Please join us in helping Standing Trees to get the word out about the massive and devastating logging project that the Vermont Forest Service is planning for Telephone Gap. More details on the proposed project can be found below. Give a public comment to protest the logging: https://www.savepublicforests.org/take-action  Share this on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SavePublicForests/posts/pfbid021Yex13KVjyV7AbveuNqbnZxBrkrpUaatfZq8iTseRyPqhrS3N1JRFXpJqguj1ugDl Share this on Twitter:https://twitter.com/PublicForests/status/1621225769098792963?s=20&t=3l2bSJzb4aWRRGsOFYRaBg … Continue reading We Can Stop a Devastating Vermont Logging Project →

Heather acknowledged that we are squatting on the unceded land of the Abenaki and Mahican. As we’ve discussed in the past, it’s not enough for us to make speeches at the beginning of our meetings acknowledging the indigenous owners of the land we’re occupying—decolonization is not a metaphor. Among other things, decolonization includes actual land … Continue reading 350Rutland County 8Jan2023 Meeting Minutes →

Heather acknowledged that we are occupying the unceded land of the Abenaki and Mahican. Update on the U.S. Supreme Court’s oral arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland, which were heard in November: In this case, the state of Texas and others are seeking to dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a law that is meant … Continue reading 11Dec2022 Meeting Minutes →

350Rutland County 6Nov2022 Meeting Minutes Heather acknowledged that we are occupying the unceded land of the Abenaki and Mahican. On November 9, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland. In this case, the state of Texas and others are seeking to dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), a law … Continue reading 6Nov2022 Meeting Minutes →

We're thrilled to announce that 30 trees were planted at the Success School on Allen Street last Monday! We're so happy that we were able to find the funding and help support the school in building their Edible Campus!

Please watch the Public Service Announcement we created at Peg TV about the planned logging in Telephone Gap: https://youtu.be/7_L6tbmg5WQ To learn more about the events planned for November to save public forests: https://www.savepublicforests.org/events

Telephone Gap logging: Today, Dave led a hike to an overlook of Telephone Gap, which is up for logging in the near future. Concerns were raised with regard to the amount of public land is left unlogged, the livelihood of loggers, and the products that are made with logged trees. Dave would be happy to … Continue reading 9Oct2022 Meeting Minutes →

We had a great time promoting composting at the Rutland City Halloween parade! Watch the video: https://photos.app.goo.gl/RqNUmQdXGQtY8skXA

We are sharing the below press release from Standing Trees: Concealed report could “gut” State of Vermont’s“timber management program” Public records reveal State attempt to weaken and conceal damning report commissioned to protect Vermont communities from future flood disasters like Tropical Storm Irene;State feared report would end logging in Camel’s Hump and other state lands … Continue reading What does the VT Agency of Natural Resources have to hide? →

Please sign a petition supporting the Bay Mills Indian Community and other Anishinaabe peoples in opposing the extension of Pipeline 5 under the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes supply 84% of North America’s fresh surface water. The federal government has legal obligations: a) to honor treaty agreements with the Bay Mills Indian Community to provide access … Continue reading Sign a petition supporting Native American folk in opposing a pipeline that threatens our largest source of fresh surface water →