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2012 VT Trail Symposium Presentation
Heather Furman
10:30am-11:30am
Concept to Completion: Mobbs Farm Trail
Heather Furman has worked in the conservation, recreation and
natural resource fields for nearly 20 years. Early in her career
Heather spent 3 years in the Himalayan region of Nepal focused
on community reforestation projects and sustainable small-scale
farming. Upon her return to the US, Heather moved to Vermont
and obtained an MS in Natural Resource Planning from the
University of Vermont while working for the Vermont Youth
Conservation Corps and the state’s Department of Environmental
Conservation. She is the founding President of the Climbing
Resource Access Group of Vermont (CRAG-VT) where she led
the organization in its first acquisitions of land to protect public
access to popular rock and ice climbing areas. Heather also
served on the Board of Directors of the Access Fund, a national
non-profit climbing advocacy organization based in Boulder,
Colorado. Currently Heather serves as Executive Director for Stowe Land Trust. Since
2003, she has helped the organization conserve over 1000 acres and oversees the
management of several popular recreation areas. Heather is also Chair of the Mobbs
Farm Committee in Jericho, Vermont, charged with managing a 265 acre community-
owned property. She is an avid trail runner and participates regularly in races up to 50
miles long. Heather lives in Jericho Center with her husband Dave.
Heather will be giving a general synopsis of the Mobbs Farm Trail project from concept
to completion. This project is a prime example of the many players and facets that are
incorporated into a recreation trail project.