Research Sponsors

The Role of a Research Sponsor
Examples of Projects
How to Become a Research Sponsor
Supporting Materials for Sponsors

Examples of Projects

CIRCUMPOLAR/ NORTHERN STUDIES

• Modern Pollen Rain and Vegetation Relationships.
  Northern Arizona University Lab of Paleoecology
  
• An Oral History of Town Hill and East Hill in Wolcott, Vermont.
  Vermont Folklife Center
  
• The Spiritual Healing Arts and the Creative Process.
  Bonnie Strange, Master Reiki Practitioner – Northern VT

CONSERVATION ECOLOGY

• The Response of Male Dickcissels to Geographic Song Variation.
  Kansas State University and National Science Foundation
  
• Nonnative Invasive Terrestrial Plant Species in Vermont’s Wilderness Areas.
  USDA Forest Service
  
• A Comparative Analysis of Plant Species Composition at Different Vernal Pools.
  New Hampshire Audubon Society

OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND LEADERSHIP

• The Role of Community-Based Tourism in Sikkim.
  Wisdom Travel – Gangtok, Sikkim, India
  
• Corporate Adventure Programming: Transference Back to the Work Place.
  Parson’s Child and Family Center – Albany, NY
  
• An Exploration of How Service-Learning and Community Involvement Can Affect the Self Efficacy of At-Risk Youth.
  Buffalo Mountain School – Hardwick, VT

SELF-DESIGEND MAJORS

• Wildlife Ecology and Management
  Variables for Successful Research Trappings of New Jersey Black Bears.
  New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife
  Human Ecology
  
• Connecting Cultures, Restoring the Earth.
  Craftsbury Elementary School – Craftsbury, VT

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

• Homegrown: Mapping Vermont’s Foodsheds (Can Vermont Feed Itself?).
  International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC)
  
• Ecological Pest Management on Organic Vegetable Farms of Vermont.
  Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
  
• Can a Farm Compete with Mini-Golf and Bumper Boats?
  Cape Cod and Islands Farm Bureau – Cape Cod, MA
  

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