The Waterbury Conservation Commission, Stowe Land Trust and the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor Partnership (the "Partnership") announced the return of their live conservation education programs. The Partnership has provided informative programs to assist landowners seeking to conserve their forest land, as well as to educate the public on this internationally important wildlife corridor.

On November 15, Jim Shallow, Director, Strategic Conservation Initiatives at the Nature Conservancy will discuss the Family Forest Carbon Program. Developed by The Nature Conservancy and the American Forest Foundation, the Family Forest Carbon Program enables family forest owners with qualifying forest land of 30 or more acres to access carbon markets by conserving or managing their forest land. The program empowers landowners to help address climate change while earning income from their land, and is available to qualifying landowners throughout Vermont.

"Until now, carbon markets were essentially closed to private landowners because of their complexity and high upfront costs," says Jim Shallow. "This program eliminates some of those barriers, and provides an economic incentive for Vermont landowners to manage their forests in climate-friendly ways."

The program will be held at 7 pm on November 15 at Zenbarn in Waterbury.

While this event is free, seating is limited. For questions and sign up, please register with Barry Matthews at Barry@stowelandtrust.org.

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