Group Projects and community partners from NR206
Fall 2008
Project: Wise on Weeds Team
Students: Daniel Lim, Ethan Bond-Watts, Elizabeth Calcutt, Kathleen Stutzman
Community Partner: The Nature Conservancy
The Wise on Weeds team worked with TNC to aid UVM in enrolling in TNC’s Wise on Weeds program. Field work included identifying and inventorying the five invasive landscaped plants found on UVM’s Central campus. This data was then made into a GIS map and database for use by UVM, TNC, and future projects or interested parties. The Wise on Weeds team worked to facilitate a relationship between TNC and key decision makers for landscape planning at UVM. The team also compiled a list of alternative non-invasive plants that could be used to replace the invasive species on campus, along with recommendations for the replacement process, additional literature, ideas to reduce the expenses of the project, and the inventory data into a document that will be given to UVM and TNC.
Project: Carbon Mitigation Framework for Businesses
Students: James Baros, Sam Webb
Community Partner: Spring Hill Solutions, Environmental Consulting Firm
For our project, we worked with Spring Hill Solutions, a small energy consulting firm located here in Burlington. Our work focused on developing a carbon mitigation framework that could be used to compare the costs and effectiveness of different carbon saving strategies. Areas of energy conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy were heavily investigated to provide a matrix comparing the financial and technical feasibility of each technology along with available incentives. A hypothetical business was then created in which we could plug in the selected strategies to see which worked best.
Project: Business Sustainability Plan
Students: Kellen Ryan, Hunter Houde
Community Partner: Spring Hill Solutions, Environmental Consulting Firm
My partner and I developed a business sustainability plan for the environmental consulting firm Spring Hill Solutions. The plan consisted of 7 areas of concern that could be addressed to make a business more sustainable. For each area, we introduced the topic with a summary paragraph, providing basic information and why it was important to consider in the sustainability plan. The second part consisted of questions which were designed to make the business think about what it was currently doing about the business’s sustainability, what their goals were in their new sustainable status, and what kinds of possibilities there are with their specific situation in becoming more sustainable. Next, the meat of the project is a grid which lists all the suggested sustainability measures that they can take, and different implications for each. The last part is a list of resources that point the businesses in the right direction toward further investigation.
Project: Invasive Species in Vermont's Working Forests: a Survey of Vermont County Foresters
Student: David Speer
Community Partner:
The Nature Conservancy
For this project, I created a survey that is to be administered to all Vermont
county
foresters, and eventually to a small group of consulting foresters. With the
results of
the survey, an analysis will be constructed, the goal of which will be to
better
understand the scope of the problem of invasive species in Vermont's working
forests in
economic and ecological terms. With this information, organizations such as
TNC, as well as governmental organizations and also researchers, will have a
better understanding of how to allocate funds in order to combat this problem
and also to have a better
understanding of what can be done in the state's working forests.
Project: Creating website for Champlain Valley Bird Initiative
Student: Ally Giguere
Community Partner: Audubon Vermont
I worked with the Vermont Audubon Center to create website materials for the Champlain Valley Bird Initiative. Project included research of grassland, shrubland, and forest birds, and a challenging project to collect information for Audubon on bird management practices for agricultural and non agricultural land owners.
Project: Lawrence Barnes Elementary School Waste
Project
Students: Nicolas Magliocco, Josh Stewart,
and Ross Saxton
Community Partner:
Sustainable Schools Project and Barnes Elementary School
This project was created from the need to reduce the
amount of waste generated from the Barnes Elementary School in the North End of
Burlington, VT. This includes reducing trash as a direct result from increasing
recycling and compost while changing waste practices by the students, teachers,
and faculty of the school. Trash, recycling, and compost weight and cardboard
height in a dumpster were measured once a week for five weeks. The data was
entered into a Microsoft Excel sheet, which serves as a “Waste Matrix.” The
data in the matrix is baseline data for future comparison by the school, while
the Waste matrix can be used by other schools who want a tool to help reduce
the amount of waste they generate.
Project: Analysis of Environmental Stewardship in New York City, NY
Students: Kaytee Duskin, David Seekell
Community Partner: New York City Field Station of the US Forest Service
This project was to aid the Million Trees Campaign. We performed two GIS analyses with corresponding maps: the first was a measure of stewardship groups within a buffer around NYC Housing Authority public housing units; the second was a social network analysis showing relationships among environmental stewardship groups, and their abundance and connectedness in wealthy and poor neighborhoods. The network analysis did not show conclusive relationships between wealth and stewardship at the neighborhood level.
