Vermont Center for Ecostudies

Conservation ProgramsUnited States11-50 Employees

The Vermont Center for Ecostudies advances biodiversity conservation through research, monitoring, and community engagement. We envision a society that sustains healthy ecosystems through science-based decision making.

How We Work
At VCE, we keep a watchful eye on species and ecosystems to assess their status and investigate environmental threats. Working closely with our partners and with community scientists, we develop knowledge gained from field studies into tools and strategies to protect biodiversity.

We excel in recruiting, training, and coordinating volunteers to gather and share ecological information in a rigorous, cost-effective manner. In fact, our approach has received international recognition as a model for the collection, organization, and dissemination of biodiversity data. We also specialize in convening conservation professionals and land stewards to implement evidence-based practices that benefit vulnerable species and ecosystems throughout the Northeast, the Caribbean, and far beyond.

Communication for Conservation Impact
We regularly share our findings with other scientists, policymakers, and land managers. We publish results in peer-reviewed journals, guide public policy with topical reports and legislative testimony, and freely share data and knowledge through dozens of online platforms.

Even as we lead regional and international collaborations among scientists and natural resource professionals, we continuously engage general audiences as well. We post, blog, write, lecture, live, and breathe nature. We produce educational newsletters and videos, and we give interviews to local and national media outlets. We’ve even hosted a popular radio show to share our enthusiasm for understanding and conserving nature. After all, as our founding director, Chris Rimmer likes to point out, conservation is as much about people as it is about ecology. It’s one reason our motto is Uniting People and Science for Conservation.

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