Growing Vermont Woodland Stewards, One Walk at a Time

Your Resource for Forest Stewardship
and Landowner Education in Vermont

Steward Your Land with Confidence

Whether you’re managing 10 acres or 1,000, we offer the guidance, education and support to help you make informed, sustainable decisions about your land.

Program Highlights

Climate

Building resilience in our forests and their stewardship to ensure they remain healthy for the future.

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Tree Farm Program

Celebrating landowners who are committed to responsible forest stewardship through certification

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Legacy Planning

Helping landowners plan for the future of their land with care and confidence—so the forests you cherish remain healthy, intact, and well-stewarded for generations to come.

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Upcoming Events

The Vermont Forest Industry Summit takes the theme of Innovation in our Forest Economy to heart with this year's lineup of speakers who will share inspiration and knowledge on a host of topics: from mass timber and the promise of wood as a key ingredient in a bio-based economy, to maple as an innovative forest product often boxed into agriculture, to emerging diverse markets for low grade wood, and more.

Join Vermont Woodlands Association for a hands-on, in-the-woods demonstration of small-scale logging practices designed to support healthy, productive forests.

Join us for Vermont Woodlands Association’s 110th Birthday Celebration on June 28th, 2025—a fun, family-friendly day of hands-on learning and discovery!

News & Updates

New program to help logging contractors that work in Vermont implement proactive water quality protection and climate adaptation practices on their harvest…

The Vermont Tree Farm Committee is proud to announce the Hawke Family as the 2025 Vermont Tree Farm of the Year. Their property in North Bridgewater has…

Vermont Woodlands Association is turning 110 and we are celebrating with a Forest Festival! Join us on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Clover Hill Tree Farm…

Stewardship Stories

Discover the dedication and passion behind caring for Vermont’s forests through the stories of VWA members, VT Tree Farmers, and forestry professionals! .

For nearly 70 years, Ann Wade’s family has cared for their 127-acre woodland in Washington, Vermont. The land is rich with history, from early 1800s settlement and sheep farming days to its decades as a family retreat and working forest. Today, Ann is focused on ensuring the land remains healthy, intact, and a place where others can connect with nature. ... Read More
— Ann Wade: A Lifetime on the Land
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For Jock Irons, caring for his 41-acre woodland in Woodford is a family tradition. The land originally belonged to friends of his grandparents, who willed it to whichever Irons boy stayed in Bennington. That turned out to be Jock’s father, John, who later expanded the property by purchasing an additional 20 acres. ... Read More
— Jock Irons: A Stewardship Journey Rooted in Family
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For Bruce and Doreen Jones, owning a forest has always been a dream. After living over 20 years in California, they moved back east in 2018, ready for a change of pace—and ready to care for a piece of land they could manage themselves. ... Read More
— Bruce & Doreen Jones: Finding Balance in the Woods
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