Vermont Riverlands

TO PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF VERMONT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE THE WELL-BEING OF PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS OF VERMONTERS AND VISITORS; PRESERVE AND AID IN THE PRESERVATION OF OPEN LAND ALONG RIVERS AND LAKES; PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE SCENIC NATURAL BEAUTY OF VERMONT; ACQUIRE AND AID IN THE ACQUISITION OF RIVER AND LAKESHORE LANDS SUITABLE FOR PLEASURE OR RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND FOR EDUCATION; PROMOTE, IN COOPERATION WITH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, MANAGEMENT AND RELATED ACTIVITIES INTENDED TO BRING ABOUT THE CONSERVATION AND PROPER USE OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF SHORELAND CONSERVATION; EASE THE BURDEN OF FEDERAL STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS BY ENCOURAGING SHORELAND PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION THROUGH NON-REGULATORY MEANS; ENCOURAGE COOPERATION AMONG UNITS OF GOVERNMENT, PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, AND RESIDENTS.