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A rise in the beaver population at the Preserve at Vassar College has resulted in flooding in several areas, causing various problems. Due to all the flooding along the Quercus and Wright trails on the Preserve, the trails have been closed. With the…

Vassar College lacks a comprehensive inventory of its trees or estimates of their carbon sequestration, making it difficult to assess the campus's net carbon emissions. Yet trees play acritical role in climate regulation by storing carbon in their…

The production of electricity is known to be a gargantuan contributor to global climate change. In 2018, it was responsible for approximately 41% of all global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, amounting to a total of 13.6 billion tons of CO2 emissions…

In a world increasingly plagued by anthropogenic heat due to airborne emissions, the mitigation of such emissions is all the more effective when carried out by entities with more sway. Moreover, trees provide a critical sink of greenhouse gases…

We cored ten Amur Corktree specimens (nine on the Preserve at Vassar; one on the Arboretum) to estimate their ages. The collected data aided our investigation into the spread of this invasive species.

To complete a lighting audit of Vassar's academic building, we gathered data from a random sample of 10 academic buildings, and in each did a weekend nighttime and weekday daytime audit. From our data, we then calculated the electricity usage and…

This proposal outlines where we can put more picnic tables, trash cans, and benches around campus to make it more accessible for students to engage outside. This includes proposals for Joss Beach and Chapel Lawn, while including multiple other…

A project investigating the bike rack situation at Vassar College. This survey looks at bike rack types, location, and accessibility.

This project looked at how waste is managed in the Retreat dining area and looking into the possibility for installing a compost system to reduce landfill/incinerator waste.

This class project looks at the species diversity, age, and spread of the trees in Vassar's arboretum.