
Ezra Small

Madeleine Charney
Sustainability Librarian
Madeleine Charney entered the world of academic librarianship shortly after receiving her MLS in 1991. Midway through her career, she received a second Master's degree in Landscape Planning and Design from the Conway School. She worked for several years as the solo librarian at the New England Small Farm Institute. Since arriving at UMass in 2004, she has become the sustainability "go-to person" at the UMass Amherst Libraries. She is the founder and moderator of Sustainable UMass, a campus-wide listserv. With a passion for growing food, Madeleine is a certified Permaculture Designer and has completed the training program offered by the Western Massachusetts Master Gardener Association. She is co-founder and current Coordinator of SustainRT: Libraries Fostering Resilient Communities, under the American Library Association. Read more >

Dwayne Breger
Extension Professor, Environmental Conservation
Director, Clean Energy Extension

Forrest Bowlick
Lecturer, Environmental Conservation & Earth, Geographic, and Climate Sciences
MS Geography-GIST Concentration Graduate Program Director
Forrest’s research investigates how students learn GIS, especially in the growing field of CyberGIS. Through analysis of curriculum and instruction in GIS, Forrest aims to build an evidence-based understanding of how GIS programs function, and what knowledge, skills, and practices make up the GIS degree. He has additional research interest in geography education, geography in higher education, resources of the elements, and tropical glaciers. Read more >

Shana Passonno

Henry Renski
Departments and Organizations

Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
Through integrative teaching, research, creative work, and outreach, we design and plan sustainable communities and regions. We seek integrative, regenerative, community-based, beautiful solutions to serve the ecological, economic and social needs of human as well as natural systems. Our distinctive academic department, which combines landscape architecture and regional planning, enables us to connect spatial and social forms across multiple scales, from the site to the city to the region, and from design to plan to program and policy implementation. Learn more >

Department of Environmental Conservation, College of Natural Sciences
The Department of Environmental Conservation's focus extends from the ecology and management of fish and wildlife populations, trees, forests, watersheds and landscapes to the physical, social, and policy aspects of conservation involving urban forests, human habitat, and sustainable building. The study of biology, sociology, policy, engineering, building science, and resource management encompasses rural, suburban, and urban environments. The unifying focus of all these activities is on the stewardship of healthy and sustainable ecosystems that provide important human and community benefits. Learn more >

Stockbridge School of Agriculture, College of Natural Sciences
The Stockbridge School of Agriculture has led and will continue to lead progress toward a more sustainable future. We specialize in hands-on, career-focused education in both science and practice. Our alumni are successful businesspeople and scientists and provide an unparalleled support network for young graduates. Employment rates of Stockbridge graduates approach 100%. Learn more >
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