The Northern Rivers Land Trust has received the largest single donation in its 19-year history. Long-time Wolcott resident Alton "Tony" Smith, who died on August 30, 2024, willed his 55.5-acre property to the land trust. Smith's estate transferred the property to the NRLT at a closing in Hardwick today.

The Northern Rivers Land Trust celebrated their newest Wolcott easement on Sunday, July 27, 2025, and the weather didn’t deter hardy Vermonters interested in land conservation. The skies opened as two dozen intrepid people attended a celebration of of Bill Morrison’s easement on his 286 acres on Pond Brook Lane near Wolcott Pond.