Storm Smart


​Storm Smart is a FREE program that exists to work with property owners throughout the Mad River Valley to protect our roads and waterways. By finding ways to slow down, spread out, and sink in stormwater on our own land we can avoid costly erosion on town and private roads while protecting aquatic life and a long tradition of swimming in crystal clear water ​on hot Summer days.
"The Storm Smart Assessment of our home and property
was so thorough, professional, and instructive."
​ - Mad River Valley Homeowner

Storm Smart Actions

Explore Green Stormwater Infrastructure
Green Stormwater Infrastructure are practices that restore and maintain natural hydrologic processes in order to reduce the volume and water quality impacts of stormwater runoff.
Connect with ​Storm Smart Resources
Being Storm Smart means taking part in a larger conversation about sustainable development, land conservation, town planning, and community building. 
Check out these resources that folks around the state and country have developed to make being Storm Smart easy.
Plant trees!
Native trees encourage biodiversity, sustainably manage stormwater, and mitigate the effects of climate change.
We work together as neighbors and community members to protect our roads...
…and make sure the Mad River is a place to cool off on hot summer days for generations to come. 
Photos by Brad Long, Gretchen Mack, Kathie McGrath
The Storm Smart program received funding support in 2021 from the Lake Champlain Basin Program, a Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation Watershed Grant, and generous contributions from donors across the watershed.