Stewardship Manuals & Handbooks

Shoreline Stabilization Handbook

This handbook developed by the Northwest Regional Planning Commission in Vermont is for area residents and government officials who are working to create and maintain a landscape that complements Lake Champlain’s setting and ecology, while enhancing opportunities for the enjoyment of its natural and recreational features.
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Living in Harmony With Streams: A Citizen’s Handbook

The overarching purpose of this handbook developed by Friends of the Winooski River is to help Vermont’s stressed stream and river systems recover more quickly by engaging communities in improving the health of Vermont’s rivers. To this end the handbook is designed to encourage people and agencies to change their relationship with streams so that responses to conflicts are most conducive to river health, human enjoyment, and property protection; provide community members with information about how streams work; and highlight incentive programs available to landowners.
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