Vermont River Conservancy Project

These maps were produced as part of the Environmental Studies Senior Seminar (401). In the spring of 2005, in partnership with the Vermont River Conservancy, the students produced a GIS consisting of an extensive database and a series of maps designed to further conservation goals along a 10 mile stretch of the Otter Creek from Weybridge to Vergennes. Below are some examples of that work, produced using the Geography Department's GIS Lab.

Riparian Buffer Analysis

Historical Land Use Along the River Corridor

Riparian Erosion Along the River Corridor

Marcel and Paul Bourgeois' Parcel, near downtown Vergennes
The Vermont River Conservancy was particularly interested in this parcel

A "Windshield Survey" of the Otter Creek
Note: A "Windshield Survey" is part  of the Agency of Natural Resources Stream Geomorphic Assessment Program designed to provide a cursory glance at the major features of the river geomorphology.