Conservation
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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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Breton Tract Conserved
On March 21, 2025, the Mount Holly Conservation Trust completed the purchase of the Breton Tract, near the end of Greendale Road in a landscape connected to the Green Mountain National Forest. The property’s forests and wetlands provide important habitat for beavers, moose, deer, bears, and other wildlife. Its conservation also preserves opportunities for public access and quiet…
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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…
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Celebrating a 350-Acre Addition to Okemo State Forest
On August 11, 2021, the Mount Holly Conservation Trust gathered with conservation partners and community members to celebrate a beautiful new addition to Okemo State Forest. The 350-acre property had been permanently protected the previous December through a partnership among the Mount Holly Conservation Trust, Vermont Land Trust, and Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation.…
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Celebrate Newest Addition to Okemo State Forest
On December 28, 2020, The Mount Holly Conservation Trust, Vermont Land Trust, and the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation were extremely pleased to announce a 350 acre addition to Okemo State Forest. This land is the source of the West River, Branch Brook, and Mill River. Its healthy high-elevation forest, streams, and wetlands…
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Wildlife Corridor Protected in Green Mountains
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 28, 2020 State and Conservation Organizations Connect Habitatin Green Mountain National Forest and Okemo State Forest, across Route 155 Mount Holly, VT — The Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation added nearly 350 acres to Okemo State Forest, helping to protect a 100-mile wildlife corridor extending from Massachusetts to Warren…