This grant supports regional forest ecosystem monitoring, data management, and coordination across the seven northeastern states of new YOK, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, new hampshire,…

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service Region 9-Eastern Region awarded the Department of Forests Parks & Recreation Vermont $1,000,000 on June 1, 2026, under the Forest Health Protection program (CFDA 10.680) to support regional forest ecosystem monitoring, data management, and coordination across seven northeastern states: New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. The award funds the Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative's activities to track long-term forest health trends, maintain biodiversity and environmental monitoring datasets, strengthen regional forest health assessments, advance state-specific projects, and enhance data accessibility, outreach, and collaboration. Performance runs through May 31, 2031, across the United States. The Vermont department makes sub-awards to the University of Vermont for forest ecosystem monitoring cooperative operations.

This grant supports regional forest ecosystem monitoring, data management, and coordination across the seven northeastern states of new YOK, massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island, new hampshire, vermont and maine. This award continues the forest ecosystem monitoring cooperative's mission to track long term forest health trends, maintain biodiversity and environmental monitoring datasets, strengthen regional forest health assessments, advance state-specific projects, and enhance data accessibility, outreach, and collaboration.