Build trails and leave it alone
The mission of the Wolcott Community Forest Stewardship Committee (WCFSC) is to plan for and steward the Wolcott Community Forest. This committee will work with community members and leaders, County Forester, Vermont Fish and Wildlife, Trust for Public Land, Northern Rivers Land Trust and relevant experts in their fields, to develop a set of guiding principles, goals, and objectives to develop a Community Forest Stewardship Plan. The Wolcott Selectboard will have ultimate decision-making authority over the Property after receiving recommendations from the Committee.
Timeline of events
2021
Fall 2021
Trust for Public Land begins assessing the feasability of acquiring land for the creation of a town forest at the request of Wolcott residents.
2022
March 2022
Wolcott Forest Stewardship Committee is formed. VOREC grant approved.
September 2022
Survey circulated to identify potential uses for the town forest.
2024
January 2024
Interim Stewardship Plan approved.
August 2024
Forest Management Plan approved.
September 2024
Forest property is formally acquired by the Town of Wolcott; Phase 1 of trail building begins.