SFS Announces 2012 Photo Contest Winners
Congratulations to Juliana Mayhew on taking the top prize in our photo contest! Over the past year, SFS students around the world captured images of their time in the field. We asked students to submit shots that portrayed the “observer and the observed,” and we received hundreds of incredible shots featuring professors, classmates, and community [...]
Memorable Associations
Name: Laura Yoder, Ph.D. Position: Lecturer in Social Forestry Program: Himalayan Forests, Watersheds, & Rural Livelihoods, Bhutan Yesterday was the final full day of our time at the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE), which had been our host and home for the past month. Students awoke early to take their plant identification [...]
Homestay Reflection
Name: Greg Zegas School: Boston University Major: Environmental Studies Program: Himalayan Forests, Watersheds, & Rural Livelihoods, Bhutan It may have taken several weeks of planning, but our recent overnight homestay – the first to occur during an SFS Bhutan program – was well worth the wait and a truly memorable experience. Our group has been [...]
Snapshots from Bhutan: Kujey & Nimalung Festivals
Heading into the Field: Directed Research
Name: Laura Yoder, Ph.D. Position: Resident Lecturer in Social Forestry Program: Himalayan Forests, Watersheds, & Rural Livelihoods, Bhutan Students have just returned from their four-day trek and are eagerly beginning the Directed Research portion of their program. There are two research teams, divided into watershed and forests themes, each studying multiple components of a specific [...]
Bhutan: An Ocean of Kids
Name: Rebecca Macies School: Cornell University Major: Natural Resource Management Program: Himalayan Forests, Watersheds, & Rural Livelihoods, Bhutan The only typical part about a day here in Bhutan is the sense of amazement that stops me at least once every day. This morning it was the blue sky and sun over the mountains as I [...]
Stream Cleaning of Jakar Rongchhu by SFS and UWICE Team
Name: Alyssa Cheung Position: Intern Program: Himalayan Forests, Watersheds, & Rural Livelihoods, Bhutan SFS Alum: SFS Bhutan, 2010 On June 16, 27 Bhutanese students from the Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environment (UWICE) joined with 20 North American students from The School for Field Studies (SFS) gathered in Chamkhar to clean up Jakar Rongchuu, [...]
Two Bhutan Alumni & One Dean Team Up for First Himalayan Studies Conference
Name: Kyle Lemle School: Brown University ’11, SFS Bhutan ’10 When I signed up for The School for Field Studies (SFS) Bhutan program in 2010, I knew I was in for the journey of a lifetime. I could go on and on about the program itself – the breathtaking monasteries we visited, the inspiring guest [...]
SFS Bhutan Alumnus Photographs SFS Costa Rica
Name: Matt Richter Program: Bhutan Summer ’10 Intern: Bhutan Summer ’11 Mission: Photograph SFS Costa Rica Last month I traveled to The SFS Center for Sustainable Development Studies in Costa Rica, where I spent 10 days photographing students living and studying in the field. Having only lived and worked at the field station in Bhutan, I [...]
Connecting with Bhutan
Name: Sarah Myers SFS Program: Bhutan Summer ’11 School: Cornell University We had been collecting data for two days now, and were nearing the end of our third day in the Ura Valley. Our third community forest, Shingnyer, was beautiful. The trees were tall and wide, the canopy dozens of feet above the ground. The [...]
