Poultney Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District

Poultney Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District PMNRCD promotes natural resource stewardship to support ecological integrity & economic vitality through technical assistance and financial support.

Created in 1940, the Poultney Mettowee Natural Resource Conservation District (PMNRCD), and was the first of fourteen Conservation Districts located in Vermont. The Conservation Districts were created by the Federal Government in response to the soil loss catastrophes of the Dust Bowl era. PMNRCD is a political subdivision of the State of Vermont, and is governed by a supervisory board made up of

volunteers that live, and are elected by residents, in the District. The District belongs to an umbrella group the Vermont Association of Conservation Districts that helps to provide support and unify the services provided by Conservation Districts across the state. PMNRCD is located in Rutland County, within the watersheds of the Poultney and Mettowee Rivers. In their entirety, the Poultney and Mettowee Watersheds encompass 309,000 acres and 17 Vermont and New York towns. PMNRCD works closely with our New York counterpart, the Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District on bi-state water quality issues.

If you are looking for a great follow up event to our last workshop, this is it! Wednesday, June 24th, 8-11AM Join us fo...
06/10/2026

If you are looking for a great follow up event to our last workshop, this is it!

Wednesday, June 24th, 8-11AM

Join us for a guided walk with Audubon Vermont and for the chance to see species interactions between our native shrubs and birds!

Registration link here: https://www.mobilize.us/audubon-vt/event/966445/

Please note that this event will be taking place in Benson, Vt with an address that will be shared upon registration.

Very excited to be a part of this event!!!
05/14/2026

Very excited to be a part of this event!!!

Event Address: 212 Main St. Poultney, VT (PMNRCD Office) Contact us at 802-779-4521 or [email protected] May 23rd, 2026 from 10AM-12PM

And it has arrived! With funding provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture through its Capitol Equipment Assistanc...
05/06/2026

And it has arrived!

With funding provided by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture through its Capitol Equipment Assistance Program (CEAP) and a Vermont Housing & Conservation Board Water Quality grant, PMNRCD was able to purchase a new Haybuster 107C No-Till Drill.

This addition to our equipment fleet will improve scheduling flexibility throughout the year, particularly during high-demand periods such as early spring seeding, late summer seeding, and fall cover crop establishment.

This year we are introducing an updated process for equipment use. The District is now requiring two additional steps for all equipment users: field documentation and a signed District release. Acceptable field documentation includes FSA maps or a screenshot from a mapping application such as Apple Maps or Google Maps. Together, these requirements will help the District better track equipment usage and meet reporting obligations for the grants that support this work. As in the past, farms with an active no-till or reduced-till seeding contracts will receive priority.

We are getting excited for this awesome event!! Hope to see you there!
04/27/2026

We are getting excited for this awesome event!! Hope to see you there!

We are just two weeks away!🎉

This week we celebrated Earth Day 🌎 and two weeks from now we are gathering to celebrate spring and a bountiful start to a great harvest season! 🌱☀️🐝🐦🌷

Don’t miss this joyful evening of food, music, and community.
🗓️ May 8, 2026
🕓 5:00–8:00 PM
🎶 Live music from Newtime Keepers + calling with Lausanne Allen - Family Dance 530-630, Contra Dance 630-8
🥬 Local food vendors including Sustainable Eats Food Truck, Mach's Wood-Fired Pizza, Jamerican Cuisine Food Truck, & Fairly Buzzed: A Wandering Bar Co.
🎟️ Raffle prizes - you could win a whole CSA share for the season from Evening Song Farm or Boardman Hill Farm

Come celebrate the power of local food and community—
vermontfarmersfoodcenter.org/spring_fest_2026

🌱 Ready for a fresh start? If you've been searching for a role where your work truly matters, we'd love to meet you! We'...
04/22/2026

🌱 Ready for a fresh start? If you've been searching for a role where your work truly matters, we'd love to meet you! We're a small, conservation-driven office with a big heart — and we're looking for the right person to help keep us running smoothly. If a career with meaning sounds like your kind of change, keep reading!

Apply at https://www.pmnrcd.org/pmnrcd-staff/

Interested in learning more about Act 59 and local land conservation? Consider attending a listening session near you!
03/16/2026

Interested in learning more about Act 59 and local land conservation? Consider attending a listening session near you!

03/03/2026

Monument Farms, the Vermont Dairy Promotion Council and the Vermont Dairy Producers Alliance have created a wonderful series of videos on farming in Vermont.

When the north wind blows, freezing your nose,Turn your thoughts to spring, when the warm soil sings.Now’s the time to s...
01/20/2026

When the north wind blows, freezing your nose,
Turn your thoughts to spring, when the warm soil sings.
Now’s the time to sit and ponder,
How grand your yard could look with trees yonder!
Hardwoods, softwoods, bushes, shrubs—
Plus plenty of plants to feed beneficial bugs.
Fruit trees and rhubarb (can you have too much?)
Your future garden’s just one click away—
Check out our plant sale, order today!

2026 Annual Tree Sale is Now Open!

New this year, we are excited to launch our new online store option for ordering! You can access the online storefront through the link below or through the Champlain Nursery tab on the District website.
We offer a variety of native flowers, trees, and shrubs for landscaping, naturalizing, or medicinal uses, fruit trees, berries, specialty fruit, and garden root starts. Beyond plants, we also have seed mixes, plant protection goods, and District apparel.
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Online Store: https://poultney-mettowee-natural-resources-conservation-district.square.site/
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District website: https://www.pmnrcd.org/champlain-valley-native-plant-restoration-nursery/

It's not too late to take this year's Locally Led Conservation Survey if you have not already! It only takes a couple of...
01/13/2026

It's not too late to take this year's Locally Led Conservation Survey if you have not already! It only takes a couple of minutes! (https://forms.gle/TsETpWFKaHrkGTFx6)

As a follow up to this survey, anyone who is interested in joining us for the Local Work Group meeting on January 30th, please reach out to our team. We hope to see you there!

Help us jump start conservation in the new year by completing this year's Locally Led Conservation survey!!
12/30/2025

Help us jump start conservation in the new year by completing this year's Locally Led Conservation survey!!

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212 Main Street PO Box 209
Poultney, VT
05764

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