Welcome to the
Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources web site
The more than six hundred 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 serves as a focal point for environmental protection.
Please explore the web site to learn more about what we’re
doing on behalf of Vermont’s environment.
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, environmental
enforcement, 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.
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.
June 2008 - In the summer of 2007 ,
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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