The Hinesburg Land Trust and Vermont Land Trust will be hosting a public information session on Thursday, May 6th at 7:00 PM about an exciting opportunity for the Town of Hinesburg to acquire 291 acres from the Carse Land Company and to conserve both that land and the adjoining land that is now the Hinesburg Town Forest (HTF). The Carse family is giving the Town the first opportunity to buy the land rather than listng it on the open market first. The land borders the Town Forest on two sides, has existing trails connecting to the Town Forest, and provides southern access from frontage on Lincoln Hill Road. The land also provides an important landscape and recreational connection to more forestland and trails to the south.
The 291-acre Carse property connects the 15 miles of trails on the HTF to 10 miles of trails on land to be retained by the Carse family south of Lincoln Hill Road. The Carse Addition has multiple trails managed seamlessly across the boundary into the HTF.
The Carse forestland and the HTF are in an area identified as a Priority Interior Forest Block and a Priority Connectivity Block by the Vermont Conservation Design, a statewide plan to sustain Vermont's valued natural areas, forests, waters, wildlife, and plants. The land includes headwater streams, wetlands, vernal pools, and areas of a Dry Red Oak – White Pine Forest, an uncommon natural community in Vermont.
Join the information session to learn more and to ask questions.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84111240040?from=addon
More information and Map: www.vlt.org/hinesburg
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