Awasos Wildlife Management Area
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MHCT Acquires Key Link Between Awasos WMA and Okemo State Forest
The Mount Holly Conservation Trust has acquired the 33.5-acre Maple Crossing property, strategically located between Awasos Wildlife Management Area and Okemo State Forest along Route 100 South in Weston. The acquisition was supported by a generous grant from The Nature Conservancy’s Vermont Biodiversity Protection Fund. The property fills an important gap between already conserved public lands. It…
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MHCT Acquires 12 Acres to Strengthen Wildlife Corridor Across Route 100
On July 24, 2024, the Mount Holly Conservation Trust purchased a 12-acre property in the northwest corner of Andover to protect an important wildlife corridor across Vermont Route 100. The acquisition builds on MHCT’s earlier work to conserve the Doolittle South Mountain Lands and strengthens the network of protected land in the South Mountain area.…
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Awasos Wildlife Management Area Dedicated
On May 31, 2024, the Mount Holly Conservation Trust and the Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife held a dedication ceremony for the newly created Awasos Wildlife Management Area. The 440-acre WMA in Mount Holly and Weston grew out of MHCT’s Doolittle South Mountain Lands conservation project and protects an important connection between previously separated blocks…
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MHCT and State Protect 440 Acres, Creating New Wildlife Management Area
On December 14, 2022, the Mount Holly Conservation Trust and the State of Vermont completed a major conservation project protecting 440 acres in Mount Holly and Weston. The property connects two previously separated blocks of Okemo State Forest, protecting an important wildlife corridor as well as high-elevation forests, streams, wetlands, and headwater habitat. The land…