Category Archives: Beyond UVM

BEYOND UVM: Vermont 4000′ Summer Expedition

The VERMONT 4000’ BACK COUNTRY NAVIGATION + MULTI-DAY CANOE TRIP LANDSCAPE INTERPRETATION + EDIBLE & MEDICINAL PLANTS ANIMAL TRACKING + PRIMITIVE FIRE-MAKING Who: Ages 18-25 When: May 27 to June 4, 2013 Where: 36 mile hike on The Long Trail … Continue reading

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BEYOND UVM: Summer Field Course – Colorado Ecosystem Studies

— SUMMER 2013 CREDIT FIELD COURSE — Colorado Ecosystem Field Studies * Study, hike, & camp in the amazing foothills of the Rocky Mountains* * Gain valuable career skills in hands-on ecosystem field research * * Earn 3 undergraduate semester … Continue reading

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EVENT: 7th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit

7th Annual Vermont Organics Recycling Summit Managing Organics As A Resource: Vermont Takes Up The Challenge March 28, 2013 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Randolph Center, Vermont Register at: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1185555  Hosted by Vermont Agency of Natural Resources and Composting Association of Vermont … Continue reading

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BEYOND UVM: Program: Tahoe Baikal Institute Summer Environmental Exchange Program

The Tahoe Baikal Institute Summer Environmental Exchange (SEE) Program is an approximately 9-week long, experiential, place-based, watershed education and leadership development program hosted at Lake Tahoe in the USA and Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia, as well as an … Continue reading

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BEYOND UVM: Program: Eco Practicum deadline April 1st, Catskills

Just one year ago, we were collecting applications for the pilot year of Eco Practicum. Now, as we reach out to students once again, I am amazed at how far we have come in such a short time. What began … Continue reading

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EVENT: Nature Conservancy CEO Mark Tercek at Middlebury – Feb 21

Nature’s Fortune:  How Business and Society Thrive by Investing in Nature Mark Tercek, The Nature Conservancy Thursday, February 21 4:30 pm McCardell Bicentennial Hall 216 Middlebury College Free & open to the public Middlebury College’s Franklin Environmental Center is honored … Continue reading

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INTERNSHIP: Squam Conservation Internship, New Hampshire

THE SQUAM CONSERVATION INTERNSHIP   (Application deadline is March 17, 2013.) The purpose of this 13-week unpaid internship is to give future conservation leaders the skills and experience needed to effectively move onto the next professional level while at the … Continue reading

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BEYOND UVM: Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage courses at the Tatoosh School

Summer field research and study in Southeast Alaska’s Inside Passage – 2013 Courses filling fast! The Tatoosh School is an independent, university-level field school with seasonal offices in Portland, Oregon and classrooms in the towns, oceans, and forests of Alaska’s … Continue reading

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BEYOND UVM: Wilderness First Responder course in Montpelier

REGISTER NOW FOR WILDERNESS FIRST RESPONDER! Hosted by the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism in Montpelier, VT http://www.vtherbcenter.org/community-classes/short-courses-for-self-care/wilderness-first-responder/ 76 hours over 9 day intensive, 9am-5pm April 6-14th; Peter Muckerman, WEMT, of First Lead, Norwood, CO. $865, $250 deposit, class limit: … Continue reading

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BEYOND UVM: Oxfam looking for CHANGE-makers

Oxfam is looking for CHANGE-makers Oxfam America is accepting applications for its 14th annual CHANGE Initiative, its national student organizing and advocacy program.  CHANGE offers rising sophomores and juniors at US-based colleges the opportunity to become effective agents for social … Continue reading

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