Shawn White
Watershed Forestry Partnership Coordinator
PRONOUNS she/her
Room 210, George D. Aiken Forestry Sciences Laboratory
705 Spear Street
South Burlington, VT 05403
United States
- University of Texas, Austin
- University of Georgia, Athens
Area(s) of expertise
Riparian and upland forest restoration, protection of water quality and stream habitat, backyard habitat restoration, stormwater assessment and mitigation, Streamwise program, native plant nursery production, landscaping with native plants, flood resilience
BIO
Shawn works to protect water quality, improve habitat, and increase flood resilience in Vermont and the Lake Champlain Basin via her role as Coordinator of the Watershed Forestry Partnership, a collaborative of non-profit, academic, state, and federal organizations involved in riparian and upland forest restoration.
Before coming to UVM, Shawn worked as the project manager and restoration biologist for the Friends of the Winooski River, where she developed and managed riparian forest restoration plantings, stormwater management projects, and other water quality and habitat improvement work. She has been an active educator, teaching biology and environmental science courses at Norwich University, Green Mountain College, and St. Catherine University, and providing education and outreach to local communities, landowners, schools, and municipalities. Her interests include restoring functioning natural ecosystems in urban areas, gardening with native plants, and process-based restoration in streams. In her spare time Shawn enjoys good books, exploring the woods, paddling her new blue kayak, pretending to play the violin, and family snowball fights.
Bio
Shawn works to protect water quality, improve habitat, and increase flood resilience in Vermont and the Lake Champlain Basin via her role as Coordinator of the Watershed Forestry Partnership, a collaborative of non-profit, academic, state, and federal organizations involved in riparian and upland forest restoration.
Before coming to UVM, Shawn worked as the project manager and restoration biologist for the Friends of the Winooski River, where she developed and managed riparian forest restoration plantings, stormwater management projects, and other water quality and habitat improvement work. She has been an active educator, teaching biology and environmental science courses at Norwich University, Green Mountain College, and St. Catherine University, and providing education and outreach to local communities, landowners, schools, and municipalities. Her interests include restoring functioning natural ecosystems in urban areas, gardening with native plants, and process-based restoration in streams. In her spare time Shawn enjoys good books, exploring the woods, paddling her new blue kayak, pretending to play the violin, and family snowball fights.