WRP wins VT Tree Steward Award
December 13, 2007
The White River Partnership has been selected as the 2007 Volunteer Group recipient of the Vermont Tree Steward Award. Mary Russ received the award on behalf of the Partnership on December 12 at the State House. Hartford project partners, including the Hartford Conservation Commission, the Hartford Tree Board, the Hartford Department of Parks anad Recreation, and the Partnership’s Down Stream Team, were on hand to support the Partnership and to receive congratulations from Governor Douglas and ANR Secretary Crombie.
The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Council, an advisory group to the Urban and Community Forestry Program of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, sponsors this award. The Volunteer Group Award goes to an organization, team or ad/hoc group who, through their volunteer efforts, has shown outstanding dedication and commitment in introducing or sustaining an urban and community forestry project within their community. The Hartford Conservation Commission and Tree Board made the nomination to recognize the Partnership’s tremendous work planting riparian areas in Hartford and throughout the White River watershed.
Since 2005, the Partnership has been working with the Town of Hartford to restore riparian buffers at the 3 public parks in Hartford: Lyman Point Park, Watson Park, and Clifford Park. In 2005, the WRP helped organize a River Day for Hartford Middle School students, which culminated in the first tree planting at Lyman Point Park. Since then, dozens of local students and community members have helped plant over 400 trees at the 3 parks. Next year, the WRP will plant additional trees at Lyman Point Park and will work with the Town of Hartford to erect educational signs about the benefits of riparian buffers at all 3 parks.
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Posted: March 24, 2008 by wrp_admin
Didymo Dance
Didymo Dance
March 24, 2008
Please join the WRP and Trout Unlimited for a Didymo Dance fundraiser on Thursday, April 3 at Crossroads Bar in South Royalton. Doors open at 7pm and The Snakes, a local band, will start playing at 8pm. A $5 cover charge will support the WRP’s 2008 didymo education campaign, designed to prevent the spread of didymo within and outside of the White River watershed. Raffle tickets will be available for a range of donated items and there will be a silent auction for a pair of Orvis sticky rubber wading boots from Hanover Outdoors.
For more information about didymo, visit our Didymo Resources page.
Directions: Crossroads Bar is located directly across the railroad tracks from the S. Royalton Post Office. From the Rte. 14/Rte. 110 intersection in S. Royalton, drive over the White River bridge into S. Royalton village. Turn left at the green onto S. Windsor St., then take the second right onto Safford St. Drive through the railroad underpass and take an immediate right onto Rainbow St. Bear right into the parking lot to the left of the blue feed store building and drive around the building to Crossroads Bar.
Posted: March 5, 2008 by wrp_admin
New WRP Office
New WRP Office
March 05, 2008
The WRP moved its office into the Royalton Academy Building in Royalton village on March 1, 2008. Royalton village is located at the center of the watershed and we hope this move will increase our visibility and accessibility to the entire watershed community.
Since 2000, the WRP office has been located in the Green Mountain National Forest Rochester Ranger Station. We want to thank our friends and partners at the GMNF for eight great years of co-housing!
Our website and email addresses will remain the same, but our mailing address and phone number have changed:
White River Partnership
4266 VT Rte. 14
PO Box 705
S. Royalton, VT 05068
(802) 763-7733
Posted: December 13, 2007 by wrp_admin
WRP wins VT Tree Steward Award
WRP wins VT Tree Steward Award
December 13, 2007
The White River Partnership has been selected as the 2007 Volunteer Group recipient of the Vermont Tree Steward Award. Mary Russ received the award on behalf of the Partnership on December 12 at the State House. Hartford project partners, including the Hartford Conservation Commission, the Hartford Tree Board, the Hartford Department of Parks anad Recreation, and the Partnership’s Down Stream Team, were on hand to support the Partnership and to receive congratulations from Governor Douglas and ANR Secretary Crombie.
The Vermont Urban and Community Forestry Council, an advisory group to the Urban and Community Forestry Program of the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, sponsors this award. The Volunteer Group Award goes to an organization, team or ad/hoc group who, through their volunteer efforts, has shown outstanding dedication and commitment in introducing or sustaining an urban and community forestry project within their community. The Hartford Conservation Commission and Tree Board made the nomination to recognize the Partnership’s tremendous work planting riparian areas in Hartford and throughout the White River watershed.
Since 2005, the Partnership has been working with the Town of Hartford to restore riparian buffers at the 3 public parks in Hartford: Lyman Point Park, Watson Park, and Clifford Park. In 2005, the WRP helped organize a River Day for Hartford Middle School students, which culminated in the first tree planting at Lyman Point Park. Since then, dozens of local students and community members have helped plant over 400 trees at the 3 parks. Next year, the WRP will plant additional trees at Lyman Point Park and will work with the Town of Hartford to erect educational signs about the benefits of riparian buffers at all 3 parks.