Projects

Winooski NRCD manages many conservation projects throughout our District Area by partnering with municipalities, watershed partners, and private landowners.

See the pages below for some conservation projects we are really proud of:

Press Releases

Ongoing and Completed Projects)

A rocky stream flows through a forest, leading to a culvert under a road.

Woodchuck Hollow and Morrie Road Culvert Replacements

The work outlined in this project will take place in Washington Town, Orange County, Vermont along the East Branch of the Jail Branch of the Winooski…

Enos and Partridge Hill Road Improvements

Project Background The Lake Iroquois Lake Watershed Action Plan, completed in 2024, provides a comprehensive assessment of the Lake Iroquois and adjacent Patrick Brook watersheds. The study evaluated water quality, hydrology, and existing infrastructure throughout the watershed and identified a series of stormwater mitigation projects aimed at improving flood resiliency, reducing nutrient loading and protecting …

Sabin Pond and Nelson Pond Assessments and Action Plans

Sabin Pond & Forest Lake The Winooski Natural Resources Conservation District (Winooski NRCD) was awarded funds through the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation to provide free Lake Wise Assessments to the shoreland property owners along Sabin Pond (Woodbury Lake) and Forest Lake (Nelson Pond). The Lake Wise Assessment examines the flow of water on a …

USDA Local Funding Pools

Aerial view of a rural area with a winding stream, a road, and a small waterfall. Sparse trees and a few scattered items are visible.

Hands Mill Dam Removal

About the Dam Hands Mill Dam, located in and owned by the Town of Washington, impounds a segment of the Jail Branch, a tributary to the Winooski River. Constructed to impound more than 500,000 cubic feet, it is subject to regulation under 10 V.S.A. §1082 and falls under the jurisdiction of the Vermont Dam Safety …

Map of Lake Iroquois & Patrick Brook watershed showing land cover: forest, grass/shrub, water, and buildings.

Lake Iroquois Watershed Action Plan (Completed)

The Lake Iroquois, Sunset (Lower) Lake, and Patrick Brook complex (“the Lake Iroquois watershed”) drains almost 5,000 acres (slightly more than 7 square miles) from its headwaters in Williston, St. George, Hinesburg, and Richmond to its confluence with the La Platte River in Hinesburg, VT. The “Lake Iroquois Watershed” is predominantly forested (60%) with sizable …

Two images of a rural dirt path in the forest; the bottom one has more greenery and vegetation added.

Shady Rill Picnic Area (Completed)

In August 2020 Winooski NRCD released a request for bids for a Contractor to furnish all the material, supplies, tools, equipment, labor and other services necessary for the construction and completion of restoring the banks of Martins Brook within the Shady Rill Recreation Area of Middlesex, VT – as outlined in 100% Design Bid Plans …