Conservation Cooperative, Ep. 1: Trails

While BHA's Podcast & Blast takes a moment to plan its next steps, we're sharing the first episode of our Conservation Cooperative podcast (recorded previously), which looks at a scenario playing out across North America -- one that the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) has been grappling with for a few years: the rapid development of recreation trails and their encroachment on wild places. We'll explore some of the factors that are driving trail development in the state of Vermont and how it impacts the conservation of our wildlands and wildlife. While we explore the issue in the Northeast, it's a discussion sure to resonate with public-lands advocates across the continent. 

Big thank you to everyone who came to the table to discuss this topic.

Ethan Dreisigacker. New England BHA Board Member

Meredith Naughton. Wildlife Biologist

Allison Adams. Director. Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative (FEMC)

Dave Furman. New England BHA Member

Andrea Shortsleeve. Private Lands Habitat Biologist. Vermont Fish & Wildlife

Nick Bennette. Executive Director. Vermont Mountain Bike Association (VMBA)

RJ Thompson. Executive Director. Vermont Huts Association