ROCHESTER, Vt. — Along a hillside deep in the Green Mountain National Forest, where thousands of decades-old spruce, maples, and other hardwoods were thriving until earlier this year, there’s now a ...
On a cool day in early May, I joined Zack Porter and Justin Lindholm outside Rutland, Vermont for a hike into the northern portion of the Green Mountain National Forest. Our fairly remote destination ...
Groups blasted the Green Mountain National Forest plan, which had been touted as a model for carbon reduction and old-growth protection. A proposal to log thousands of acres of national forest in ...
Recent snowfall has made it feel more like winter in Vermont. But warm temperatures through December into early January have already taken their toll on one industry: logging. Loggers rely on frozen ...
Persistent wet weather across the region have made working in the woods tough for Vermont loggers, who are looking for financial help from the state. Dana Doran, executive director of Professional ...
This story by John Dillon first appeared in The Montpelier Bridge on Jan. 10. The future of a huge tract of publicly owned forest north of Montpelier will soon be decided as the state develops a ...
Groups Take Opposite Stands on Green Mountain National Forest Logging in Vermont In late November, Tracey Forest heard loud grinding and beeping and raced down the road to find a fleet of logging ...
MONTPELIER — A new scholarship opportunity for Vermont residents and/or companies interested in training in the logging and forest trucking industry is now available thanks to funding from Vermont’s ...