The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 2607)
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§ 2607. Natural areas; designation
(a) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Governor, may designate and set aside areas
in the State forests and State parks as natural areas.
(b) “Natural areas” means limited areas of land that have retained their wilderness character,
although not necessarily completely natural and undisturbed, or have rare or vanishing
species of plant or animal life or similar features of interest that are worthy of
preservation for the use of present and future residents of the State and may include
unique ecological, geological, scenic, and contemplative recreational areas on State
lands.
(c) Land uses and practices in natural areas shall be subject to regulations of the Department
to carry out the purposes of this chapter to manage or maintain the areas for the
preservation of their natural condition. Areas so designated may be removed from
such designation only by approval of the Governor following public notice and hearing. (Added 1977, No. 253 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)