StoweLandTrust.org
Title
Stowe Land Trust
Description
Mission
The Stowe Land Trust is dedicated to the conservation of scenic, recreational, and productive farm and forest lands for the benefit of the greater Stowe community.
“Save the Mayo Farm” became the rallying cry that triggered the creation of the Stowe Land Trust as we know it today. It was in l986 when Johannes von Trapp, George Rau, and John McVickar first became concerned about the rumored development planned for this 235 acre parcel on the outskirts of the Village. For years locals had been using the dirt road cutoff between Rt. 108 and 100. This mile long road wound over the farm’s rolling meadows which were then, as now, dotted with black and white Holsteins. It was felt then, as now, that to lose these open vistas would forever change the rural character of the Stowe community.
Under the leadership of John McVickar, a lawyer and then resident of Stowe, a land trust modeled after Cape Cod’s Falmouth "Three Hundred Committee" was formed. The local Stowe group was incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1987 as "Friends of Stowe Conservation, Inc." A Board of Directors that included current Board Members John Merrill and George Stearns was named. John McVickar became President, Treasurer and Secretary. Shortly thereafter, Trow Elliman, then publisher of The Stowe Reporter, was named Chairman of the Board.
Languages
English
Contact
- Power Shift Online
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- Stowe VT
- United States 05672
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- +1.8022536287
