Vermont Woodlands Association

Vermont Woodlands Association offers year-round educational programs for citizens, landowners, professionals, and officials, highlighting the benefits of working forests and addressing challenges such as climate resiliency, carbon markets, legacy planning, and invasive pests. These programs emphasize the importance of sustainable forest management in supporting clean water and air, carbon sequestration, wildlife habitat, and forest products. In 2023, VWA hosted over 30 educational events, reaching over 700 program participants, including 60 youth, and impacting the forest stewardship and the long-term health of over 220,000 acres of privately owned woodlands in Vermont.

Vermont Woodlands Association Membership Program- Vermont Woodlands Association is a statewide membership organization. Our members include forest landowners, foresters, natural resource professionals, forestry and wood products businesses, and supporters. We offer educational programs designed to bring members together to learn, network, and gain access to resources to promote the sustainable stewardship of Vermonts privately owned forestland. In addition, VWA supports member advocacy by informing our membership of federal and state legislation that could impact private forest landowners. VWA communicates with our members and supporters through a weekly e-newsletter, timely policy updates, a quarterly print newsletter, and a complimentary subscription to Northern Woodlands quarterly magazine from our partners at the Center for Northern Woodlands Education. Our membership program reaches over 800 individuals and impacts over 200,000 acres of privately owned and managed forests.

Vermont Tree Farm Program- Vermont Tree Farm Program is a land stewardship program of the Vermont Woodlands Association that provides third-party certification that forest management practices meet a high standard of sustainability. The Vermont Tree Farm program is part of the American Tree Farm System. Vermont Tree Farmers manage their forests to produce wood, clean water, wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and a range of other objectives. Tree Farmers share a unique commitment to protecting watersheds and wildlife habitats, conserving soil, and providing recreation, and at the same time producing wood products on a sustainable basis. Vermont has over 450 certified Tree Farms totaling 156,000 acres.