‘We have more deer than our forests can support’: Norwich walk highlights browse damage

Dan Healey, center, a Vermont county forester based in the White River Junction office, at an event organized by the Upper Valley Land Trust at Brookmead Conservation Area in Norwich, Vt., on Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. Photo by Alex Driehaus/Valley NewsThis story by Alex Driehaus was first published in the Valley News on Sept. 14, 2026. NORWICH — About 30 people walked through the woods at Brookmead Conservation Area recently clad in hiking gear and armed with printouts of a deer browse