Project: Environmental Education Initiatives at Charlotte Central School
Students: Claire Johnson, Madison Monty, Marnie McDonough, Ian Howes
Community Partner: Charlotte Central School
As guest "scientists", four of us had the opportunity to teach a
third grade science class of 22 students. We met at Charlotte Central School
every Friday (Sept. 12-Nov. 21) and worked with the kids from about 7:30 to
10:00 am. Earlier in the week we would organize weekly meetings to plan the
lessons/experiments/activities for class. We started the semester with
geology (igneous/sedimentary/metamorphic rock) and then moved on to weather
(air/ water cycle). The children gave presentations on each topic which we were
able to watch and document. It was an incredibly fun experience and we were
able to make great bonds with the children and other teachers.
Project:
Carshare Vermont Community Support
Students: Ruby Warnock, Eugenia
Christie, Torrey Lyons, Kathryn Moriarty
Community Partner:
Annie Bourdon, Carshare Vermont
Carshare Vermont is an organization aiming to
increase access and mobility to all income
levels present in the Burlington area and reduce the need for personal vehicles
of residents. This semester our group helped Annie Bourdon in getting her
Carshare program off the ground. We focused
primarily on demonstrating community support for the program, as well as
generating interest and increasing awareness of its existence. We did
this by canvassing in specific neighborhoods where cars were to be located,
sending emails to targeted listserves, and tabling on
campus. We were successful in demonstrating substantial support for the
program as the city board approved the designation of specific carshare parking spaces. We will see the effects of
our promotion on campus when the program launches in just a few days.
Project: Advancing the Goals of Crag VT through a comprehensive organizational profile
Community Partner: Crag VT
Students: Maureen Whalley, Dexter Locke
Our project involved working with a local, non-profit access
group and helping to gather
a large number of resources into one place so that they could be more easily
accessible
to the group. None of the members of the group are full-time or even
paid, it is
completely volunteer driven, so it was imperative to
make it a friendly to read and
understand document. We gathered information on the group history, their
goals and
objectives, their accomplishments and current and future projects. By
assembling these
into one contiguous document, we made it easier for the group to both review
these
resources and add to them as the organization changes and grows.
Spring 2008
Project:
Protecting the eastern sand darter, Ammocrypta
pellucida, in the Lake Champlain Basin Research and justification for listing under the
Endangered Species Act
Student: Leanne Deschenes
Community Partner:
Center for Biological Diversity
The life history and distribution
of the eastern sand darter, Ammocrypta pellucida, was studied through a review of scientific
literature to justify listing on the federal Endangered Species Act. Literature
highlighted the species' unique habitat requirements and behavior, being that
the slender fish of four-inches is found in fine, sandy substrates of wide
rivers, often at bends where water velocity is low. Its range runs through the
upper Mississippi River basin, Great Lakes tributaries, and the St. Lawrence in
Canada into the Champlain basin. A. pellucida demonstrates
a unique burrowing behavior in which it buries itself approximately 5” below
the sand. Behavioral characteristics make sampling difficult because of the
inability for trawls to uncover buried fish; habitat fluctuation of sandbars
further hinder year-to-year sampling. Sampling limitations obstruct biologists
from developing a thorough understanding of the species overall, producing an
obstacle for conservation efforts. The eastern sand darter may exist more
abundantly than thought to due to deceptive samples. Because few quality
resources exist, the Center for Biological Diversity suggested that a petition
not yet be created but rather that hard and electronic copies of all literature
are submitted to the agency.
Project: Ecology Club
Community Partner: Barnes Elementary School, Sustainable Schools Project
Students: Kat Vanek, Heather Durkell, Rose Weggler
Ecology Club is an after school program located in Barnes Elementary School, Burlington, Vermont. The club was formed through Shelburne Farms Sustainable Schools Project. Ecology Club is an environmentally-focused after school program, which hopes to link youth with their local community and the environment. In conjunction with Elana Dyer from the Sustainable Schools Project at Barnes Elementary, we helped run the Ecology Club after school program. Ecology Club meets every Thursday from 3:15 to 5:15 with a group of 3rd-5th graders and teaches environmentally related lessons. Environmental education should be available to all children. Ecology Club, and our involvement in the club, makes this idea possible.
Project: Enhancement of Eco-Literacy & Community
Involvement at Lawrence Barnes Elementary School
Community Partner:
Sustainable Schools Project, Shelburne Farms, Lawrence Barnes Elementary School
Students:
Steph Brontman, Sam Graulty, Jojo Lynch
We read environmentally themed
books to first and third grade students. Each of us had one or two students
that we worked with each week. After reading the books, we had question-based
discussions on what we just read, such as figuring out
what lessons could be learned from the story. If there was time, we also did
small activities like drawing a picture or a diagram of something from the
story. In addition to enhancing our students' overall literacy and
eco-literacy, we also bonded with the students, becoming a mentor and someone
they could count on seeing every week at the same time and having fun with.
Project: Rodger’s Tract Road Improvement at Jericho
Research Forest
Community Partner: David Brynn,
Jericho Research Forest
Students: Mike Brown, Jeff Turner, Owen Beck
The Rodger's Tract of UVM's Jericho
Research Forest was acquired via donation in 1999 and adds 127 acres of
historical farmland to the University's holding. This parcel also presents some
interesting challenges for management, as its past land use, more specifically
its most recent timber harvest (1996), has left areas of degraded roads and
habitat as well as disturbed hydrological processes. It is important that these
issues be addressed for the long-term health and viability of the forest, as
well as to comply with Vermont Acceptable Management Practices and ultimately
to obtain the Smartwood certification that the
University desires.
Through the Rubenstein
School of Natural Resources' focus on community involvement, Mike Brown, Jeff
Turner, and Owen Beck in conjunction with David Brynn
of Vermont Family Forests identified a portion of the road network in the
parcel where hydrologic restoration would be most beneficial. Over the course
of several visits, these students walked the designated section of trail and
flagged out a network of waterbars designed to
control erosion and restore proper hydrology to the landscape. During this
implementation, on the ground observations made it clear that a piece of the
road needed to be closed out completely; however, closing out the road
presented a problem because the trails in the Rodger's Tract are frequently
used by walkers and cross country skiers. To accommodate for this recreational
function, a new trail was designed that follows the natural contours of the
land, providing a path to the bottom of the hill without the steep, harsh
grades characteristic of the old road.
The work for the project is
scheduled to be started on May 5th, 2008. Bill Torrey, who is known
for his excellent land ethic and professionalism, has been contracted to
complete the necessary work with his tracked excavator.
Project: Research and Public involvement for Successful Reintroduction of American Chestnuts to Vermont Forests
Community Partner: American Chestnut Foundation – John Shane and Paul Shauberg
Students: Stephanie Walsh and Melissa Belcher
The goal of this project was to synthesize research
conducted on American chestnut seedlings and saplings at Jericho Research
Forest, Vermont, in order to produce an
informational pamphlet outlining our qualitative results to be distributed to
the public. Our community partner John Shane and the research study’s funder, The American Chestnut Society is exploring the basic
life history characteristics of American chestnuts under four different
planting technique treatments in order to have the best understanding on where
to re-introduce this species in Northern Vermont. The American Chestnut Society
is currently developing a resistant strand of the American chestnut to the
Chestnut Blight, the devastating fungal disease that has destroyed the American
chestnut and the community structure of the Appalachian hardwood forest due to
an invasion introduced in 1904.
Because American chestnuts have been suffering for over 100 years, little is
known on the basic life history characteristics of this magnificent tree. Due
to the various potential benefits of the reintroduction of this species, re-introduction
into Vermont is a popular idea. Our pamphlet will provide citizens of Vermont
with the background knowledge in order to be most successful in planting these
resistant seeds when they become available to the public. Our pamphlet has been
distributed to various groups of people in Vermont. Included was a survey that
will be returned to us that will quantify our success readability, and
understanding of the pamphlet, and will also provide interested recipients with
an opportunity to submit their address to us so that when resistant strain
seeds become available, they will be distributed to knowledgeable, excited
citizens of Vermont.
Project: Champlain Elementary School’s Living Machine
Community Partner: Jen Mann at Champlain Elementary School, Sustainable Schools Project
Students: Anna Kovaliv, Shelby Fraga
This semester, we resurrected the living machine at Champlain Elementary School. After a healthy run of seven years, the machine died last summer due to lack of maintenance, and we were the spark to reignite interest in the machine. With help from our community partner, Jen Mann, two fathers of children in the school, and Marc Companion, the original builder of the living machine, we inoculated the living machine with life and brought it back to a fully-functioning state. Now Lightening the Turtle, the school's live-in mascot, has an entire mini-ecosystem to call home.
