Read a summary of the accomplishments this summer on the Ecology page!

In 2009, the CSA Ecology Committee sponsored two programs- an ecological education program for children and an environmental baseline assessment of the CSA.  Carrying forward with this momentum, they proposed to continue Ecology Fun classes in 2010 and, additionally, build a robust plan for tackling the threat of invasive species in the CSA forest.  In [...]

Monday, July 19- Feathered Friends Come soar through the fantastic world of birds by learning about birds’ adaptations of beaks and feet and then join us on a special bird search. Friday, July 23- Fluttering Friends Enter the amazing world of butterflies and learn about their spectacular transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. Special guest and [...]

Katie Hartin is a junior at the University of Vermont.  She is majoring in Environmental Studies with a minor in Music.  She also plays violin. Lauren Hoerr is a sophomore at Elon University in North Carolina.  She has a double major in Environmental Studies and Sociology and a minor in GIS (geographic information systems).

WEEK 1 Monday, June 28 – The CSA’s Most UN-wanted: Garlic Mustard Unearth the invasive species that threatens our native ecosystems. Investigate the woods and help us find this trespasser. Living things have been traveling from one place to another for thousands of years. Until recently, travel was very slow. Now, we can move at [...]

Hello, fellow CSA members!   The CSA Ecology Committee is writing to you to request some help with funding our second Ecology Intern Project, planned for this summer, 2010. Last year we inaugurated a new program for the CSA which was called the Ecology Intern Project.  It had two main goals: (1) To start an environmental [...]

1.  Follow-up on the Ecology Intern Project 2009 with a Meeting to Present the FINAL REPORT We will have an information meeting and power point presentation for the CSA and the public at 7:30 pm on Thursday, July 8, at the CSA Assembly Bldg. We will present the report on last year’s project and discuss its significance for the [...]