Ecology Archives | Sterling College

What Can You Do with an Ecology Degree?

Ecology is a branch of biology which involves the study of organisms and their interaction with the environment. That “organism” could be a tiny plant or a large mammal; that…

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…

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….

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…

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…

Solidarity, Kinship, and Climate Justice: Adventures of the Sterling College Environmental and Social Justice Club

This past spring break (Spring 2016), the Environmental and Social Justice Club (ESJC) made a trip to western Massachusetts in solidarity with the Sugar Shack Alliance and dozens of other…

Fields, Forests, Birds

“A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers but borrowed from his children.” – John James Audubon Spring is just awakening,…

Solutions to Water Scarcity: The Water-Efficient Toilet

Hurrying through the Cedar Swamp when you’re trying to make your way to class, I’ve found out the hard way, is not good to do when it’s flooding over from…