{"id":990,"date":"2025-02-02T21:20:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T21:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/vermonttownforestcensus\/?page_id=990"},"modified":"2025-02-07T20:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T20:34:09","slug":"track-the-census-progress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/site.uvm.edu\/vermonttownforestcensus\/?page_id=990","title":{"rendered":"Track the Census Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 <\/span>Status of Town Forest Census by Town and Forest<\/span><\/b> as of 2\/2\/25.<\/span><\/p>\n

Has your town, city or school returned a Town Forest Census yet?\u00a0 You can check that here. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Please let us know if\u00a0anything is incorrect or there are additional people we should contact. If the forest stewards in your town are having trouble finding or completing the census, please let them know they can reach us <\/span>at <\/span>vermonttownforestproject@uvm.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There are two efforts, now occurring in parallel: 1) Inventory outreach, and 2) Census invitations. Therefore, there are two lists showing the status of responses, which will be updated weekly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I<\/span>nventory outreach<\/span><\/b>:\u00a0 Access this list HERE<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Goal<\/span>:\u00a0 To develop an initial list of forested areas* and the best person** to fill out the census for each one.\u00a0 (Definitions below.)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Process<\/span>:\u00a0 We reached out to every municipality in VT, typically the town clerk or manager, with a short survey asking the names of the forest areas* owned by each municipality or school and the best person** to fill out the census for each one.\u00a0 Over 250 municipalities were contacted and about half replied in 2024 (after 5 reminders via email).\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now in 2025, for the municipalities we did not hear back from, we are gathering this inventory information by direct contacts with towns and others who are knowledgeable about local, publicly-owned, forested areas.\u00a0 That could be you!\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your municipality is listed as <\/span>\u201cPending<\/span><\/b>\u201d on this list, it means that we are not sure how many forests there are or who we should ask to fill out the census for each one. Do you know?\u00a0 If so, please let us know!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Census invitations<\/span><\/b>: Access this list HERE<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Goal<\/span>: To get a census form filled out for every forested area* owned by local municipalities, schools, districts and tribes.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Process<\/span>: We email the link to an online census form to the best person** to fill it out for every forest, obtained from the Inventory outreach above.\u00a0 In 2024, we emailed the census to the stewards of 135 forests and received completed forms for 89 forests. \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now in 2025, we continue to follow up with the forests that have not responded, while we send out the census link on a rolling basis\u00a0to those newly identified in the inventory.\u00a0We have sent a census to every forest on this \u201cCensus invitations\u201d list and have marked them as <\/span>Complete<\/span><\/b> when the form is filled out. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If your favorite forests are listed as <\/span>\u201cSent\u201d<\/span><\/b> on this list, it means we have sent out a census link and are awaiting its response.\u00a0 It is possible we sent it to the wrong email address or person, or it is lost in an overflowing inbox.\u00a0 If your forest does not appear on this list at all, it likely means that we do not yet have confirmation of the forests and stewards for that town and thus have not yet sent a census. \u00a0If you can help us get the census in the right hands and completed, please let us know. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0 Status of Town Forest Census by Town and Forest as of 2\/2\/25. Has your town, city or school returned a Town Forest Census yet?\u00a0 You can check that here. \u00a0 Please let us know if\u00a0anything is incorrect or there are additional people we should contact. If the forest stewards in your town are having … <\/p>\n

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