What do you do when conservation organizations have been trying unsuccessfully to protect a special Vermont property for nearly 20 years, to no avail?
The solution for Hogback Mountain, a beloved former ski area on 575 acres of undeveloped forestland in southern Vermont, was a group of dedicated folks from Marlboro and Wilmington, Vermont. In April 2006 the Hogback Mountain Conservation Association (HMCA)
formed with the intent of buying the property, getting it conserved, and managing it responsibly and sustainably.
If necessity is the mother of invention, threatened development is the father of motivation. The property is a cultural icon to townspeople who remember it as a family-run ski area, a spectacular viewpoint for locals and the traveling public, and undeveloped woodland that serves as important habitat for a variety of wildlife species. The goal of HMCA is to protect these resources, and many more, for future generations of people, plants, and animals. To find out more about these resources, the history of Hogback, and the progress towards conserving Hogback Mountain, we encourage you to explore our website.