News & Events

New Kiosk Display Highlights Natural History
From the GMC Journal
Week of November 10, 2008
On November 8, a group of GMC faculty, staff and community members installed a new display in the Lewis Deane Nature Preserve kiosk. The kiosk provides visitors with background information on the geology, hydrology, ecology, and history of the reserve, and it highlights how the preserve is being used by college students and faculty for education, research, and recreation.

Many people worked to make the display possible. Two of Prof. Teresa Coker’s interpretation classes gathered information and prepared the first and revised drafts, with input from several faculty members and other students. Prof. Jim Harding, Vermont Land Trust steward Donna Foster, and Paul Dahm prepared a new map that displays the trail installed by students in Images of Nature over the past three years.

Prof. Jim Harding receives Vt. State Forestry appointments
From the GMC Journal
Week of March 5, 2007
Prof. Jim Harding (Natural Resources Management) has been elected Secretary of the Green Mountain Division of the Society of American Foresters (term began 1/1/07). As a result Harding serves on this organization's Executive Committee. On Friday 2/2/07 the group held a legislative breakfast in Montpelier for assorted Senators and House Members. Governor Douglas was also in attendance. This organization is devoted to advancing the business of forestry in the state of Vermont. They hold quarterly meetings and organize technical sessions dealing with topics such as Forest Tent Caterpillers, Silviculture Treatments, Managing Forests for Wildlife, etc.

Harding has also been appointed the Forest Science Coordinator for the New England Society of American Foresters (two-year term began 1/1/07). This is also an Executive Committee appointment. Harding’s role in this organization is to disseminate science in the formation of policy and to develop themes for a quarterly newsletter. Harding has taken a leadership role in organizing the Annual Winter Meeting to be held this March in Fairlee, Vermont.

Harding was also elected to a 2-year term as Chair of the Society of American Forester's Working Group on Recreation. He'll be responsible for organizing technical sessions related to forest recreation and public lands management for the 2007 National Convention in Portland, Oregon in October.