The Vermont Fish & Wildlife has put out its annual press release that alerts hikers and climbers about the various cliff and overlook closures that protect breeding Peregrine Falcons. Peregrines begin their breeding season in early April and continue well into July. Audubon Vermont coordinates the monitoring efforts for peregrines using community scientists.

It is important that peregrines have the space they need when incubating eggs and feeding and caring for young. Currently, the sites that are closed are:

Bolton Notch (Bolton) – UUW cliff – cliff access and climbing closed
Deer Leap (Bristol) – cliff-top and climbing closed
Eagle Ledge (Vershire) – closed to hiking and climbing
Fairlee Palisades (Fairlee) – cliff-top closed
Marshfield Mt (Marshfield) - portions closed to climbing
Mt Horrid (Rochester) – Great Cliff overlook closed
Nichols Ledge (Woodbury) – cliff-top and climbing closed
Prospect Rock (Johnson) – overlook closed
Red Rocks Park (S. Burlington) – southern cliff access closed
Rattlesnake Point (Salisbury) – southern overlook closed
Snake Mt (Addison) – entire western trail closed
Stimson Mt (Bolton) – climbing closed

For more information, see: https://vtfishandwildlife.com/newsroom/some-cliff-tops-and-overlooks-clo...