Project: Recruiting mentors for Mobius
Community Partner: Mobius
Students: Deng Kenjok, Sumana Serchan
We contacted businesses and institutions to set up appointments to talk about mentoring for Mobius. We managed to present at Burlington Cohousing and signed up one mentor, and we are exploring new ideas to recruit mentors.
Project: Feasibility of Baitfish Aquaculture in Vermont
Community Partner: Jeff Gunderson, National Aquaculture Center, Great Lakes Sea Trust
Students: Joshua Ashline, Joe Cahill, Joshua Hayford
Our project was an analysis on the demand for local baitfish aquaculture in Vermont. Currently, there are heavy restrictions on the distribution of baitfish in Vermont, due to the recent outbreak of the VHS virus that has found its way into midwestern water bodies. Baitfish aquaculture in the Midwest, particularly Arkansas, is a huge industry, and the wide range of distribution is the primary vector for the invasion of the VHS virus. The three of us structured a business plan that involved a sustainable facility, which re-circulates and conserves water, and has the capacity to also integrate a hydroponics agriculture system, an integration known as aquaponics. Through the convergence of an ecological, economic, and ethical perspective, we devised a well-rounded plan, which evolved steadily over the course of the semester.
Project: Miller Pond assessment
Community Partner: John Messier, farm maintenance director
Student: Alea Tuttle
The Miller Pond project sought to examine solutions to improve the water quality of effluent from a storm water retention pond. The storm water retention pond empties directly into Potash Brook, and receives runoff from concrete paddocks where mud and manure can pollute the water. A series of interviews of CALS and RSENR faculty and staff were conducted to define the problem and provide a context for the project. Recommendations for future actions are contained in a narrative report that attempts to define the problem from a whole-systems perspective.
Project: Burlington Climate Action Plan
Community Partner: Burlington Legacy Project
Student: Peter Kovacs
I worked with the Legacy Project. My job was to research sustainability policies for an updated addition of the Burlington Climate Action Plan. I evaluated numerous climate plans from cities around the country and worked with local policy experts. This was a great project because of its real world applications.
Project: Mobbs Parcel Wildlife Inventory
Community Partner: Derek Berkins, Jericho Conservation Commission, Mobbs Committee
Students: Kiley Briggs, Karen Klinger, Kelly McBride, Katie Chang, Jaime Recore, Tim O’Connell
The purpose of our project was to conduct a wildlife
inventory on Mobbs Property,
adjacent to the Jericho Research Forest in Jericho, Vermont. We examined
signs of charismatic mammalian species presence on the property (including
tracks, scat, etc.) and made observations of current and future stand diversity
to determine habitat availability. After
spending considerable time in the forest we were able to make management
recommendations that will help the commission manage not only for human recreation
on the property but also for wildlife. We were restricted to mammals not
because the commission was uninterested in anything else but instead to the
weather constraints of winter. Future NR206 groups in the fall semester
may be able to contribute to this project by surveying for species of
birds and herp that we were unable to. Our final deliverable was a report of mammal
species that were detected or are likely to occur on the property.
Project: Greening of Aiken – LEED Points for landscaping
Community Partner: Greening of Aiken Committee
Students: Stephen Addison and Alex Crowcroft
The landscaping project of the Davis Center circle involved a pre-site analysis of the circle, brainstorms and drafts, and finally a plan for execution. The design allowed us to use our creativity and our basic understanding of plants to create a welcoming site on the circle. The project involved a lot of drafting and drawing.
Project: Retrofitting Little Park: Making it a big part of the Community through and Urban Rain Garden and Murals
Community Partner: Burlington Parks and Recreation
Students: Caitlin Andrews and Kelly Coons
Our project involved retrofitting
a park in the Old North End. This park, barely used, was transformed by the
addition of an exemplary rain garden and a number environmentally themed murals
painted by businesses and youth organization in the vicinity. The majority of
the work for this project involved design, gaining approval to do this project
through Burlington Parks and Recreation, and receiving donations from multiple
organizations in the area to complete the project. Retrofitting George &
Elaine Little Park added social, natural, and cultural capital to the Old North
End.
