Land Acknowledgement: Tracy told us of how a VYCC group was recently taught by an Abenaki tribe member of their culture, land management, and seed reuse. Dreama then read an Abenaki land acknowledgement she found on Google. Treasurer's report: Candy reported that she recently used one of our checks to pay $87.16 in printing fees … Continue reading Sep. 11 Meeting Minutes →

Huge thanks to Grace Church for organizing this fundraiser on our behalf! Please join us in celebrating work against climate change in our community! Tickets: There is no charge. But there will be collection plates set up for donations if you are able. The funds will go towards supporting our work to plant more trees … Continue reading Oct 2nd concert fundraiser →

350Rutland County has signed on to Vermont Interfaith Action's letter asking the governor for a plan to provide housing for the low-income Vermonters who will be losing their federal funding for housing in the next few months. Please see below for reasons why we believe this housing crisis is a climate justice issue. 1) We would love it … Continue reading Please sign a letter on the intersection between VT climate change and housing justice →

Climate Forests on the Chopping Block: Vermont’s PUBLIC Forests and Why We Must Save Them from Clearcutting Join Rachel Smolker of Biofuelwatch and Zack Porter of Standing Trees for a special presentation and discussion about the importance of forests for climate, clean water, and biodiversity, and the looming threat of the proposed timber harvesting project … Continue reading Wed. Sep 28 mtg on Telephone Gap logging →

Heather acknowledged that we are occupying the unceded land of the Abenaki.  Heather gave a presentation on the neighboring Mi’kmaq Nation, which was federally recognized in 2009. Heather recommended reaching out to friends and family members in Maine to ask them to contact the governor of Maine to encourage him to work on recognizing Mi’kmaq … Continue reading Jul 2022 Meeting Minutes →

350Rutland County 1May2022 Meeting Candy acknowledged that we are occupying the unceded land of the Abenaki. Candy asked us to reflect on the state of the environment when it was under the care of Native Americans. On a positive note, H.556 has been enacted in Vermont to make property owned by Vermont-recognized tribes exempt from … Continue reading May 2022 Meeting Minutes →

Check out these pictures from our tree-planting in Rutland on Friday May 6, 2022! And here is a photo from May 14th at the Allen Street school's Sustainably Fair! Huge thanks to the Allen St. Campus for having us!