Lincoln · US

Ron Rood Nature Preserve

On a quiet hillside road in Lincoln, Vermont, the Ron Rood Nature Preserve is a small, peaceful piece of protected land where upland meadow meets forested slope. It honors Ron Rood, a beloved Vermont author, naturalist and Vermont Public Radio voice, whose family worked with the Vermont River Conservancy to safeguard his land after his death in 2001—an enduring tribute to a life spent watching and writing about the wild places around him. It is not a big-ticket attraction but a local gem: a short, gentle outing through open fields and woods on the edge of the Green Mountains, with the preserve overlooking a rare wetland complex along the upper New Haven River. Locals call it a "beauty spot of Lincoln," and it rewards anyone who wants a slow walk, some birdwatching and a little quiet.