Land Conservation and Stewardship Theses
Asterisk (*) after year denotes honors thesis.
1995
- David Russell Mallard, A Functional Assessment of the Proposed Conservation Greenways of Chittenden County, Vermont
- Jason Manges, Project Selection Criteria: A Strategy for Land Trusts
2002
- Brian Chaplin, Natural Community Mapping and Landscape Assessment at the Shelburne Pond Natural Area, Shelburne, Vermont
- Susan Cincotti, Case Study: Exploring Non-Profit Contributions to Controlling Sprawl in Chittenden County, Vermont
- Meredith Michalski, A Study of Nine Natural Areas in Burlington, Vermont: A Guide to Developing a Connection with the Natural World
- Aimee Onofrio, Regional Sustainable Development: Proposals for a More Effective Mesoamerican Biological Corridor Implementation Strategy
- Carey Reeder, A Conservation Management Plan for Pease Mountain Natural Area, Charlotte, Vermont
2003
- Benjamin Hudson, Land Conservation in Costa Rica: A Study into the Possible Conservation of Potential Property in the Osa Peninsula
- Melissa Lowitz, The Implementation of the Vermont Biodiversity Project as a Tool for Land Trusts in Vermont
- Kevin Viani, A Critique of Spatial Data Through the Use of Metadata for Small Land Parcels
2004
- Julia Dreher, Analysis of the Potential for a Wildlife Corridor across the Narrows of Lake Champlain, Vermont
- Jennifer Dye, Community-Based Coral Reef Conservation and Management in the Hawaiian Islands
2006
- * Chris Andrews, Conservation of Altered Landscapes: The Role of Anthropogenic Antiquity in the Contemporary Montane Cloud Forest Ecology of the Mazar Wildlife Reserve in the Southeastern Ecuadorian Andes
- Mallory Graves, How to Effectively Protect Natural Areas: An Assessment of Centennial Woods to Determine Appropriate Boundaries
- Leah W. Szafranski, Creating a Website to Encourage Good Citizenship: Principles for Visitors to Centennial Woods Natural Area
2007
- Matt Hawes, A Comparative Analysis of the Management Practices for Alpine Ecosystems in the Northeastern United States
- Anna DeForest Meyer, Conservation of Public Interests through Private Ownership: The Pingree Forest Partnership as an Example of a Working Forest Conservation Easement with Diverse Benefits
2008
- * Emily Abbott, Geo-Divinity: Sacred Landscapes of the Hindu Faith
2009
- * Jessica Breitfeller, Perceptions, Promises, and Politics: an Ethnographic Case-Study of Community-Based Ecotourism in Gales Point, Belize
- Madison Monty, Harvesting Hope for the Hogback: An Inquiry into Sense of Place and Transboundary Conservation
- Christopher S. Phelan, Using GPS to Locate Boundary Markers on Lands Conserved by the Lake Champlain Land Trust
2010
- Alex Hemmer – Environmental Policy Internship with Audubon Vermont: Analysis of the Current Use Program and its Legislative Priorities in the 2010 Session
- * Carrie-Anne Palmeri – Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) for Watershed Management: Assessing Watershed Management Trends & Instrument Suitability for One Honduran Community
- Emily Piccone – Generating Effective Change Through News Media: A Case Study of United States’ Media Coverage and its Impacts on Brazilian Amazon Deforestation
- Sarah Alicia Sotomayor – Conservation in the 21st Century: Restoring Wholeness to Lands and People through Wildlands Philanthropy
2011
- Julie Bellino – Finding Forever Wild: Identifying and Mapping Land Suitable for Conservation by the Northeast Wilderness Trust
- Zoe Linton – The Wampahoofus' Favorite Place: A Children's Book of Environmental Stewardship
- Ryan A. Williams – Alpine Management Comparison: An Exploration of Vermont and New York's Highest Places
2012
- Kristen Bousquet – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
- Olivia Bulger – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
- Laura Rose Dailey – Saratoga Plan: Summer 2011 Internship with a Local Land Trust Working to Conserve Open Space and Farmland in and Around Saratoga County in Upstate New York
- Olivia Marie Fragale – Pease Mountain Stewardship Program, Charlotte Central School, Fall 2011
- Kelsey Head – From Drop to Drain: Sustainability Education Curriculum through the UVM Watershed Alliance
- Ben Ifshin – Are You With us on the Issues?: Canvassing for a Healthy Gulf in Southeastern Louisiana: Field Manager Internship with the Gulf Restoration Network
- Robin McAloon – Countryside Ranger Internship, Assynt, Scotland
- Janet Ruttenberg – Natural Spaces and Off-Leash Dog Use Management at Newton's Cold Spring Park
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