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Partners

In addition to being a nonprofit organization, the name “Cold Hollow to Canada” also refers to a Regional Conservation Partnership. When we established in 2013, several partners came together over shared goals in this landscape. These partners included Vermont Land Trust, the Widlands Network, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation. Each of these partners was willing to provide the support needed to make our efforts successful.  

Partners play various roles in the Regional Conservation Partnership, and not all are relevant to the Woodlots Program. For example, some are more intimately involved when landowners express an interest in conserving their land. However, our partners will often attend a Woodlots gathering and act as a guest speaker when requested, and they provide resources that we can share with our program participants.

CHC's Role in a Partnership

In administering the Woodlots Program, we see our role to be that of a liaison. We connect landowners with resources to help them achieve their sustainable stewardship goals. This includes experts, funding sources, service providers, information, or anything/anyone else working to keep forests healthy. We are therefore not competing with other service providers; we are helping to match these partners with landowners who can use their services.

New Partners

Since CHC's establishment, new partners have joined us, too, largely to work in just one aspect of our work. For example, we've begun working with New England Forestry Foundation on working forest conservation easements, and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps for project implementation.  

Our project partner list now includes:

  • Vermont Land Trust
  • Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation
  • Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife
  • Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation
  • Audubon Vermont
  • The Nature Conservancy
  • Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  • New England Forestry Foundation
  • Natural Resources Conservation Services

We also work with the Planning and Conservation Commissions of the towns in our region, and we work with many other entities and groups on certain projects, as guest speakers, and in other capacities. Because we think of ourselves as liaisons between the landowners in our program and the experts and resources who can help them out, there is really no limit to the many organizations and entities we could include here!  

To see a list of our funding partners, see the "Funding and Expenses" page.