Vermont Natural Resource Protection Vision Plan Click the links below to see the natural resource mapping of Vermont:
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Natural Resources: Proposals by Study

The state's Natural Resource Protection Vision Plan was constructed through the analysis of the spatial distribution of the existing protected and conserved lands, rivers and wetlands, rare and endangered species, and lands above 2,500 feet in elevation. Of Vermont's 6 million acres, over 900,000 acres are already protected, more than 15% of the landscape. The largest single expanse of protected lands is the federally managed Green Mountain National Forest; a 300,000-acre preserve that follows the spine of the Green Mountains. Lake Champlain and the Connecticut River provide limited zones of protection for concentrations of rare and endangered species, but there is a clear need for additional protection. This study proposes establishing a 200-foot buffer zone of protection along the state's 7,099 miles of rivers. The study also proposes a network of greenway connections between existing protected lands for a total of 650 miles of corridors equal to 43,000 acres.

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Proposals by Study Results