The State of Vermont is proud to announce the launch of Move Forward Together Vermont, a strategic vision for the state’s outdoor recreation economy over the next five years and beyond. This guide to the future of outdoor recreation in Vermont comes after extensive engagement with thousands of Vermont residents, business owners, outdoor recreation planners, funders, and users. Over an 18-month period, focus groups, surveys, and feedback sessions yielded an unprecedentedly robust set of data that shaped the vision and prioritized actions for strengthening Vermont’s outdoor recreation economy.
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Outdoor Recreation Day, February 12, 2025 @ the Statehouse
On February 12, VTGC co-hosts the second annual Vermont Outdoor Recreation Day. Join fellow outdoor enthusiasts, businesses, trail organizations, and agencies as celebrate outdoor recreation’s contribution to peoples’ wellness, community vitality, and economic growth. RSVP today. Interested in having a table to promote your organization? Email us at info@vermonttgc.org if you’d like to host a table.
Vermont House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development Hosts Outdoor Recreation Introduction
e House Committee on Commerce and Economic Development asked VTGC to provide an introduction to our organization and an overview of the VTGC 2025 Policy Priorities. Please see the presentation here and check out the video of our testimony (27:30). Chair Mike Marcotte from the Commerce Committee is the lead sponsor on our key priority bill that aims to study a pathway to a mechanism for recognition of private landowners who provide public access trails. We eagerly await the introduction of this bill that includes:
Northern Forest Center Funds Trail Sustainability in Vermont
Northern Forest Center
The Northern Forest Center recently awarded grants to The Town of Marshfield, Southern Vermont Trails Association, Dog Mountain, The Town of St. Johnsbury, and South Hero Land Trust.
Trails on trial: Mountain Top Resort’s cross-country ski routes caught up in legal dispute
The Chittenden resort and its neighbors are at odds over the reconfiguration of two ski trails that cut through private property. Generations of cross-country skiers have flocked to Chittenden’s Mountain Top Resort to spend wintry days gliding along bucolic, snow-capped paths nestled in the shadow of Killington. Now, as the popular cross-country skiing destination celebrates its 60th year in business, Mountain Top finds itself locked in a legal battle with its neighbors, John and Debra Gerlach, over the fate of two of its trails.
UVM Center on Disability and Community Inclusion Podcast Features Accessible Trails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hLHuPpZa1Q&list=PLMrcNNUeYhjx4KcKaf4mBFwEz2lSCkLSI&index=1
The UVM Center on Disability and Community Inclusion hosts a podcast talking about disability in Vermont. In Episode 29, Audrey Homan interviews Lynn McNamara from the Vermont Chapter of The Nature Conservancy about accessible natural outdoor areas.
