When I told professors I talked to where I was from, they all said they'd heard of the School of Natural Resources at UVM and that it had a great reputation for getting students involved in the environment. I came back and looked at the school, and I loved it.
People here are genuinely interested in the environment, and that makes for a great community.
One of the things I love about the school is how easy it is to get involved in field research. My freshman year I was part of a project that looked at zebra mussels, and last year I worked on a project for the Forest Service. This year I'm part of a team studying walleyes in Lake Champlain. I was interested in the science part of the environment, but now I'm learning how society affects it, too, how economics and politics can totally alter our landscape.