Grand Isle County Natural Resources Conservation District

03/23/2026

Join us this Thursday for dinner and an important conversation about conservation!

RSVP at grandiscecountynrcd.org/events/act59

Join South Hero Land Trust and Grand Isle County Natural Resources Conservation District for a conversation about conservation!

In 2023, the Vermont Legislature passed the Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act (Act 59). The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and the Agency of Natural Resources have developed a Draft Conservation Plan Framework, and are now seeking public input before the plan's finalized and sent to the State Legislature. To ensure that Grand Isle County voices are included in the final round of community input, we're hosting a listening session in North Hero on March 26th!

For more information and to sign up, please go to grandislecountynrcd.org/events

03/16/2026

Join South Hero Land Trust and Grand Isle County Natural Resources Conservation District for a conversation about conservation!

In 2023, the Vermont Legislature passed the Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act (Act 59). The Vermont Housing & Conservation Board and the Agency of Natural Resources have developed a Draft Conservation Plan Framework, and are now seeking public input before the plan's finalized and sent to the State Legislature. To ensure that Grand Isle County voices are included in the final round of community input, we're hosting a listening session in North Hero on March 26th!

For more information and to sign up, please go to grandislecountynrcd.org/events

03/10/2026

Our friends at Franklin County NRCD - VT are hosting an info session about the technical and financial assistance opportunities available for Vermont flower farmers🪻🌻🌷. In-person and virtual options available!

RSVP here: https://www.franklincountynrcd.org/event-details/info-session-technical-and-financial-assistance-for-vermont-flower-farmers

Calling all Vermont flower farmers! The Franklin County NRCD invites you to an info session about funding and support programs that may help your operation grow and thrive.

Hear about opportunities from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, USDA-NRCS, and NOFA-VT.

This is a hybrid event, with the option to attend in person at the Franklin County NRCD Office in St. Albans or on Zoom. Light snacks will be provided, and farmers who attend will be eligible for 1.5 hours of Water Quality Credits.

Learn more and register here: www.FranklinCountyNRCD.org/event-details/info-session-technical-and-financial-assistance-for-vermont-flower-farmers

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

02/20/2026

We’re excited to be joining the Franklin County NRCD - VT and our other favorite water quality partners from across Northwestern Vermont for a Community Water Quality Meeting on Wednesday, February 25, at the St. Albans Museum.

Everyone is welcome! Join us to hear updates on statewide, regional, and local progress - and help celebrate the organizations making a difference across our waterways. You’ll also have the opportunity to share your concerns and priorities.

Register at https://www.franklincountynrcd.org/event-details/community-water-quality-meeting

02/02/2026

Calling all farmers, food producers, and anyone using or selling agricultural products from Grand Isle or Franklin Counties: it's time to check and update your listing for this year's Northwest Vermont Grown Guide to Local Farms and Food!

Listings are free, but we depend on *you* to provide the most recent information on your farm or business. This information is used in your listing on the Northwest Vermont Grown website and on the printed Guide copies. Please go to NWVTGrown.com/join to update your information. Thank You!

Northwest Vermont Grown is a project of South Hero Land Trust and Healthy Roots Collaborative, and helps to promote and celebrate our region’s rich agricultural culture. Learn more about this project and how to support it by going to NWVTGrown.com

01/14/2026

Join us in welcoming Kathleen Swanson to our board! We feel very lucky to have her on the team.

Kathleen has lived in South Hero since 1989 and, along with her husband Rob, they raised three daughters here. Kathleen was a founding board member of the South Hero Land Trust and is passionate about Island farms, woodlands and Lake Champlain. The Swanson family had the honor of working with their neighbors, Guy and Lori Goulet, to conserve 195-acres of farmland and woodland to create a sustainable future for the Goulet Farm.

01/13/2026

Save the date! Hope to see you at our annual meeting February 12th

01/08/2026

Started the day working with some of our favorite farmers and friends and ended the day with this!

12/30/2025

Are you unsure who will take over your farm? Do you have questions about passing on the farm that you don’t know how to answer? Join us for a live group viewing session - with lunch provided!

Land For Good is hosting a Farm Succession & Transfer Planning webinar series this winter. We’ll be hosting a group viewing of the first session in North Hero, creating space to learn together and talk through what succession could look like for your farm.

When: Thursday, January 8 at 10:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Where: 3501 U.S. Route 2, North Hero, VT 05474

RSVP at grandislecountynrcd.org/events/succession

12/02/2025

Our annual Locally Led Conservation Survey is live! It takes less than 5 minutes to fill out and helps to inform how funds will be spent on problems in YOUR communities.

Visit grandislecountynrcd.org or franklincountynrcd.org/local to take the survey.

Locally Led Conservation is all about community voices shaping how we care for our land and water. Local residents, farmers, and partners work with Conservation Districts to decide what our natural resource priorities are and how to take action.

By filling out this survey, you’re helping shape real conservation work in our region. Your feedback, together with recommendations from our Local Working Group, will help guide how USDA-NRCS invests funds locally and support the work our Conservation Districts do every day.

Last year, this process led to the creation of $2 million in funding being funneled into Grand Isle, Franklin, and Lamoille Counties to address concerns.