Conservation

Welch: “I urge you to take into account the impact locally, not just the impact financially: to save a dollar, you may lose a forest.”  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology, today pressed Tom Schultz, Chief of the…

Resolution emphasizes need for increased conservation efforts for freshwater systems  WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Earth Day, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources and Biotechnology, reintroduced a resolution to recognize the significant ecological and cultural role of lake sturgeon in Vermont…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today led U.S. Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) in sending a letter to bipartisan leadership of the Senate Appropriations Committee urging Congress to provide robust federal funding for programs supporting the Lake Champlain basin.…

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Congresswoman Becca Balint (VT-At Large) today celebrated that their bicameral Nulhegan River and Paul Stream Wild and Scenic River Study Act unanimously passed the Senate on Wednesday evening. The legislation will protect the…

BETHEL, VT — U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Chair of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, joined representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to tour the White River National Fish Hatchery (NFH) and discuss the importance of the hatchery’s…