‘A True Visionary’: High Country Conservation Center Hits 50 Years After Humble Beginnings and Community Support

Natural resources, conservation and community take center stage at the SVWC’s summer celebration

Protecting and enhancing the health of the Stillwater Valley takes more than one organization—it takes an entire community. For nearly two decades, the Stillwater Valley Watershed Council (SVWC) has brought together landowners, agencies, businesses, and volunteers to tackle local conservation…

‘A true visionary’: High Country Conservation Center hits 50 years after humble beginnings and community support

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to fix an incorrect number. In 1976, long before blue recycling bins dotted neighborhoods or composting became a habit, Tim McClure drove a truck across Summit County collecting bottles, glass and paper from residents willing to embrace an idea now considered years ahead of its time. McClure’s one-man recycling effort evolved into the Summit Recycling Project, laying the foundation for the well-known no…

Granville Gulf Sees Conservation Effort - The White River Valley Herald

About 25 acres of the White River’s headwaters have been protected, preserving habitat for brook trout, sea lamprey, and improving flood resilience. The property was obtained by the state of Vermont from a willing private land owner, who voluntarily sold the property so it could be protected. The lands acquired are not suited for residential or commercial development, the Vermont […] You must be an online subscriber to view this story. Please s…