Glossary

Glossary and List of Acronyms

ANR Agency of Natural Resources Vermont state agency that contains departments such as Dept of Environmental Conservation. Dept of Fish and Wildlife, and Dept of Forest, Parks and Recreation.

BOR Bureau of Outdoor Recreation From Wikipedia: The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (BOR) was an agency of the United States Department of the Interior with the mission of planning outdoor recreation opportunities for the Interior Department and assisting private, local, and state organizations with their recreation planning. BOR ran from 1962 until it was absorbed into a new agency, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, in 1977.

FPR Department of Forests - Parks and Recreation A department under the Agency of Natural Resources in the Vermont state government. It has 3 divisions: (1) Division of Forests (2) The State Lands Administration and Recreation Division, and (3) the State Parks Division.

Grants-in-aid A grant-in-aid has funds allocated by one level of government to another level of government that are to be used for specific purposes. Such funds are usually accompanied by requirements and standards set by the governing body for how they are to be spent.[From Wikipedia]

HCRS Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service Renamed in 1977 from the Bureau of Outdoor Rereation. HCRS was an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1978 until it was abolished and absorbed into the National Park Service in 1981. HCRS offered grant assistance, technical information and guidance to those in the public and private sectors involved in conservation or recreation projects. [From Wikipedia]

LWCF Land and Water Conservation Fund The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established by Congress in 1964 to safeguard our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans. The LWCF program can be divided into the "State Side" which provides grants to State and local governments, and the "Federal Side" which is used to acquire lands, waters, and interests therein necessary to achieve the natural, cultural, wildlife, and recreation management objectives of federal land management agencies. [From the National Park Service website]

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T-A Town Administrator

ANR	Agency of Natural Resources	Vermont state agency that contains departments such as Dept of Environmental Conservation. Dept of Fish and Wildlife, and Dept of Forest, Parks and Recreation.
BOR	Bureau of Outdoor Recreation	From Wikipedia: The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (BOR) was an agency of the United States Department of the Interior with the mission of planning outdoor recreation opportunities for the Interior Department and assisting private, local, and state organizations with their recreation planning. BOR ran from 1962 until it was absorbed into a new agency, the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, in 1977.
FPR	Department of Forests - Parks and Recreation	A department under the Agency of Natural Resources in the Vermont state government. It has 3 divisions: (1) Division of Forests (2) The State Lands Administration and Recreation Division, and (3) the State Parks Division.
Grants-in-aid		A grant-in-aid has funds allocated by one level of government to another level of government that are to be used for specific purposes. Such funds are usually accompanied by requirements and standards set by the governing body for how they are to be spent.[From Wikipedia]
HCRS	Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service	Renamed in 1977 from the Bureau of Outdoor Rereation. HCRS was an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior from 1978 until it was abolished and absorbed into the National Park Service in 1981. HCRS offered grant assistance, technical information and guidance to those in the public and private sectors involved in conservation or recreation projects. [From Wikipedia]
LWCF	Land and Water Conservation Fund	The Land and Water Conservation Fund was established by Congress in 1964 to safeguard our natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage, and to provide recreation opportunities to all Americans. The LWCF program can be divided into the "State Side" which provides grants to State and local governments, and the "Federal Side" which is used to acquire lands, waters, and interests therein necessary to achieve the natural, cultural, wildlife, and recreation management objectives of federal land management agencies. [From the National Park Service website]
SB	Selectboard
T-A	Town Administrator