About

ABOUT THE FOREST ROUNDTABLE

• The first meeting was convened by VNRC on June 27, 2006 with close to 30 participants. There are now over 200 people on a listserv.

• The Roundtable put out a Report on Parcelization and Forest Fragmentation in 2007.

• There have been over fifty meetings to date.

Examples of Topics Covered:

• Parcelization & Forest Fragmentation – Trends, Policy, & Tracking Tools

• State and Federal Legislation

• Forestland Values and Tax Policy

• Current Use Program (Many topics including the development of ESTAs)  

• Biomass Energy/Wood Heat Policy

• Valuing Ecosystem Services

• Successional Planning for Forestland Owners

• Climate Change and Forest Policy

• Land Use Planning to Address Forest Fragmentation 

• Act 250 and Forest Related Criteria

• Act 171 Study Group on Land Use Regulation and Forest Integrity

• Carbon and Forest Policy

• Lake Champlain Phosphorous TMDL Implementation Plan

• The Connection Between Forests and Maintaining Water Quality

• Northern Forest Wood Pellet Greenhouse Gas Emissions Study

• Wildlife Management & Conservation 

• Vermont Statewide Timber Harvest Assessment

• Long Term Monitoring/State of Vermont’s Forests – Vermont Monitoring Cooperative

• Proposed Administrative Rules for Forester Licensing

• VT Forest Resources Action Plan

• Vermont Housing and Conservation Board/Forest Viability Program

• Forest Habitat Block Analysis and BioFinder

• Vermont Conservation Design

• Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality (AMPs) 

• Forest Legacy Program

• Working Lands Initiative

• Critical Habitat Designation for Threatened and Endangered Species

• Regional Forest Policy

• Green Mountain National Forest

• Silvio O. Conte National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan

• VT Wildlife Action Plan 

• UVM Forestry Program

• Forest Products Program at Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund and Vermont Forest Products Network

• The Staying Connected Initiative

• Challenges for Woodland Owners and Managers

• Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan

• North East State Foresters Association

• Vermont Forestry Outreach and Education Initiative

• Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

• Audubon’s Foresters for the Birds

• Forest Stewardship Atlas

• Economics of Forest-Reliant Communities in VT and the Northern Forest

• Landowner Guides to a Successful Timber Harvest

• Private Lands Advisory Committee

• Forest Health Overview  

• Cold Hollow to Canada Initiative

• Vermont Outdoor Recreation Economy Collaborative

• AIV Forest Policy Task Force Panel on Supporting Forests Products Economy

• Vermont Forest Economy Systems Analysis

• Wildlands and Woodlands, Farmlands and Communities Report

• The Farm Bill

• Our VT Woods Digital Resource Center for Healthy Forests

• Emerald Ash Borer

• Deer Browse and Forest Regeneration

• Vermont Forest Indicators Dashboard

• TNC’s Burnt Mountain Carbon Project

• Vermont Forest Carbon: A Market Opportunity for Forestland Owners Report

• Vermont Return on Investment in Land Conservation Report

• Early Successional Habitat Creation Project on GMNF

• Nulhegan Basin Habitat Management Plan

• Large Scale, Commercial Maple Sugar Operations – Legislative Report

• Federal Monitoring Efforts and Data Related to Forest Fragmentation and Other Spatial Characteristics of Forests

• Vermont Forest Industry Summit

• Proposal Changes to the Forest Service’s NEPA Implementing Regulations for Environmental Analysis of Proposal Activities

• Land and Water Conservation Funding

• Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group

• Smallholder Access Program – Making Forest Stewardship Council Certification More Accessible to Private Landowners

• Vermont Logger Safety and Workers’ Compensation Insurance Program

• Federal Stimulus Bill

• And Many Other Topics

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Jamey Fidel, Forest and Wildlife Program Director and General Counsel, Vermont Natural Resources Council, jfidel@vnrc.org, (802) 223-2328, x. 117