Connections

Winter 2013
Posted 11/11/13
Partners in Conservation; Confessions of a Keeping Tracker; Making Decisions in Your Woodlot: The Peer to Peer Model; Otters in Vermont; Invasive Species: Oriental Bittersweet; Upcoming Events

Winter 2010
Posted 12/1/10
Welcome, Winter; My Coyotes in Richford; A Forester for You; Winter Tree Identification; Upcoming Events

Fall 2010
Posted 9/2/10
Connectivity—One Town at a Time; Teaming Up for the Forest; Slow Down & See the Moss; Conservation in Enosburgh; Habitat Recommendations; Upcoming Events

Summer 2010
Posted 1/7/10
Cold Hollow to Canada’s First Newsletter; Keeping Track of Wildlife; Emerald Ash Borer; Reflections on Favorites; Conservation in Bakersfield; Staying Connected; Upcoming Events

Winter 2011
Posted 1/1/11
A Vision for Conservation; Animals in Winter; Gorillas and the Mist; Conservation Corner; Upcoming Events

Fall 2011
Posted 1/1/11
Conservation, INC.; Superman in Cargo Shorts?; An Afternoon with John Davis; Conservation Easement Basics; Montgomery Conservation; A Conservation Opportunity?; Upcoming Events

Summer 2011
Posted 7/7/11
Soggy Summertime Greetings; WHIP Program; Wood Turtles; Town Planning in Enosburgh; Upcoming Events

Spring 2011
Posted 4/4/11
Local Action Towards Conservation; Richford Commission Work; Managing a Sugarbush; Owl Spotting; Forests for Birds; Upcoming Events

Winter 2012
Posted 1/1/12
A Foundation for Growth; Marten and Fisher: Our Native Mustelid Cousins; Tracking Marten in New Hampshire; Going Green: The Opportunity for Forest Certification; BioFinder; Upcoming Events

Fall 2012
Posted 9/9/12
Fall Greetings from CHC; Enosburg Falls River Access Conserved with Help from ECC; Five Forest Management Strategies to Adapt to Climate Change; Invasive Species Corner: Buckthorn; Deer vs. Coyote in…

Summer 2012
Posted 7/7/12
Keep On Tracking; How Do You Save a Forest? One Piece at a Time; Public Recreation on Private Land; Our Forests are Under Attack; Upcoming Events
Spring 2012
Posted 4/4/12
Keeping Connections; A Conservation Success Story in Bakersfield; A Short Bio of the “Bear Man”; Black Bear in Vermont; Audubon Vermont Forest Bird Initiative Connects Landowners with…

Spring 2013
Posted 4/4/13
Conservation Democracy; Wild and Scenic Update; Puddles with a Purpose; Conservation in the Neighborhood; Development Impacts; Upcoming Events

Summer 2013
Posted 7/7/13
Keeping Connections; Emerald Ash Borer; Japanese Barberry, Deer and Tick Interactions; Enosburgh Conservation Commission Update; Pollinators; River Fest; Upcoming Events
Fall 2013
Posted 9/9/13
Cross Boundary Connections; Black Bear Meets Cold Hollow to Canada Members; The Canada Lynx; Invasive Species: Garlic Mustard; Pollinator Update: Monarch Butterfly; Emerald Ash Borer Update; Upcoming…

Spring 2014
Posted 4/4/14
Working Together Towards Resiliency; Climate Change and Our Forests; The Working Lands Partnership’s Second Summit; 2014 Cold Hollow to Canada Party; Reptiles and Amphibians in the Cold Hollow to…

Summer 2014
Posted 7/7/14
Exploring the Place We Call Home; Highlights from Cold Hollow to Canada’s Regional Celebration in May; Our Rowdy Friends in Richford; A Case Study: Cold Hollow Woodlots—Peer to Peer Landscape Level…

Fall 2014
Posted 9/9/14
Cold Hollow to Canada 2.0; Keeping Track Update; Low Impact Logging and Cut to Length Operations; A Peer to Peer Approach to Woodlands Management; Debate; Upcoming Events

Spring 2015
Posted 4/4/15
Connecting for Conservation; Living Legacies in Our Forests; WANTED: Signs of Spring; Find Us on Facebook!; Cougars Coming East, or Are They Already Here?; Upcoming Events

