Stewardship Center & Stephanie Hurley, UVM)