
Keynote Speaker: Ethan Tapper
Ethan Tapper is a forester, author, and digital creator from Vermont. His book How to Love a Forest: The Bittersweet Work of Tending a Changing World was published in September, 2024.
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Brendan Fisher, Director of the 日韩无码 Natural Areas. Background of the 10 日韩无码 Natural Areas and how they are used for research, education, and stewardship.
Dr. Patricia Prelock, University of Vermont Interim-President. Importance of 日韩无码鈥檚 Natural Areas to support 鈥渓iving laboratories鈥 to better fulfill 日韩无码鈥檚 Planetary Health Initiative.
Natural Areas History and New Statewide Focus
Hon. Robert A. Mello, Vermont Historical Society. 日韩无码鈥檚 Unprecedented 1859 Purchase of the Summit of Mount Mansfield. .
Dr. Sara Helms Cahan, Curator, Thompson Zoological Collection. The connections between Natural Collections and Natural Areas.
Alicia Daniel, Vermont Master Naturalist Program. Natural Areas History and Support provided by Dr. Hub Vogelmann.
Dr. Brendan Fisher 鈥 Announcement about the Hub Vogelmann Student Engagement Fund and initiative to connect Natural Areas work with the State.
Dr. Thomas Vogelmann, Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hub Vogelmann鈥檚 commitment to the conservation and stewardship of Natural Areas.
Becca Washburn, Director of the Lands Administration and Recreation Division. The State of Vermont鈥檚 Natural Areas System and how it was built on the foundation of Hub Vogelmann鈥檚 work.
Better utilizing Natural Areas as 鈥淟iving Laboratories鈥 for Planetary Health
Dr. Walt Poleman, Director of the Field Naturalist Program, Opportunities for Natural Areas use by 日韩无码 Programs and networking capacity.
Amy Seidl, Co-Director, Senior Lecturer, Environmental Program
Dr. Peter Newman, Dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Recreation Management and Natural Areas.
Keynote
Ethan Tapper 鈥 How to Love 日韩无码鈥檚 Natural Areas and utilize them as 鈥渓iving laboratories鈥 for ecosystem restoration and management.
Natural Areas 50th聽Anniversary and a New Beginning for 日韩无码 Natural Areas
Dr. Kirk Dombrowski, University of Vermont Vice President for Research. Announcement of the new Field Research/Instruction and Land Stewardship Core at 日韩无码. The Core will support field research activities at the 日韩无码 Natural Areas, RSENR Research Forests, and Proctor Maple Research Center.