News & Press

Stowe Land Trust will close at the end of the month on a 750-acre property that was originally on the market for nearly $10 million, but which the owners agreed to sell to the trust for $5.5 million. More...

We have met and exceeded our goal to raise $5.75 million to protect the 750-acre Brownsville Forest and expand SLT's stewardship endowment for the long-term care of this latest conserved property and other protected lands. And to receive 750 donations toward this important effort! More...

Stowe Land Trust is working on a plan for the future of the land.  More...

Volunteers from SunCommon in Waterbury planted 200 trees along the Little River at Moscow Recreation Field in Stowe May 7.  More...

Stowe Land Trust is asking the Stowe community to help raise $75,000 toward the protection of Brownsville Forest during the months of May and June. At 750 acres, Brownsville Forest is the last, large, undeveloped parcel of forestland to protect in the town of Stowe.  More...

Stowe Land Trust is pleased to welcome Grace as the 2019 Summer Naturalist.   More...

Stowe, VT - Stowe Land Trust is close to securing the money to buy the largest unprotected tract of private forest in town, and hopes to have it forever conserved for the public. More...

What seemed impossible – the conservation of the largest remaining unprotected privately-owned forest tract in Stowe – is now within reach.  More...

Late last spring, on a ledgy hillside in the heart of the Shutesville Hill Wildlife Corridor, we unexpectedly came upon a mother bear and her two cubs. As staff of Stowe Land Trust and the Vermont Land Trust, we were on that hillside at the landowner’s request to consider conservation options for the property. Even before our visit, we were quite sure that this land was an important piece in the puzzle of privately owned land that forms a network of forest cover for wildlife moving between the Worcester Range and Green Mountains. More...

Hyde Park, VT - On January 29th, Lamoille Housing Partnership (LHP), Lamoille County Planning Commission (LCPC), and Stowe Land Trust (SLT) hosted a Housing Needs Summit that featured a data report of the Lamoille Valley’s housing landscape, and a panelist discussion that identified opportunities and challenges to address the region’s housing needs. More...