Project: Carbon Footprint of Intervale
Compost Products
Community Partner: Intervale Compost
Products
Students: Kyla Bedard and Chris
Dubin
Our project involved working with Intervale Compost Products (ICP) to explore their carbon footprint in the greater Burlington community; ICP wanted us to evaluate the ICP's current carbon impact on the community and also what it would be if ICP was no longer in operation.
Project: Jericho Research Forest Green Forestry Education Initiative
Community Partner: David Brynn, Jericho Research Forest
Student: Drew Cameron
I worked with David Brynn and the Green Forestry Education Initiative at Jericho Research Forest to create a management plan for an eight acre stand within compartment three. Utilizing my training in forestry I worked to measure and tally, interpret and design a reasonable harvesting and plan for this unique area within the research forest. The final component was delivering the management plan for archiving in the Green Forestry website as a potential future learning tool to expound upon.
Project: Moosalamoo Festival
Community Partner: Bruce Brown, Moosalamoo National Recreation Area
Students: Matt Linder, Amanda Cota, Emily Carson
We imagined, designed, advertised for, and ran an Earth Week volunteer festival at Moosalamoo National Recreation Area in Brandon, VT. We partnered UVM with Middlebury students/faculty and local businesses to build hype for the newly appointed NRA and for supplies/food used that day.
Project: Rooftop Bird Garden Planning and Curriculum Development
Community Partner: High School for Environmental Studies
Students: Caitlin Kincaid, Brian Cummings, David Lucero, and Nick Barch
For our NR206 project we worked with the High School for Environmental Studies and their community partner the Friends of the High School for Environmental Studies (FHSES) in Manhattan, New York. Working closely with FHSES, our group developed lesson plans and activities to help the schools wildlife conservation and biology classes plan and construct an urban bird garden on the schools existing rooftop garden. The planning culminated in a day long event at the school where the students built feeders, bird baths, planted seedlings and drafted a plan for the actual layout of the garden.
Project: A Preliminary Assessment of the Climate Status of Diversity in Rubenstein Classrooms
Commnity Partner: Rubenstein School Diversity Task Force
Student: Anastasia Yarbrough
I conducted faculty surveys, collected student narratives, and wrote a Scholarly Personal Narrative, all centered around diversity in the classrooms of the Rubenstein School.
Project: Greening of Schroon Lake Hotel
Community Partner: Dave Kaufman
Students:
Adam Dolan, Dale Parker, Jeremy Oclatis
For our NR 206 project we worked with Dave Kaufman, who was in the
process of planning the creation of a hotel. He wanted to make his hotel as
environmentally friendly as possible to help promote sustainable practices and
help his business reduce costs. We conducted an in depth analysis of all
environmentally friendly products, practices from the construction process to
the in room products. At the conclusion of our project we presented our
community partner with our researched information and provided him with contact
information, benefits, and a range of choices for different products.
Project: Jericho Research Forest Pizza Oven and Community Development
Community Partner: David Brynn, Jericho Research Forest
Student: Blakeley Adkins
This project was based around finishing the wood burning pizza oven at Jericho, and getting the Jericho community and UVM students involved by inviting them to participate in making cob and adding it to the oven. This project also included the creation of a webpage on the green forestry website describing a step by step process on how to build your own oven, and the organization of a community event at the research forest. The main goal of this project was to demonstrate how something as simple as the construction and use of a home made pizza oven can bring people with similar interests together. We are living in a society where there is little interaction within communities which is crucial in order for people to work together and lean from others. I hope that this oven is a step in the right direction.
Project: Green Hotels
Community Partner: Peter Crawford, Vermont Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State
Students: Erin Chansky and Reese Wisnowski
Vermont Green Hotels in the Green Mountain State (VGHGMS) is a small business which works with various hotels in the state of Vermont to reduce their environmental impact. Working with Peter Crawford we were able to collect surveys from all hotels within the program and identify how much waste reduction was happening. We identified strengthens and weaknesses by putting this data into an excel spreadsheet. By listening to the concerns of the hotel owners we were able to identify an interest in learning what other hotels are doing, especially in terms of environmental cleaners. Our group researched the environmental cleaners that were said to be the most efficient and made references sheets for the VGHGMS website. Overall, this project was a great experience to work on communication skills and learn more about the tourism industry and how hotels can better their green practices.
