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Welcome to the Agency web site
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ANR Secretary
George Crombie |
On behalf of the Agency of Natural Resources
I would like to welcome you. With a lifetime spent in managing
environmental issues, I am keenly aware of how important Vermont’s
environment is to our cherished way of life and to the state’s
economic future. I and the more than 600 scientists and professionals
at the agency are dedicated to protecting and improving the health
of Vermont’s people and ecosystems and promoting the sustainable
use of Vermont’s natural resources. Through our three departments – the
Department of Environmental Conservation, the Department of Fish
and Wildlife and the Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation – the
agency will serve as a focal point for environmental protection
as it enters a new and profoundly different phase in creating
an inclusive environmental web for all.
This is an exciting time for the environment
and for the agency, and I pledge to work with Vermont’s
residents in a way that sustains our environment for generations
to come.
Please explore the web site to learn more about
what we’re
doing on behalf of Vermont’s environment. And please don’t
hesitate to contact me at george.crombie@state.vt.us with
any questions, concerns or comments.
AGENCY
DEPARTMENT WEB SITES
Each of the Agency's three departments has
its own home page, as does the Secretary's Office. We've also
included links to other state and federal agencies with a presence
in Vermont.
Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) administers most of the Agency's regulatory programs
plus several voluntary pollution and waste reduction programs. Program areas
include: air quality, environmental assistance, public facilities engineering,
geology, environmental permits, solid waste, hazardous waste, surface water
quality, watershed planning, stormwater management, drinking water supply.
Department of Fish and Wildlife (FWD)
manages Vermont's fisheries and wildlife resources, enforces the state's
hunting and fishing laws, and studies and inventories nongame wildlife species
and natural communities.
Department of Forests,
Parks and Recreation (FPR) operates the Vermont State Parks system,
manages state forests and natural areas, and provides assistance in the
areas of forestry, recreation, and conservation education.
The ANR
Central Office which
includes the Agency Secretary's Office, supports the departments by
providing several
administrative, planning, information technology, and human resource functions.
It also houses the Agency Enforcement Division.
Please click here to see a
listing of programs within the ANR departments. The listing
includes brief descriptions, addresses and phone numbers.
 Recent
Links of Interest
 October
2008 to April 2009 - Vermont School
Carbon Challenge - Your school can win $5000 toward
a future energy efficiency project by taking the Carbon Challenge!
The Agency of Natural Resources, along with Carbonrally.com,
invites Vermont schools to take the Carbon Challenge. The
elementary, middle and high schools that reduce their carbon
footprints the most will each win the prize, plus there will
be another prize for the school with the Top Performing
Team in Vermont. Visit
the Vermont School Carbon Challenge web site for more
information.
Green Mountain Care is
a family of low-cost and free health coverage programs for Vermonters
and is offered by the state of Vermont and its partners. Green
Mountain Care provides uninsured Vermonters
with access to quality, comprehensive health care coverage at a reasonable cost.
New to Catamount Health, which is part of Green Mountain Care: Apply before
November 1, 2008 and all preexisting conditions are covered. To find out more,
please call 1-800-250-8427 or visit
the Green Mountain Care web site.
 Earn
points June to October 15, 2008 - Venture
Vermont 2008 Outdoor Challenge - New Statewide Game!
Collect
points for doing fun outside activities - earn 250 and get
a VIP gold pass for FREE state park entry for 2008 and 2009!
You and your family can
spend the season outside, and earn points for visiting beautiful
places! When you get to those places, earn more points for doing
all kinds of fun activities! Points are awarded for doing fun things
like playing games, paddling on a lake, playing frisbee with your
friends or attending nature programs. If
you earn 250 points you will be awarded a Gold VIP Pass to
Vermont State Parks. With it you can come back to Vermont
State Parks for the rest of the this year and all of next year
for free day entry! Visit
the Venture Vermont website for more information and find out
how you can play >>
June 2008 - Last
summer, the invasive alga "Didymo" also
known as "rock snot" was found in several streams in the Northeast.
The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and its regional
partners are taking steps to inform the public how they can help minimize the
spread of this invasive alga. Didymosphenia geminata, as the alga is
known scientifically, moves from river to river on the clothing and equipment
of people who come in contact with even microscopic quantities. Please visit
the ANR's new informational website which provides additional background
information and specific information on how you, as a river user, can reduce
the spread of Didymo and other aquatic nuisance species. Visit
the new "Didymo" website for more information >>
 October
2007 -
Governor's Commission on Climate Change Approves Final Report
You can read the Commission's Final Report and
the Plenary Group's Final Report on ANR
DEC's Air Pollution Control Division Climate Change page.
September 2006 marked the kickoff of the comprehensive
statewide climate change planning effort established by Executive Order 07-05. This effort was led by the Governor's
Commission on Climate Change (GCCC) and a Plenary Group of individuals. ANR's
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is responsible for coordinating
the GCCC and the Plenary Group. For more information
visit the Commission's web site or
DEC's
Climate Change page.
The
Vermont Way Forward  -
Beginning in the Spring of 2007
Natural Resources Secretary George Crombie put in place a cadre of
task forces who were charged with creating a new ANR. The agency
is being reorganized into a series of centers that will be cross-disciplinary
teams of agency professionals who will look at the full range of
environmental issues facing us in a holistic manner and reach out
to our business, municipal, residential and academic partners. You can read more about this
agency reorganization process on the ANR Vermont Way Forward web site.
 The
Vermont Clean and Clear Action Plan web
site - This ANR web site will
help people understand what's being done to attack blue/green
algae, why phosphorus is such
a problem and what you can do to help. You’ll also find
information about state and federal programs for phosphorus reduction,
as well as
links to our partners who are working hard to make Lake
Champlain and all of our waterways Clean and Clear.
ANR
Reports to the 2006 Vermont General Assembly
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