Farming Sustainably

RIchmond, Winooski Watershed

Responding and adapting to severe weather, staff and crews make changes proactively and, when needed, reactively. The VYCC

Reducing Erosion

Highgate: Missisquoi Tributary

In Highgate: a new rain garden, check dams, and 730 planted trees and shrubs reduce erosion into the

Health Care Share: National Award Winner!

Central and Northern Vermont

In 2012, and every year since, Food & Farm crews have connected Vermonters with weekly shares of farm-fresh

Restoring Clayplain Forests

Shoreham and Statewide

Along Lake Champlain, Forest Health Crews planted native trees and shrubs, and removed invasive species, to restore abandoned

Maintaining Popular Hiking Trails

Camels Hump State Park

VYCC is among several groups rebuilding the Burrows Trail on Camel’s Hump. Among Vermont’s most popular hiking trails,

Slowing the Flow of Water

Cambridge: Brewster Uplands

In Cambridge, two crews improved water quality in a unique habitat. A seepage swamp in Cambridge was being

Farm Stand

VYCC in Richmond

VYCC Corps Members built VYCC’s charming roadside farm stand in 2020 and have run it every season since.

National Life Trail: National Award Winner!

Montpelier

2014 “Project of the Year” award from The Corps Network goes to … … Vermont Youth Conservation Corps!

Pine Hill Park

Rutland

In 2022, a crew helped finish the “Maximum Capacity” mountain bike trail. Mimi Jillella, 2022 Corps Member, has

Boardwalk in a Swamp

West Rutland

How to Build a Boardwalk in a Swamp In the West Rutland Marsh, a 900-foot boardwalk makes it

Grout Pond Hut & Boardwalk

Stratton

In 2022 & 2023, Build & Trail crews constructed a 4-season off-grid hut, privy, and boardwalk. Three crews

Learning and Connecting through Food 

VYCC in Richmond

Nourishment & Meals: The Farm’s Secret Sauce. The Farm at VYCC is far more than its signature Health