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Portable Skidder Bridge Rental Program

The Portable Skidder Bridge Rental Program was started in 2007 with two pilot projects getting underway in Lamoille and Rutland counties. Loggers can rent portable skidder bridges from Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Districts offering this program for $100 a month. The bridges are located at participating sawmills and log yards for loggers to conveniently pick up and return. Loggers who rent bridges are provided an educational packet that illustrates guidelines to follow for installation, use and removal of the bridges while following Acceptable Management Practices for Maintaining Water Quality on Logging Jobs in Vermont.

Following is a list of NRCS Conservation Districts and sawmills participating in this program.  

Lamoille County Natural Resource Conservation District and Nature Center                   109 Professional Drive, Suite 2                                                                                       Morrisville, VT 05661                                                                                                                                                   (802) 888-9218 x 13

Participating Sawmills:

Buffalo Mtn. Wood Storage & Transfer                      Manchester Lumber Company Hardwick, VT                                                                  Johnson, VT                                  Phone: (802) 472-3600                                                Phone: (802) 635-2315 ________________________________________________________________

Caledonia & Essex County Natural Resource Conservation Districts                               481 Summer Street, Suite 202                                                                                               Saint Johnsbury, VT. 05819                                                                                                                                          (802) 748-3885 x 110

Participating Sawmills:

Timber Resource Group                                                                                                                  East Burke Wood Yard                                                                                                                    Phone: (802) 626-3300 ________________________________________________________________

Winooski Natural Resource Conservation District                                                                  617 Comstock Road, Suite 1                                                                                                Berlin, VT                                                                                                                                       Phone: (802) 828-4493 x 110

Participating Sawmills:

Fontaine’s Sawmill                                                                                                                    East Montpelier, VT                                                                                                               Phone: (802) 223-7719 ________________________________________________________________

Rutland Natural Resource Conservation District                                                                170 South Main Street                                                                                                           Rutland, VT                                                                                                                                   Phone: (802) 775-7192 x 17

Participating Sawmills:

Gagnon Lumber, Inc.                                                                                                         Pittsford, VT                                                                                                                             Phone: (802) 483-6550 ________________________________________________________________

Windham Natural Resource Conservation District                                                              28 Vernon Street, Suite 332                                                                                          Brattleboro, VT                                                                                                                          Phone: (802) 254-5323 x 104

Participating Sawmills:

Allard Lumber Company                                                                                                 Brattleboro, VT                                                                                                                             Phone: (802) 254-4939