Conservation Commission

JUNE DAWN 

"The world is new and young in the June dawn, fresh and sweet and almost innocent. It awakens slowly, to the swelling music of birdsong. The mists of night still lie in the valleys like the very mists of creation; and the riverbanks, the trees, the green meadows and hillsides are revealed with leisurely deliberation, bit by bit, as though newly created for this particular day."  ~ Hal Borland

Nearby places to walk in the woods!

North Branch Nature Center-   Montpelier 

Crane Brook Conservation District-   Underhill

Audubon Nature Center

Birds of Vermont Museum-   Huntington 

Andrews Forest-    Richmond

Hinesburg Town Forest-    Hinesburg 

Red Mill Park 

Mobbs Hill Farm

Mills Riverside Park-    Jericho

Please check out these interesting articles below:

From The Ground Up

A Victory for Environment & Workforce Development

Nature as Our Teacher - Video

Silent Spring: A Retrospective and a Question

Vermont has a State Mushroom!

Beavers: Beacons of Hope - Video

Harrison Ford Asks Us to Listen to the Quiet

Tracking Wildlife in Winter - Video

Northern Forest Atlas

Can we make Vermont's forests seem older, faster?

Climate Change FAQ's

Underhill's Conservation Commission Mission Statement:

In a changing climate our mission is to serve the Underhill Community by:

   : Protecting, preserving and identifying land resource inventory and other natural communities.

   : Fostering education of healthy conservation practices.

   : Fostering cultural awareness (agricultural, architectural, archaeological, natural, and historic) resources for the greater good.

The commission shall guide residents and town officials to appreciate the value of these assets for the benefit of future generations.