Summer 2015
Posted 7/7/15
Strengthening Regional Conservation; Vermont’s “Sweetest” Bird Habitat; For Anna; A Report on Forest Fragmentation; Summer Lovin’; A Moose, a Bird, and a Shrub; Book Review: A Landowner’s Guide;…

Fall 2015
Posted 9/9/15
Planting the Seeds for Conservation in the Cold Hollow to Canada Region; Why Give to CHC?; Why Citizen Science?; Why Woodlots?; Membership Pledge Card; Upcoming Events

Winter 2016
Posted 1/1/16
A Forest for the Future; Wolves, Coyotes, and Hybrids? Which is Which?; Water Quality Impacts from the Forest; The 2015 East Franklin County Christmas Bird Count; Celebrating the New Year Tracker…

Summer 2016
Posted 7/7/16
When the Forest Came to the Capital; Preserving Habitats Around the Parc National du Mont-Orford; Cross-Border Collaboration in the Northern Greens; How did the Moose Cross the Road?; Forestland Owned…

Fall 2016
Posted 9/9/16
Our Work Together; Review of Reading the Mountains of Home; Trail Camera Use for Tracking; Snakes in the Cold Hollow to Canada Corridor; Local Sugarmakers Buy Conserved Land; Vermont’s Wild & Scenic…

Winter 2014
Posted 12/12/14
Expanding the Team; UVM Students Give CHC a Hand; Meet Bridget Butler; A Tree Farm for Christmas; Finding Patterns in the Woods; Cougars Coming East with Sue Morse; Beaver, a Keystone Species;…

Spring 2017
Posted 4/4/17
ACT 250 at 50 (and Why We Should Care); Woodland Delicious; Keeping Track Monitoring Photo Collage; Season Two for WildPaths; Conserving Forestland: What does long term conservation mean?; Upcoming…

Winter 2017
Posted 11/11/17
Now More than Ever, This is Our Time; Summary of John Elder’s Talk at CHC’s Annual Gathering; Amazon Smile Opportunity; WildPaths Wildlife Observations Summary; About Jesse Littlefield; Peace of Wild…

A Season of Giving and Growth
Posted 12/13/24
Charlie Hancock brings us up to speed on recent CHC projects, goals, and milestones.

A Case Study on Carbon
By Jim Levitt, International Land Conservation Network
Posted 6/6/21
In past newsletters, we’ve detailed our Carbon Aggregation Project launched in partnership with the Vermont Land Trust, Nature Conservancy of Vermont, and University of Vermont. This project, the…

[Re]Introducing Dave Erickson: CHC's new Full-time Executive Director
Posted 3/20/25
Thanks to a grant from VHCB, Dave Erickson was recently promoted from part-time Conservation Director to CHC's first ever full-time Executive Director.

The CHC Conservation Fund: Ensuring a Green Future
Posted 3/21/25
Understanding the funding structure behind CHC's Conservation Fund and how we use it to achieve the goals set forth by the organization.

A Plan for a Community
By Charlie Hancock, CHC Board President
Posted 7/29/21
Read Board President, Charlie Hancock's intro to the Summer 2021 Connections Newsletter.

Year-in-Review from your Local Conservation Commissions
Posted 12/13/24
Goals made, goals met, events, board updates, and more...

30 x 30 (Act 59)
Posted 9/7/25
Charlie Hancock and Dave Erickson provide an analysis of the effects of Act 59 and the State plan for conservation.

Turning the Page on a New Header
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 11/16/20
Read Charlie Hancock's introduction to the Fall 2020 Connections Newsletter here!

12th Annual Gathering
Posted 9/7/25
It's that time of year...for the CHC Annual Membership Gathering! Looking forward to seeing you at this special event.

Meet CHC's newest Board Member
Posted 9/7/25
CHC's Board of Directors welcomes Kip Potter to the table. He brings an impressive resume of experience and knowledge to our mission. Get to know Kip in his own words...

Paying it Forward for the Northern Forest
By Charlie Hancock
Posted 11/23/22

The Power of Nature
Posted 9/7/25
Lightning strikes! One of our members shared some exciting photos from a lightning strike to a tree on her property. Check out the photos here...
