With substantial support from the Henry
David Thoreau Foundation, undergraduate students have been
working on internship projects under David Brynn, Director of
the Green Forestry Education
Initiative and John Shane, Chair of the Forestry
Program. These service-based learning projects have been conducted
in conjunction with existing UVM classes or as a stand-alone Special
Topics course.
Students implemented service-learning projects
in community-based forest conservation at the UVM Jericho Research
Forest in support of the Vermont Town Forest Project. The Vermont
Town Forest Project seeks: to strengthen cultural connections
to the land; to enhance citizen stewardship; and to establish
and/or expand town forests.
Students prepared a written project description
using Measuring Progress: An Evaluation Guide for Ecosystem
and Community-Based Projects (Ecosystem Management Initiative,
University of Michigan, 2004) as a foundation. They presented
their findings to community participants on April 22, 2006 as
part of an Earth Day Celebration at the Jericho Research Forest.
