Conservation

Purchase a Vermont conservation license plate for your car or truck and let others know you believe Vermont's animals, plants and natural communities are worth protecting. 

Funds raised from sales of Vermont Habitat Stamps go to the Species and Habitat Conservation Fund and is used to purchase and manage wildlife habitat in Vermont.

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The Community Wildlife Program (CWP) provides municipal planners and non-governmental organizations with the most up-to-date information on conservation science and resources for implementing their conservation projects.

Invasive species threaten Vermont’s biodiversity by preying on or out competing native plants and animals.

EQIP, or Environmental Quality Incentives Program provides information and financial incentives for landowners to manage their land for wildlife.

Eighty-one percent of Vermont’s land is in private ownership, so participation from the state’s landowners and municipalities is crucial for conserving Vermont’s fish and wildlife.

Help the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department analyze spring turkey production by recording wild turkey sightings during July and August using our web-based survey.

• Read more about Wild Turkey Brood Survey

Vermont is home to over 2,800 plant species. Most of these are flowering plants, but this also includes conifers, ferns, grapeferns, clubmosses, horsetails, quillworts, spikemosses, and bryophytes—mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.

Monitoring turtle distribution and nesting success helps determine trends and improves management and conservation efforts. Below are summaries for two turtle species the department is currently monitoring.