A new short video reflects on what makes Bread Loaf a rare treasure.

Workshop with Jon Turner of Wild Roots Farm

90% of mistakes can be prevented with an efficient design. This workshop will give you an understanding of different ways to view the landscape and how the site can influence a successful design. We will discuss permaculture principles and how to apply them to this process, while also providing case studies of the effectiveness of ecological design.

A group of students in an environmental studies class interviewed nine local farmers for a project they named CowTalk.

Biomass plant and land preservation help push Middlebury past target in an ambitious multiyear effort.

Students Morgan Raith '16.5 and Sage Taber '16, along with campus horticulturalist Tim Parsons, designed and installed a native rain garden outside of the Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest to help with stormwater management.

The documentary film American Outrage will be screened at 7:00p followed by a brief lecture and discussion on food and water security with Professor Molly Anderson.  Co-sponsored by Chellis House, ISO, and FAM.

For more info, check out the FaceBook event page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1140220519348049/

Note: This fundraiser does not benefit Middlebury College. Donations are not tax-deductible.

The U.S. Green Buildings Council awarded the recently renovated building its highest ranking.

Munroe honored for her work connecting Middlebury students and faculty with community partners around the state.

ENVS 401 Projects with Professor Molly Anderson's students:
•    An Exploration of Energy Innovations and Implications of the Proposed Carbon Pollution Tax for the Vermont Maple Industry
•    Alternative Heating Sources in Vermont Greenhouses
•    Vermont Food Rescue Toolkit
•    Water Quality & Tile Drainage Within Addison County

The students in Michael Sheridan's SOAN 211 Human Ecology will present their research projects as posters.

Topics include:

Fisheries policy in the South Pacific
Guatemala coffee cooperatives
Indigenous people and conservation in Cameroon
Elves, fairies, and ecology in Iceland
Mountaineering, Sherpas, and ecology in Nepal
Pastoralism and climate change in Mongolia
The Sarvodaya spiritual ecology movement in Sri Lanka
Vegetarianism as a cultural system
Lakota Sioux political ecology
….. and more

Woodin Colloquium presented by Matt Landis, Research Scientist and ISciences, LLC.

Woodin Colloquium presented by Matt Landis, Research Scientist and ISciences, LLC.

The 8-minute feature story explores the role of entrepreneurship in a traditional liberal arts setting.

Wolfson, who teaches about global warming and climate change at Middlebury, says the agreement is a good start that will hopefully lead to more progress in the near future.

Ten Environmental Studies students presented their findings about the proposed tax to state officials in Montpelier.

Three Middlebury Schools Abroad sites will serve as the pilot locations for the new initiative ­­– the Middlebury Global Partnerships in Sustainability.

Bobby Levine '08 has stayed true to his passion of finding solutions to the harmful effects of climate change.

Van Jones and Bill McKibben were among the distinguished speakers honoring Middlebury's 50 years of environmental education and leadership.

Howard E. Woodin ES Colloquium Series

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who writes frequently about environmental science, Dan Fagin is also a science journalism professor at New York University. His book, Toms River: A Story of Science and Salvation ...

An Inclusive Group Dialogue for Students, Staff, Faculty and Guests

In a café setting, we will build upon the ideas expressed in the keynote address and panel to explore questions that matter to our community ...

Moderated by Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury with guests ...