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How You Can Help

	If you own forest land, manage it.
	Use Vermont forest and wood products.
	Get out and recreate in the woods.
	Don't import forests pests.
	Get involved with your local tree board, conservation commission or another natural resource related group in your community.

	Plant the right tree, in the right place, the right way.
	Reduce, reuse and recycle paper at home, work and school.
	Support environmental education in your community.
	Consider leaving your forest property or its development rights to a land trust.
	Always be careful with fire outdoors.

If you own forest land, manage it.  Call your county forester to see how woodlands of any size  can be nurtured to provide numerous benefits including wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities.

Use Vermont forest and wood products.  If all Vermonters choose to support Vermont’s wood products manufacturers who use sustainable forest practices, we demonstrate personal responsibility for the utilization, conservation and propagation of Vermont’s forests. This also applies to Vermont Christmas tree farms, Vermont maple syrup producers and forest specialty product businesses.

Get Into the Forest Vermont Marketing and Utilization Program Vermont Wood Net Vermont Wood Manufacturers Association Guild of Vermont Furniture Makers The Best of Vermont Showcase

Get out and recreate in the woods. Get close to nature, trees and Vermont’s landscape to deepen your understanding and appreciation of Vermont’s forests.

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Don’t import forest pests. Don't move firewood when you travel, buy from local sources. Know where nursery stock and wooden packing materials originate, and dispose of them properly.  If you import trees or shrubs from other states, be sure they have been inspected.  If you observe an unfamiliar insect or disease on a tree or shrub, contact the Forest Health Lab (241-3606) in Waterbury for information and diagnosis.

Get Into the Forest Out-of-state firewood alert Forest Resource Protection Program Vermont's Invasives Plant Council The Nature Conservancy's Wise on Weeds Program

Get involved with your local tree board, conservation commission or another natural resource related group in your community to inventory, plant and maintain street and shade trees and plan for natural resources in your town. Encourage town road crews to consider tree health when they salt, prune or ditch. Ask that your town plan include tree and forest conservation provisions.

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Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Program

Plant the right tree, in the right place, the right way.  When landscaping around your house, plant trees away from roads and drives, septic tanks and utility lines. Use care when plowing snow, mowing and weeding near trees. If you’re building a house, plan for your landscape trees before you begin your site work. Clear as few as possible and protect the remaining trees from damage during construction.

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Reduce, reuse and recycle paper at home, work and school. Every time you use the three R's, you are helping to preserve natural resources, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decrease energy use.

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Vermont Waste Management Division
Association of Vermont Recyclers

Support environmental education in your community.  Volunteer to help with field trips and activities through school and youth groups that get kids outside and teach them about forests.

Get Into the Forest Conservation Education Program Vermont's Arbor Day Program Vermont's Statewide Environmental Education Program - SWEEP Environmental Learning for the Future

Consider leaving your forest property or its development rights to a land trust or other organization that can ensure your forests will be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations.

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Land Trust Alliance’s ‘Find a Land Trust Near You’    
         
Always be careful with fire outdoors.  Be especially watchful during early spring before the grass greens up and when the forests are dry in late summer and early fall.


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Vermont Forest Fire Control Program