Funding Opportunity for Trail Projects 

October 12, 2018

In previous years the Waterman Fund has discussed providing larger grant awards towards trail projects to better serve the mission of the Fund. The Fund has cumulatively awarded over $22,000 towards trail projects since 2002, consisting of only 11% of the total grants awarded. These individual grants have been generally between $2,000- $3,000. As a…

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Mt. Mansfield Field Trip

June 20, 2018

July 13th, 2018 9am – 3pm Join Waterman Fund board members and field staff of the Green Mountain Club atop Mt. Mansfield. We will ascend via the toll road and then hike the remaining 1.3 miles to the summit. Along Mansfield’s sweeping alpine ridge-line we will be reviewing recent Waterman Fund grant work and highlighting…

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Know Your Mountains

November 23, 2016

Can you identify the mountains in this photograph? Leave your guess in the comments below. Answer: Left to Right; Mt. Oscola, North Tripyramid, Middle Tripyramid, South Tripyramid, Sleepers, Flat Mountain, and Mt. Tecumech. Photo Credit: Kevin Eaton

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2016 Special Recognition Essays

October 7, 2016

In celebration of the National Park Centennial, the 2016 Waterman Fund Essay Contest invited emerging writers to explore stories and connections between wilderness and management of public lands through the lens of the National Park System. After much deliberation and review, the Essay Committee felt that, while the essay contest received many fine essays exploring…

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