Coordinator: Liza Morse, Administrative CoordinatorContact Info: liza@coldhollowtocanada.org, info@coldhollowtocanada.org
Mission Statement:
“Our vision is a healthy and intact forested landscape that supports a strong and sustainable local economy through stewardship, with permanent protection of core wildlife habitat and connectivity across the entire Northern Forest.”
General Location: Northern Green Mountains, VT (Towns of Fletcher, Waterville, Belvidere, Bakersfield, Enosburgh, Montgomery, Richford)
Acreage of Area Covered by Partnership: 180,376
Acres Conserved by Partnership: 5,775
Number of Partners: 18
RCP Status: Conserving
Steps Taken in Forming Partnership:
- Draft a vision, mission statement, goals, and/or objectives
- Develop a governance structure; develop an RCP website
- Develop a strategic conservation map; engage landowners and/or municipal officials in your region
- Engage state agencies, federal agencies, and/or philanthropic organizations
- Craft a compelling case statement
- Coordinate or collaborate to conserve land as an RCP
- Navigate a significant transition in leadership, funding, priorities, or organization
Funding sources:
- Jesse B. Cox Trust RCP Innovation Grant
- High Meadows Fund
- Landscape Scale Restoration Project funding (through
Joint Chiefs' Landscape Restoration Partnership (LRP) program) - NRCS Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)
- River Community Grants Program (Upper Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and Scenic Committee)
- Lintilhac Foundation
- Vermont Land Trust/The Nature Conservancy
- Individual donors
Website: https://www.coldhollowtocanada.org/
Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/coldhollowtocanada/
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