Fall 2007
North End Energy Efficiency for Low Income Residents
Community Partner(s): Hal Colston, Neighborkeepers
Students: Kesha Ram, Satish Serchan, Min Zheng
Hike for Eco-Literacy
Community Partner(s): UVM Outdoor Center and SPECTRUM
Students: Jared Levesque, Krysta Zambroski, Debbie Krug
Greening of Aiken: Waste Water Treatment Design
Community Partner(s): Greening of Aiken Committee
Students: JT Gravelie, Connor Seery, Dan Passios
Colchester Bog Boardwalk Restoration
Community Partner(s): UVM
Students: Doug Brown, Mish Cetner, Nicole Desnoyers, Abby Farnham, JJ Rice
Salmon Hole Trail Restoration:
Community Partner(s): Winooski Valley Park District
Students: Kim DePasquale, Lucas Chapman, Grant Janukajtis, Helmut Werner, Ryan Koloski
South Burlington School Energy Assessment
Community Partner(s): South Burlington School District
Students: Jodi Anderson, Sam Tolstoi, Oliver LaFarge, Gerard Gainy, Jon Lashure
Fair Trade Construction Materials
Community Partner(s): Michelle Mularky, UVM Physical Plan
Students: Kerry Canton, Kyle Burkett
Fair Trade Jewelry
Community Partner(s): CHASM, Sally Deleon
Students: Katie Gibbons, Sara Chace, Breezy Salmonsen, Jessica Chaplin
Eco-Clubs
Community Partner(s): Barnes Elementary and Matt Dubel, Sustainable Schools Project
Students: Katie Cleggett, Kimberly Reinhardt, Joules Dybiki
Focus the Nation
Community Partner(s): UVM
Students: Chelsea Kadish, Katie Proudman
Ecological Assessment of Bolton Ski Resort
Community Partner(s): Redstone, Billy Wilson
Students: Rich Kropp, Ben Levy
Intervale Nursery Project
Community Partner(s): Intervale Conservation Nursery
Students: Andrew Eberly, Amy Niemczura
Shelburne Farms Carbon Calculator
Community Partner(s): Anne Bijur, Shelburne Farms
Student: Shane Dwyer
South Burlington School Interpretive Trail and Compost
Community Partner(s): South Burlington School District
Students: Brian Vautin, Juliana Duryea, Justin Gibel, Chris Catsos
Step It Up: Raising Awareness about Climate Change
Community Partner(s): Step It Up Burlington
Students: Jon Ellermann, Katelyn Homeyer
Greenhouse Harvest Celebration and Local Food Education
Community Partner(s): GreenHouse
Students: Allison Colwell, Jonathan Kovacs, Adam Crawford
Interpretive Signs for Rock Point –
Community Partner(s): Rock Point
Students: Sarah Wanamaker, Caitlin O'Neil
Spring 2007
Working with to run Burlington Spring "Green up" events
Community Partner(s): CEDO
Students: Pat
Site remediation of toxins at the Miller Farm
Community Partner(s): UVM
Students: David, Eric, Rhys
Site remediation at Common Ground Farm
Community Partner(s): Common Ground Farm
Students: Tom, Mike
Cleaning up the McKenzie parcel at the Intervale
Community Partner(s): Burlington Parks and Rec
Students: Mike, Matt
Climate Change Teach-in
Community Partner(s): UVM faculty/staff/students
Students: Caroline, Jessica, Erin, Ashley
SWEEP Radio Spots on Environmental Education
Community Partner(s): SWEEP (Statewide Environmental Education Programs)
Students: Ben, Daniel, Matt
Watershed Education in Schools
Community Partner(s): Rock Point
Students: Erika, Ryan, Jacqueline
Community Bird Walks
Community Partner(s): Town of Milton
Students: Roger
Bike Transportation to Jericho Research Forest
Community Partner(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Students: Gwen
Project Consulting Regarding Gas Station Remediation
Students: Greg
Solar wood drying kiln design for Jericho Research Forest
Community Partner(s): David Brynn, Jericho Research Forest
Students: Josh O’Neil, Zach Bergen, Christen Scott, Lindsey DeGiorgio
Environmental Education and Urban Wildlife
Community Partner(s): Barnes Elementary
Students: Chrisey Casey, Samantha Collins
Assisting the Development of a Farm to School Program for the Orchard School
Community Partner(s): South Burlington School District
Student: Johanna Prader
Self-sufficiency Skills Workshops for GreenHouse Students
Community Partner(s): GreenHouse
Students: Ethan Joseph, Jessica Frank, Dafna, Janice Moynihan, Nathan Kargman
Bobcat Behavior Research
Community Partner(s): Mark Freeman
Student: Katie Parrish
Songbird Decline Monitoring at Audubon Vermont
Community Partner(s): Audubon Vermont (Mark LaBarre)
Student: Anna Potter
Yurt Design/Construction
Community Partner(s): Jericho Research Forest
Students: Alex, Nick, Mitch, Kevin, John
Fall 2006
