Ongoing Programs

The Vermont Environmental Collaborative's Common Agenda and Legislative Breakfast

VLCVEF facilitates the process of drafting the environmental community’s priorities into a platform for the legislature.  We then host a legislative breakfast for the environment where the Common Agenda is presented to the legislature.

Vermont Environmental Action Network (VEAN)

VLCVEF is currently hosting the Vermont Environmental Action Network. This internet advocacy tool is raising awareness and motivating visitors to get involved in the political process.  This legislative session VEAN has made it easy for Vermonters to e-mail and fax concerns regarding legislation affecting Vermont’s environment directly to their elected officials. More than 1500 Vermonters took action and sent to emails directly to Vermont House and Senate members on environmental legislation during the 2005 legislative session.

Citizen Action Day

VLCVEF sponsors a citizens' lobby day, “Citizen Action Day”, at the Vermont Statehouse where we work with other groups to train and empower citizens and activists from across the state to encourage their Legislators to support the environmental platform.  The goals for are to raise public support for the environmental issues being addressed in the legislature, to connect Vermonters with their legislators, and to mobilize new people to get involved in the democratic process.

VLCVEF Educational Forums

VLCVEF, partnering with VLCV and other environmental groups, hosts forums, social events and/or quarterly meetings with legislators focusing on specific environmental issues.  Please contact us if you are concerned about an issue and would like us to host a forum in your community.

Building Power through List Enhancement

VLCVEF uses technology to add valuable information to membership lists of environmental organizations across the state. This information includes voting frequency, district information and demographic data. Environmental groups that participate in the list enhancement project can jointly use the list to mobilize their memberships in support of conservation efforts.  VLCVEF will use list enhancement to implement our Building Power model across the state as we gear up for 2006.

Environmental Leadership Initiative

VLCVEF hosts an candidate training program in election years to train and educate candidates on green issues, campaigning and campaign skills and what it means to be an environmental leader in Vermont.  Check back for our leadership trainings in Spring of 2006.