The Monkton Town Forest long-term management plan development is underway!
Through conversations with community members and survey responses so far, the town forest committee has identified 5 topics for focus group discussions. These will be added to Front Porch Forum and the Town Calendar. The topic meetings will be held in the Community Room of the Monkton Town Hall, (ZOOM will be available, with the understanding that it can be a little challenging logistically to coordinate groups in-person and on Zoom, we’ll do our best). We can add follow-up discussions or additional topics after these if needed.
Focus Group Topic Meetings:
1. Sunday October 13th 1pm-3pm: Animals (Dog walking & Horseback riding)
2. Wednesday October 23rd 7pm-9pm: Hunting & Trapping
3. Wednesday October 30th 7pm-9pm: Mechanized recreation (mountain/fat biking, snowmobiling, and races/fitness events).
4. Sunday November 10th 1pm-3pm: Extraction (Timber harvests, Maple sugaring, Foraging)
5. Saturday November 16th 1pm-3pm: Visual/Aesthetics (Art/sculpture, Interpretive trails, Signage)
If you haven’t filled out the latest survey, please do! Paper copies are available from the Town Clerk or Town Forest Committee: https://docs.google.com/forms/
As we move through this process, our goal is that we can all listen to one another’s thoughts and work together as a community to create a vision for enjoying and stewarding this piece of land for current and future generations to come. Thank you! Questions: townforest@monktonvt.com
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8024533800?pwd=QnlTb20weWwxTEhuSmZ2RENyR3ZzUT09
Alternatives to the link: go to zoom.us on a web browser (or open your Zoom app) and select Join Meeting or if joining by phone call (646)558-8656. Enter the meeting ID: 802 453 3800 and passcode 1762.