Please join us...

at our Annual Meeting on Saturday, January 24 from 3-5 pm at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 47 Cherry St in Saint Johnsbury!  The Passumpsic watershed and the communities that dot our valleys and line our riparian areas have been faced with devastating flooding, especially in the last two years. Building flood resilience in our community means investing in large infrastructure projects and big, bold conservation. It also requires conserving small parcels that allow the river to breathe and carve its own path in the landscape without our interference. This is where organizations like the Passumpsic Valley Land Trust shine. Just as diversity is important in the natural world, diversity - in size, scope, and structure - is important in our conservation ecosystem. The Passumpsic Valley Land Trust can take on conservation projects that fit our unique mission and capacity, and we can often step in when larger land trusts are unable to take on a small but worthy project.

Does the Passumpsic Valley Land Trust want to grow to help better meet our mission? Can we? If we want to grow - either in size or capacity - how do we do so sustainably?  Please join us at our annual meeting on Saturday, January 24 from 3-5 pm for community and conversation centered on the theme of - what is the future of the Passumpsic Valley Land Trust, and how do we get there?

We’ll hear from Gus Goodwin, Senior Conservation Planner at The Nature Conservancy Vermont Chapter about why the Passumpsic watershed is such an important area to conserve.  We’ll also be joined by Gannon Osborn, Director of Resilient and Connected Lands at The Nature Conservancy Vermont Chapter, to discuss how other small land trusts in Vermont are grappling with their future.  We certainly won’t make any big, bold, final decisions, but we’d love to start the conversation with you.