Ecology Archives - Sterling College

May 20 Presentation: Vermont’s Wildlife in a Changing Climate

Vermonters of all ages are invited to attend a presentation about Vermont’s wildlife in a changing climate on Monday, May 20 at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will be given in…

Unexpected Relationships In Wilderness

Savannah Storch graduated in December 2018 with a B.A. in Ecology and minor in Climate Justice. We are grateful for Savannah’s permission to publish this essay about her Summer 2018…

Into the High Country

On the last day of August eight students and two instructors converged at the baggage claim area in the Reno-Tahoe airport. We were about to begin the trip of a…

Layer by Layer: Building Hugelkultur and Community with Rick Thomas

Just like in Hugelkultur, layer by layer we build community at Sterling. Layer by layer we learn new things and grow our culture. And layer by layer we impact our…

Southwest Field Semester: Global Field Studies

Sterling College is grateful for the support The Endeavor Foundation provided to advance the development of our Global Field Studies program. The first year of funding, in fiscal year 2016,…

Foraging and Wildcrafting – Week 2

Foraging and Wildcrafting week two with Pascal Baudar has been very insightful. We, as a class, have walked through the forests and gardens collecting wild edibles of the Northeast Kingdom….

Into the Woods: Environmental Education with Craftsbury Elementary School

As the final project for the Sterling College Environmental Education class, students in the class designed and implemented a half-day workshop for the entire Craftsbury Elementary School on Tuesday, May…

Book Review: New Flora of Vermont by Arthur V. Gilman

Book Review: New Flora of Vermont by Arthur V. Gilman. 2015. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden, Volume 110. The New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York, USA….

Update from the Foraging and Wildcrafting Class

Summer is a magical time where the demand of everyday living is lessened by the whimsy and silent wonder that is this time of year—at least it seems this way…

How a Global Field Study Inspired Bestselling Author Kate Beaton

Throughout Kate Beaton’s award-winning career as a webcomic artist, New York Times bestselling author, and now, a children’s book writer, one character of hers has always stood out: the fat…

On Beeing: Organic Beekeeping with Ross Conrad

“The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.” ― Henry David Thoreau Spending a rainy Sunday afternoon in the woodshop, I resume my wrestling match with dadoes and…

Culturing Fermentation with Sandor Katz

The word “culture” is used for both the specific microorganisms that ferment food as well as the phenomena transmitted through social learning in human societies. Sandor Katz, fermentation revivalist and…