Howard E. Woodin ES Colloquium Series

“We Conserve What We Love”: Stories About the Conservation of Bread Loaf
Katherine Michels ‘14.5, Environmental Philanthropy Associate at the High Meadows Fund

In June 2015, Middlebury College and the Vermont Land Trust, with the support of alumnus Louis Bacon ‘79, signed a conservation easement which forever protects 2,100 acres of land around the Bread Loaf campus. Katie spoke with people from Middlebury College, the Vermont Land Trust, the Nature Conservancy of Vermont, Ripton, and Louis Bacon’s representatives. The stories these people told described the vision and values underlying this landmark conservation project. In this talk, she will share these stories, which help us understand the importance and many values of Middlebury’s mountain campus.