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Below are a selection of pictures from some of our Centennial events. If you have any pictures to share, please let us know.

	Forestry Division Centennial Kick-Off Celebration
	Vermont Arbor Day with Governor Douglas
	US Forest Service Chief Visits Vermont

Forestry Division Centennial Kick-Off Celebration.

The Forestry Division gathered to kick-off our Centennial Celebration on February 10 at Vermont Technical College. Below are images of Vermont's Forestry Division employees.

Springfield Office Click for large image	Rutland Office Click for large image	Essex Office Click for large image
Barre Office Click for large image	St. Johnsbury Office Click for large image	The Forestry Division Click for large image

Vermont Arbor Day Ceremony

On Wednesday, April 22nd we held our annual Arbor Day ceremony at the State House where we designated the first Friday in May as Arbor Day, and recognized winners of the 5th grade Arbor Day poster contest and recipients of Tree City and Tree Line USA designation. To get people into the forest we were lucky to have the Northern Forest Center's 'Way of the Woods' mobile museum parked right in front of the State  House. For more information on Vermont's Arbor Day programs visit www.vtcommunityforestry.org.

Centennial Display at State House Click for large image	Way of the Woods Mobile Museum Click for large image	2009 Tree City USA Recipients Click for large image	Tree Line Recipient - VELCO Click for large image
Tree Line Recipient - CVPS Click for large image	Arbor Day Poster Winners Click for large image	State Poster Winner Click for large image	Tree Planting Click for large image

US Forest Service Chief Visits Vermont

U.S. Forest Service Chief Abigail Kimbell joined Senator Patrick Leahy on Monday, May 18th to announce $50 million in grants to protect 24 working forests in 21 states, including Vermont, through the Forest Service’s Forest Legacy Program. 

Working with the Trust for Public Land, Vermont will receive $1.8 million this year toward purchasing a conservation easement on the 5,727-acre Eden Forest.  The Eden Forest links one of the last remaining large unprotected forested parcels in the northern Green Mountains to a larger conservation area reaching into Quebec. Protected through Legacy funds, the Eden Forest will continue serving as a biological corridor for animals such as bear and moose.  It will continue producing timber, sequestering carbon, safeguarding water supplies, and providing jobs as a working forest.

For more information on Vermont's Forest Legacy Program, visit www.vtfpr.org/lands/flp.cfm.

Chief Kimbell, Governor Douglas & Secretary Wood Click for large image	Chief Kimbell Click for large image	Senator Leahy Click for large image
Chief Kimbell and UVM classmates.	Tour of Property in the Foresty Legacy Click for large image