"Environmental Planning Workshop" Final Reports and Presentations

Environmental Planning Workshop (ENVI 402) is the upper-level experiential project-based course in the Environmental Studies Program.

Environmental Planning Workshop Final Reports Fall 2022

• • • • • Net Zero Williamstown PresentationReport/ Presentation 
        • Gracie Guidotti, Maria Avrantini, Alana Lopez Barro Rivera
        • Here Comes The Sun:  Solar Siting for Williams’ Electricity Production Report/ Presentation
        • Isabelle Zollinger, Cole Whitehouse, Caroline Ro
        • Aquaponics feasibility at Greylock Works Report/ Presentation
        • Maddie Annis, Rheanna Fleming, Jonah Tobin
        • Envisioning Williamstown 2035 Comprehensive Plan Outreach Report/ Presentation
        • Sean Morrissey, Tali Natter, Li Platz, Rwick Sarkar
        • The Search for a Food Bank Farm.  Assessing Farmland Viability in Berkshire County Presentation
        • Ajay Chatha, Jahnavi Kirtane, Lydia von Schwanenfluegel, Christina Zhou

Environmental Planning Workshop Final Reports Fall 2021

• • • Regional Beef for Williams Dining: The Quest for B(Eph): Sourcing from Local Farms
      Lyza Berg, Huijun Huang, Quincy Powers – Report/Presentation
    • Williamstown Lawns-to-Meadows
      Sam Holmes, Aaron Stanton Report/Presentation
    • The Mt. Greylock Reservation Transit Feasibility Plan
      Claudia Inanelli, Alex Park – Report/Presentation
    • Low-Density Development in Williamstown
      Regina Fink, Annika Harrington – Report/Presentation
    • Envisioning The Mohawk Trail Woodlands Partnership Forest Center
      Sabrine Brismeur, Abigail Matheny – Report/Presentation
    • Morningside & Westside in Pittsfield, MA: A Historical Perspective
      Clarissa Dominguez, Nate Orluk Report/Presentation
    • Showcasing Pownal with the Pownal Historical Society
      Lilia Robinowitz, Olivia White – Report/Presentation

Environmental Planning Workshop Final Reports Fall 2020

• • • Racial History of Williamstown. Katie Orringer and Morgan Dauk – Presentation/Report
    • North Berkshire Food Bank Farm Project.  Wyndom Chace and Maya Spalding-Fecher – Presentation/Report
    • Williamstown Cannabis Cultivation Business Plan.  Rosa Kirk-Davidoff and Davis Collison – Presentation/Report
    • Farm to Food Access Organization Buying Exchange:  Berkshire County.  Sarah Levitt and Olivia Gomez –Presentation/ Report
    • Historic Trolley Line Conversion to Multi-use Path.  Petra Baldwin, Henry Newell, Mohammad Memfis –Presentation /Report
    • Williamstown Farmland Project.  Elizabeth Bigham, