Welcome to the University of Vermont in the great city of Burlington Vermont! The Soil Ecology Society and Society of Nematologists Conference will be held in the Davis Center on campus. If you would like to view pictures of the Davis Center, please click here.
Join Tom Wessels, book author, terrestrial ecologist, and professor at Antioch University New England, on a four-hour interpretative nature hike through one of northern Vermont's natural communities. Tom is well known throughout New England for his unique approach to understanding and appreciating the New England landscape through a synthesis of natural and cultural history, plant and soil ecology, geology, and personal narrative. Sunday July 12, 11 am to 3 pm. Participation is limited to 30 people, first-come, first serve. Transportation and a box lunch will be provided. Fee: $40.
Tom Wessels is the author of Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England (The Countryman Press, 1997). Other titles include The Granite Landscape: A Natural History of America's Mountain Domes, From Acadia to Yosemite (The Countryman Press, 2001), The Myth of Progress: Toward a Sustainable Future (University of Vermont Press, 2006), and Untamed Vermont (Thistle Hill Publications, 2003). Book signing will be from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm in the Silver Maple room.
Enjoy a 1 1/2 hour scenic narrated cruise Tuesday, July 14th on the the Spirit of Ethan Allen III. There will be a deli service and cash bar available. The Spirit of Ethan Allen III will depart at 4:00 PM. For more information about the 4:00 PM Scenic Narrated Cruise, please call 802-862-8300 or visit their website at www.soea.com.
If you need an invitation letter in order to begin your visa application, please see e-mails below.
If you are interested in providing or riding in a carpool, please visit the the Society of Nematologists and Soil Ecology Society group site at GoLoco. Once you sign-up with GoLoco, post your trip and if other participants are taking a similar trip you will be notified by GoLoco. For more information on how this works, please visit the GoLoco website.
Please click here if you would like a pdf map of the SON SES conference area and shuttle schedule. Map includes locations of Sheraton Hotel, University Heights, Living and Learning, Harris Millis and Davis Center.
Last modified June 30 2009 12:23 PM
