Emily abides by Mary Oliver’s instructions for living (from the poem “Sometimes”):
“Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.”
Emily’s insatiable curiosity about the natural world results in daily astonishment, and her passion is to share that with students. Before coming to Sterling, Emily spent many years developing and teaching experiential education programs relating to ecology and natural history. Her professional background also includes assessing and mapping natural resources on conserved lands as a consulting ecologist, and participating in wildlife monitoring and field research. Emily is interested in the application of ecological knowledge, from both western scientific and traditional perspectives, to natural resources conservation and management. She teaches courses including Foundations of Ecology, Wetland Ecology, Winter Ecology, and Vertebrate Natural History, and co-teaches Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Environmental Education.
Emily spends most of her free time tinkering on projects around her yurt in Craftsbury, following wildlife tracks and birds, and otherwise exploring the wilds of Vermont.
Profile
| Award | Institution |
|---|---|
| MS in Natural Resources | University of Vermont |
| BS in Environmental Education | Unity College |
With approximately 10,000 species worldwide, birds are all around us. With their vibrant colors, lively songs, astonishing long-distance migrations, and envied, awe-inspiring ability of flight, birds have intrigued and inspired…
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a computerized framework for gathering, managing, analyzing, and presenting spatial data. GIS is a standard tool for planning and problem-solving in conservation and natural resources…
Organisms that inhabit northern climes face the incessant challenges of dramatic seasonal changes, intense cold, limited energy resources, reduced light levels, long-term snow and ice cover, and an ever-increasing amount…
Wetlands are often called “keystone natural communities” because of the important role many wetlands play in biogeochemical cycling, the control of flooding, the support of extensive and rich food chains,…
Natural History of the North Woods
This course is a field-based exploration of the flora and vegetation of the North Woods, with an emphasis on the ecological interplay between temperate deciduous and boreal forest biomes. Students…
This four-credit course is a biological exploration of vertebrates with emphasis on animals of the boreal forests and northern hardwood forests of the northeastern US. We survey the major taxonomic…
Animal Science: Part I
One of the many unique things about Sterling College is our commitment to experiential learning, or learning through doing. We still study in the classroom, and have readings and assignments,…
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