Grant Program Environment

To support VNRC’s involvement in legal proceedings to ensure environmentally sound policy in regard to withdrawal from Vermont rivers for use by the ski industry.

To hold a conference on opportunities for moving the New England economy toward sustainable industries.

To establish a Florida field Office, to assist the farming sector as it confronts pressures stemming from urban development and to promote sustainable agriculture in Florida.

To support the Woods Hole Research Center.

To study the effects of industrial forest management on migratory birds in Maine’s Northern Forest.

To educate new members of Congress about domestic and global environmental issues.

To facilitate acquisition of the Southern Acres Farm for use as a sustainable agriculture demonstration project.

To build capability within each state and throughout New England to counter anti-environmentalists.

To support the grassroots research and education campaign on the environmental implications of trade agreements.

To conduct research and training in rainforest ecology, conservation and management in Gunung Palung National Park in Indonesia.