New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters

Primary Funder: Indiana University of PA  

Funding Amount: $365,316.78 

Project Title: New York and Vermont Working Lands for Wildlife Foresters 

Location: St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Lewis, Clinton, Franklin Counties New York and Franklin, Chittenden, Addison and Rutland Counties Vermont.  

Innovation: Work with NRCS field offices in NY, VT, NC, RGS & AWS staff, as well as local partners such as, VT Agency of Natural Resources, Fish and Wildlife Department, USFWS, NGOs (American Bird Conservancy) consulting foresters, and others to: 

• Promote forest management that benefits healthy forests and the Golden-Winged Warbler to private landowners and consulting foresters; including the potential to help organize and conduct outreach and training workshops.
• Identify and directly outreach to private landowners with NRCS-based forest stewardship opportunities intended to benefit forest health and Golden-winged Warblers. 

Impact: 

• Private Lands Forestry Delivery across northern New York and Vermont’s Champlain Valley and  
• 100 acres of Working Lands for Wildlife Projects annually (NY & VT) 
• Xx acres of  Working Lands for Wildlife Projects – Year 2, North Carolina 
• 1000 acres of forest management plans annually (NY & VT) 

Partners: 

• Indiana University of PA – $365,316.78
• New York  NRCS
• Vermont NRCS
• North Carolina NRCS