http://www.uvm.edu/~pss/
Hello! Welcome to the UVM Plant and Soil Science Facebook page.
We hope to establish a network for students,staff, faculty, alumni or anyone who is interested in life sciences.
Our studies include:
Ecological Agriculture, Sustainable Landscape Horticulture, Soil Science, Pedology, Sustainability, Food Systems, Urban Agriculture, Entomology, Integrated Pest Management, Permaculture, Landscape Design, Stormwater, gray water management, Undergraduate and Graduate level studies both M.S. and Ph.D.
The mission of the Department of Plant and Soil Science is to expand, integrate, and extend the knowledge of plant/soil ecosystems in the production of plants, the creation of a living landscape and the sustenance of environmental quality. The major components of our mission include:
Providing undergraduate students with rigorous, experience-based programs in both Sustainable Landscape Horticulture and Ecological Agriculture.
Training professionals in our M.S. and Ph.D. programs for careers in the disciplines of soils, entomology, horticulture, agroecology, and plant pathology
Providing excellence in extension education to the people of Vermont, the region, and the world.
Continuing national and international leadership in applied and basic research of plant/soil ecosystems and related disciplines.
Our three major missions of teaching, research and extension serve not only Vermont but are national and international in nature, enhancing diversity and interdisciplinary studies.
