About VRC

Welcome to The Vermont River Conservancy (VRC). Since 1995, working in cooperation with state and federal agencies, municipalities and other conservation organizations, VRC has completed over 40 projects around the state. Popular local swimming holes, breathtaking gorges and waterfalls, fishing and boating accesses, paddlers’ trails and meandering river corridors have all been protected for future generations to enjoy. lower-clarendon-gorge-misc-2-resized

Latest News

Land conserved in Canaan, VT, protecting access to the Connecticut River

Thanks to support from the Tillotson Foundation, ... more »

VRC secures funding for the Connecticut River Paddlers’ Trail

With 2012 funding secured from the Tillotson ... more »

Help us conserve river access in Enosburg Falls

Donate today to protect public access to 1,580 ... more »

Match offered: Now is the Time to Give!

As a nonprofit organization, the Vermont ... more »

New Campsites and Access Points Established Along the Connecticut River

Paddlers heading down the beautiful and wild ... more »

9/18 (date change) & 9/24 CT River Paddlers’ Trail Work Trips

Please join us for campsite construction, ... more »


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