You may have heard about Thirty by Thirty, an intention to conserve 30% of our landscape by 2030. The underlying goal is to preserve biodiversity in the face of climate change and other pressures on natural communities. As a bird enthusiast, I support the general concept of Thirty by Thirty as one means of helping our feathered friends.
Fortunately, Vermont has taken a leading role in this effort. In June 2023 the Vermont Legislature passed the Community Resilience and Biodiversity Protection Act. This Act sets a goal of conserving 30% of Vermont’s landscape by 2030 and conserving 50% of Vermont’s landscape by 2050. This sounds like a challenging set of goals.
Many will agree that we need a challenging set of goals.