Assessment of Wolcott Research Forest
Community Partner(s): John Shane
Jericho Forest Road Assessment and Management
Community Partner(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Jericho Forest Stream Assessment
Community Partner(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Jericho Forest Trail Assessment
Community Partner(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Revitalization of Community Parks
Community Partner(s): Burlington Parks and Rec
Local Food Campaign
Community Partner(s): GreenHouse Staff
Wildlife Habitat Assessment at McKenzie Parcel
Community Partner(s): NWF, Burlington Parks and Rec, Backyard Habitat Program
Watershed Stewardship Educational Program
Community Partner(s): Watershed Alliance
Forest Methodology
Community Partner(s): Mike Snyder and local loggers
Sustainability Education (design and implementation)
Community Partner(s): SLIMY
Vernal Pool Construction and Amphibian Habitat Enhancement
Community Partner(s): Birds of Vermont Museum
Model Timber Sale
Community Partner(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Design of a Solar Array for Wolcott Cabin
Community Partner(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Reducing Waste Campaign
Community Partner(s): Spectrum
Design and Implementation of global warming education
Community Partner(s): Barnes Elementary School
Vegan Restaurant Guide
Community Partner(s): over 50 local restaurants
Spring 2006
Providing outdoor and environmental education experiences to teens
Community Partners(s): SPECTRUM
Building and developing curriculum for a living machine at the High School for Environmental Studies
Community Partners(s): High School for Environmental Studies
Providing engaging nature education to elementary school students
Community Partners(s): Lawrence Barnes Elementary School
Jericho road restoration
Community Partners(s): David Brynn and Jericho Research Forest
Bats and Bird Habitat
Community Partners(s): Burlington Parks and Recreation
Introducing elementary school kids to “people of passion”
Community Partners(s): Champlain Elementary School
Old North End Ski Initiate
Community Partners(s): Bolton Valley Ski Resort
Initiating a UVM Forestry/Woodsmans team
Community Partners(s): Jericho Research Forest, David Brynn, Paul Kate
Backyard wildlife habitat program
Community Partners(s): National Wildlife Federation, Burlington Parks and Rec
Raising awareness about wildlife
Community Partners(s): Local nursing home
Green restaurant initiative
Community Partners(s): Burlington Pub and Brewery
Exploring and documenting the promise of town forests
Community Partners(s): Jericho Research Forest, H enry David Thoreau Foundation, Peregrine Productions
Creating a Darfur Speaker Database
Community Partner(s): STAND
Jericho Yurt
Community Partner(s): Jericho Research Forest and David Brynn
Common Ground Sediment Control Ecological Design
Community Partner(s): Common Ground Family Camp
Williston Park Nature Brochure
Community Partner(s): Parks and Recreation
Downtown Compost Initiative
Greening the Redstock Music Event
Community Partner(s): Many local businesses
Bubbles to Ripples: raising money and awareness for healthy water systems
Community Partner(s): Many small community businesses
Recycling Forums
Community Partner(s): Erica Spiegel and UVM recycling program
Fall 2005
Raising awareness for alternative medical practices on campus
Community Partner(s): Center for Health and Well Being
Working to bring local food alternatives to campus
Community Partners(s):
Evaluating Burlington Community Gardens
Community Partners(s): Jim Flint
Lewis Creek Management Plan
Community Partners(s): Lewis Creek Watershed Association
Urban Environmental Education
Community Partners(s): Branch Out Burlington
Tracking ATV Use in Vermont
Community Partners(s): Vermont Natural Resource Council
Salisbury school nature trail
Community Partner(s): Salibury Conservation Commission
Buy local fair
Community Partner(s): 20+ local businesses
Refugee afterschool program
Community Partner(s): Franklin Square, Ginny Mullins
Biodiesel directory
Community Partner(s): Many local supporters of biodiesel
Green Business Certification discussion
Community Partner(s): Vermont Pub and Brewery
Energy efficiency booklet
Community Partner(s): Efficiency Vermont
Community Development of Underused Urban Spaces
Community Partner(s): Diane Gayer