Forestry Senior Lecturer Luben Dimov Receives Outstanding Community-Engaged Faculty Award

Luben Dimov, Forestry

Each year, with the support for the Division for Faculty Affairs, CELO (Community-Engaged Learning Office) presents the Community-Engaged Learning Awards. Community-engaged learning is central to UVM's fulfillment of the land-grant mission, and these awards recognize excellence in community-engaged learning, honoring community collaborators, faculty instructors, and student leaders. These...

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Olivia Lopez uses GPS equipment to locate a plot in the woods of the UVM Jericho Research Forest

Senior Olivia Lopez Awarded for Campus Environmental Leadership

Senior Olivia Lopez ‘21, from North Andover, Massachusetts, came to the University of Vermont (UVM) as an Environmental Sciences major, added a double major in Forestry, and became a leader for environmental sustainability and inclusion across campus.

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Three students in orange vests and face masks stand in forest in the fall

Rubenstein School Installs 100s of Long-Term Monitoring Plots on UVM Forests

The University of Vermont (UVM) Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources has established 464 permanent monitoring plots on UVM Forests. During the summers of 2019 and 2020, a total of nine students worked with Ralph Tursini, Rubenstein School forest coordinator, and used surveying and mapping equipment, including hip chains, siting compasses, and GPS, to locate the one-fifth-acre plots.

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