Sustainability & Environmental Affairs

Join us to discuss the future of climate action at Middlebury with a range of breakout topics led by students and alums.

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden this Fall Family Weekend!

No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information.

Have a rip that needs fixing? A zipper that doesn’t work anymore? Want to learn how to fix it yourself? Join Maine Gear Share, Sustainability and Environmental Affairs, Outdoor Programs, and Innovation Hub for a hands-on workshop to learn how to repair your gear. 

Pizza and a discussion of the Maine Gear Share model will follow at 6pm.

Details and RSVP to come!

Bring your snagged jackets! Bring your holey hats! Bring your tents with broken zippers! 

MMC, Outdoor Programs, Climate Action Program, and Innovation Hub are delighted to bring Maine GearShare to campus. They’ll be offering free gear repair from 12-5 on Oct 24! Drop off gear in need of repair, then connect with student orgs about how to get outside. 

Find us on the lawn in between Gifford and the Middlebury Chapel.

For 23 years the Knoll has been powered by students and the Middlebury community. Come join us in the garden this Fall Family Weekend!

No experience required; please check out go/knollhours for more information.

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

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

Join us for to celebrate the abundance of 2025 in the garden: come taste some Knoll friend-made hot sauce and snacks made with produce from the garden.

Want to make a hot sauce entry? Check out more info at go/knollhours in mid-October!

For more information: The Knoll

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.