About Us



This website was created during the spring semester 2013 by four graduate students at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. This project was sponsored by the Burlington Conservation Board and was completed as part of the course Place-Based Landscape Analysis and Sustainable Education (NR 378). Observations and research were conducted January through April, 2013.

The Urban Reserve research team (left to right) Joanne Garton, Bret Ladago, Wesley Mech and Joan White
Graduate students at the University of Vermont's Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources



The instructors for the course, to whom we are deeply grateful, were Tom Hudspeth and Walter Poleman.

We are also grateful to the following individuals for granting us their time and support.

Burlington Conservation Board
Zoe Richards
Jeff Severson
Will Flender
Matt Moore
Damon Lane
Don Meals
Scott Mapes
Doug Morin
Miles Waite

Walter Poleman
Tom Hudspeth
John Todd
Ellen Marsden
Chris Burns
Ines Berrizbeitia

Scott Gustin

Jesse Bridges

Rob Mullin

Sonja Schuyler

Burlington School District
Dov Stucker
Brian Williams

Julia Paradisso

Mark Naud