Want to make Vermont the mountain biking capital of the East? Stowe and Barre have two big conservation projects underway that need your help. Please pitch in!
Cady Hill Forest Update (Stowe VT)
Fundraising efforts are ramping up as the fundraising deadline approaches. The Stowe Land Trust has raised $1,191,779 to date thanks to the generous community, but still needs to raise $373,721 by May 30th. to meet their goal. This purchase is extremely important for the development of the recreational future of Stowe.
please support this project with a donation.
Love mountain biking on great trails right from downtown Stowe? Be a part of a lasting mountain biking legacy:
- Cady Hill Forest Info Meeting, Black Cap coffee shop, 5/2/12 from 6-8pm
- Cady Hill Forest Fundraiser, 5/5/12 at the Olde England Inn
- Adam’s Camp Trail Walk–see the types of trails proposed for CHF, 5/14/12
- Benefit Bake at Pie in the Sky, 5/17/12
- Like the Cady Hill Forest project on Facebook
- Donate at: www.cadyhillforest.com
Millstone Trails and the Barre Town Forest (Barre, VT)
Millstone Trails Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing an extensive system of trails extending throughout Central Vermont.
The Millstone Trails Association is working with The Trust for Public Land (TPL) and the Town of Barre to protect up to 370 acres of unique former quarry land by creating a new municipal forest for the Town of Barre.
The Millstone Trails Association has pledged to raise $100,000 towards the Town of Barre’s purchase of the proposed Barre Town Forest property, matching the Town of Barre’s financial commitment in this project. As of December 2011, MTA had secured nearly $50,000.
The proposed town forest includes nearly 20 miles of trails and lies at the center of an expansive network of trails totaling approximately 70 miles in the Millstone Hill area of Barre Town. These trails are used primarily for mountain biking. MTA, through an agreement with the Town of Barre, would serve as trail corridor manager for the trails system on the property.
The proposed community forest is currently in private ownership and is likely to be subdivided and and developed should this conservation effort not succeed.
In the past 5 years, Millstone Trails has continued to emerge as an important destination for mountain biking, thus attracting visitors from every New England state and Canada. Just as Kingdom Trails has generated revenue and brought tourists to Burke, Vermont, the Millstone Trails are bringing new life to a part of Vermont that has been largely passed over by the state’s recreation-based economy.
For more detailed information regarding the proposed Barre Town Forest, please see the MTA website: http://millstonetrails.com/barre-town-forest-proposal/capital-campaign/
Local Motion supporters can help these two projects succeed. Please lend a hand!
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