DOVER- Tensions between the selectboard and the Southern Vermont Trails Association boiled over Tuesday evening, over plans for a parking area to access the proposed ridge trail system on town and National Forest Service land.
For the past two decades, Dover has sought to provide access...
Friday, October 23, 2026
Forest Service
Andy McLean, explains the site plan for a parking lot to access a planned Ridge Trail project on Green Mountain National Forest land.
This bear was seen in a local garden in Wilmington earlier this year. Angel Balch
MANCHESTER — A new memo from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service asks Vermonters and those visiting Vermont to observe heightened awareness of bears after an increase in sightings of black bears in the region was documented in June and July.
“Forest Service officials in Vermont...
“Forest Service officials in Vermont...
Casey Merritt (right) provides an overview of the plan, and volunteers to be project coordinator. Mike Eldred
DOVER- On Thursday, July 14, selectboard members met with representatives from the US Forest Service, the Dover Trails and Recreation Committee, and other organizations to discuss the next steps in creating a network of recreational trails in the Green Mountain National Forest accessible from...
VERMONT - Green Mountain National Forest officials announced that they, in partnership with local fire departments and land management agencies, are planning to use prescribed fire to treat approximately 200 to 600 acres of the more than 400,000-acre national forest. The Forest Service says in a...
VERMONT - Forest Service officials in Vermont are welcoming the public to select and cut a Christmas tree in the Green Mountain National Forest with a $5 permit, available for purchase either online at www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/gmfl - or in person at the GMNF offices in Manchester.
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DOVER- Backcountry enthusiasts and anyone looking for a place to get outdoors and into the woods have something big to celebrate, as the US Forest Service has approved a new plan that will open up more access to the ridge between Mount Snow and Haystack Mountain.
Known as the Deerfield...
Known as the Deerfield...
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