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Environmental Studies

Environmental Studies ENVS

Environmental Studies Program Fall Social

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
Come meet fellow ES majors, minors, and faculty; learn more about the major and opportunities in the program and get any questions answered prior to spring registration. Prospective majors and minors are also encourage to attend. Cider and cider doughnuts will be available. 

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Vermont's S.148: An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont

Sponsored by:
Office of Institutional Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Environmental Studies, and Anderson Freeman Resource Center
Please join us for a virtual panel discussion to raise awareness of and support for Vermont’s S.148: An act relating to environmental justice in Vermont. The bill seeks to establish an environmental justice policy for the State of Vermont and would require state agencies to incorporate environmental justice into their work. The bill will be discussed in this spring’s upcoming legislative session.

Confirmed panelists are:

Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale, Vermont State Senator and lead sponsor of S. 148

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
A Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk titled “Adaptation, Resilience, and Transformation in Maine’s Coastal Communities” by Heather M. Leslie, Director, University of Maine’s marine laboratory, Darling Marine Center, and Professor of Marine Sciences, UMaine’s School of Marine Sciences.

Virtual Middlebury

Open to the Public

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
An Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk titled “Shacksbury Cider, from Middlebury’s Knoll to a National Brand” by David Dolginow ‘09, Co-founder, and Vice President of Shacksbury Cider.

Join David Dolginow ‘09 as he discusses the journey from living at Middlebury College’s Weybridge House and working a summer internship on the Knoll to founding Shacksbury Cider and living permanently in New England, despite being an avid KC Royals fan. Shacksbury is now sold in 35+ states and produced in a 36,000 square foot facility in Vergennes, Vermont.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
An Environmental Studies Colloquium Series talk titled “The Case for Wilderness in a Rapidly Changing World” by Jon Leibowitz, Executive Director, Northeast Wilderness Trust.

What is Wilderness?  Is it a legal definition?  A state of mind?  A philosophy?  This presentation will discuss what wilderness is and what it is not and why setting aside more land as wild is as relevant today as it’s ever been.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public

Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium Series

Sponsored by:
Environmental Studies
ENVS 0401 A Community Engaged Practicum: Shifting baselines on a changing planet: a collaborative past and future ecology of Vermont.

You are welcome to attend in person in Hillcrest 103, Franklin Environmental Center. This discussion will also be streamed, attend virtually by clicking here.

Franklin Environmental Center, The Orchard-Hillcrest 103

Open to the Public