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Vermont pilot helps loggers meet water‑quality rules; agency urges ongoing funding
Summary
State forestry officials told the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry Committee that the SLOcamp pilot — an expansion of the Water Quality Assistance Program — has funded road, landing and stream‑crossing work that helps loggers comply with Acceptable Management Practices; officials recommended continued annual funding.
State forestry officials on the Agriculture, Food Resiliency, & Forestry Committee detailed a pilot program that pays most of the costs to install proactive water‑quality and climate‑resilient practices on timber‑harvest sites, saying the work helped loggers operate in wetter winters and summers and protected nearby streams.
Oliver Pearson, director for forests at the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation, said the program — known as SLOcamp — was created as an expansion of the state’s Water Quality Assistance Program after the legislature provided roughly $1 million in one‑time funding. "SLO camp stands for supporting loggers to comply with the AMPs," Pearson said, referencing the state’s Acceptable Management Practices for logging.
Watershed Forester Dave Wilcox, who described the program’s technical standards and outreach, said the pilot funded…
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