PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release – July 24, 2024
Contact
Oliver Pierson, Director, Forests Division
Vermont Department Forests, Parks and Recreation| Agency of Natural Resources
Oliver.Pierson@vermont.gov, 802-505-3563
Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation Flood Impact Survey Released
Montpelier, VT – Following major flooding caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Beryl on July 10-11, 2024, the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation (FPR) is launching a new Flood Impact Survey to understand the impact on Vermont’s forest economy.
Forest economy businesses and landowners affected by July 2024 flooding are asked to complete the 2024 Flood Impact Survey. This survey aims to document the type and extent of the damage experienced by Vermont’s forest products sector and forest landowners. The survey will remain open to capture information on loss and damages until August 20, 2024.
The survey is for forest economy business, such as logging contractors, consulting foresters, sawmills, and forest products truckers, as well as forest landowners. The survey should take between 10 and 15 minutes to complete.
Last week’s flooding, combined with severe weather from last season, has compounded the challenges faced by the state’s forestry sector, leaving many forest economy businesses and landowners struggling with uncertainty and loss. This survey is crucial for informing response efforts and advocating for future relief and recovery programs.
Those who also sustained losses should also report their damages to 211.
Learn more about flood recovery and support for forest economy businesses and landowners.
Find the survey online at https://fpr.vermont.gov/forest-economy-loss-and-damage-survey-released-2024.
If you need a paper copy of the survey or assistance with completing it, please contact Oliver Pierson at oliver.pierson@vermont.gov or call 802-505-3563.
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