Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64In response to the changing environment within Vermont, the Vermont Association of Snow Travelers (VAST) formed theVermont SnowTrails Conservancy / Charitable Trust (VSTC). VSTC is a charitable trust that works with landowners to obtain easements to allow for continued use of, or additional snowmobile trails inVermont. In an agreement betweenVSTC and VAST all VSTC easements fall under the protection afforded by the State of Vermont for the Vermont Statewide Snowmobile Trail System (VSSTS) granted to VAST. The Mission of the Conservancy/Trust is: • Protect and preserve lands for snowmobile trails. • To develop partnerships with landowners, communities and organizations to protect and preserve snowmobile trails for winter recreation. • To form partnerships with other Conservancies and Trusts to protect and preserve snowmobile trails. • To raise awareness of the need to preserve snowmobile trails and to generate support through education, information and fundraising. • Enhance and promote snowmobiling through trail preservation. In the past year the members of the Trust have secured an Easement in the Reading/Bridgewater area on a piece of property bought by the Meccawe club.This easement secured a section of trail that has been used for many years. The Trust hopes to execute an easement by the end of 2016 in Windham county that will secure several miles of trail. Also this past year members of the Trust developed a power point presentation to be presented to each county snowmobile club in VAST. This presentation will further introduce the VSTC to VAST clubs and members. There continues to be a need to raise money to allow the Trust to continue to fund the necessary land surveys, title searches, and acquisition costs. Donationsofanysizewillbeusedtoassistinsecuring your trails for years to come. Sincerely, Jim Hill, VSTC President Cindy Locke, Vice President Patrick Poulin, Secretary Mark Ellingwood, Treasurer Greg Rouleau, Trustee Frank Stanley, Trustee Stan Choiniere, Trustee VERMONT SNOW TRAILS CONSERVANCY/CHARITABLE TRUST Submitted by Jim Hill, VSTC President 23