Environmental Events

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information

The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.

The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.

“AI and Climate: Superpowers for Good or Drivers of Destruction?” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Tim Profeta, Professor of the Practice, Middlebury College, and Senior Fellow, Duke Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment, and Sustainability and Vee Syengo ‘25.5, Computer Science and English double major at Middlebury College.

The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.

The 2025 Northeastern Old Growth Conference: Wildlands and Old-Growth Forests, co-hosted by Middlebury College and the University of Vermont, will be held September 17–20, 2025, at Middlebury’s scenic Bread Loaf Campus in Ripton, Vermont. Scientists, conservationists, policymakers, health professionals, writers, and artists will gather to share knowledge and inspire a future with more wildlands and old-growth forests in the Northeast. This year’s themes include The Future of Old Growth, Healthy Forests, Healthy People, and Old Growth Ecology.

The Addison County Clean Energy Community is hosting Sun Day to celebrate the power of clean energy to save money, live healthier lives, and to confront the climate crisis by eliminating fossil fuels. Join us for a kid friendly afternoon of live music, food trucks, an electric vehicle petting zoo, art projects, face painting, advice on how to make the switch to clean energy, an opportunity to learn how to get involved in our local efforts, and more.

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information

Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!

A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information

“Forest Recovery from Human Land-Use: Implications for Streams and Carbon Storage” a Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk by Stephen Peters-Collaer, PhD student in forest ecology in the Carbon Dynamics Lab at the University of Vermont.

Meet at the front porch of Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest to join the popular Fall Family Weekend Campus Tree Tour led by passionate Middlebury horticulturalist and tree expert Tim Parsons. Learn fun facts and hear stories about various trees around campus. Tim will also explain how he manages our rural Vermont campus as an urban forest.

Check out Tim Parson’s blog, The Middlebury Landscape, and/or follow Tim on Instagram.

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information

Interested in sustainability and climate action on campus but not sure where to begin? All are welcome to drop by the EcoReps Community Circles, a space to meet new people, discover new opportunities, and connect with one another!

A different craft or activity that you can take home will be offered each circle as an easy way to connect and keep our hands busy. Bring your friends or come and meet new ones, we hope to see you there!

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information

Environmental Studies Core Conversations: Time
Daniel Brayton, Julian W. Abernethy Professor of Literature and member of the Environmental Studies Program
Joseph Holler, Associate Professor of Geography
Christopher Klyza, Stafford Professor of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies
Monica Przyperhart, Visiting Laboratory Instructor in Environmental Studies

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden! No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information