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Education Impact

Meet Three Teachers Transformed by the Education for Sustainability Graduate Certificate Program

Educators Jess Angell, Katherine McHenry, and Mat Heald share what's changed—in them and in their teaching practice—as a result of certificate coursework.

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Have you thanked a vulture, today?

What makes vultures so fascinating, unique, and ecologically valuable? Find out in this online adaptation of our regular family program about vultures!

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More At-Home Activities for Young Learners

A new installment of ideas -- activities and games -- to play with young children to deepen their connection to nature.

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Secrets of our shoreline woods. A walk with Tom Wessels

Explore the Limestone Bluff Cedar-Pine Forests along Lake Champlain's shoreline with terrestrial ecologist Tom Wessels.

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Up Close with Owls

Kids asked lots of questions about owls at our recent Owl Pellet Detective Family Program. This blog offers up some answers. Owls are a fascinating species of bird!

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Expanding a Sugarbush, Tending the Woods

As we expand our sugarbush to increase production this year, we invited long-time sugarmaker David Marvin to assess our strategy and plans for the woodlands.

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The future of our Farm forests

Why a new forest management plan must be open and adaptive to the changes we are seeing around us.

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Firefly Research at Shelburne Farms

​​​​​​​A Q&A with Dr. Sarah Lower, Assistant Professor of Biology, Bucknell University

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Advancing Careers in the Maple Industry

The Maple Career Development Event challenged the next generation of maple producers to build their maple production skills and explore careers in this growing industry.

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Phenology and Climate at the Farm

A new series of monitoring stations along the Lone Tree Hill Trail will help us track and teach about climate change at a micro-level, through the study of plant phenology.

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1611 Harbor Road Shelburne, Vermont 05482 

Telephone: 802-985-8686

An education nonprofit on a mission to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future through its programs, place, and products. Home to the Institute for Sustainable Schools, our historic campus is a 1,400-acre diversified farm located on the homelands of the Winooskik band of the Abenaki.

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Shelburne Farms is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #03-0229347)