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Environmental Field Studies Summer Program

Are you interested in the outdoors?

 Do you want to recognize a monarch butterfly when you see it? 

 Know how to tell different birds apart?

  Learn to use a GPS?  

Would you like to help with important environmental research? 

If so, A Summer in the Field may be just what you’ve been looking for.  Join us for fun and learning as we carry out research on Smokey House Center’s 5,000 acres of forest and farmland. 

 Join other students from around the area this summer as you conduct real research including:

Amphibians:  Join us as we capture frogs and salamanders so we can monitor their populations, check them for deformities and document their presence.  We may also conduct optional nighttime monitoring of calling frogs.

Birds:  In this study we will collect information about nesting birds for the ornithologists at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science.  We will find active bird nests and check them regularly as the birds build their nests, lay and incubate the eggs, and care for the young.

Macroinvertebrates and Water Quality:  Learn about weird insects you never knew existed!  You and your instructors will conduct chemical and physical tests to help the Smokey House staff monitor the health of the streams flowing through Smokey House’s property. 

We may also study butterflies, mammals, and more!

If you are interested see our flyer or parent/guardian letter.  Applications can be mailed, e-mailed or faxed to the addresses below.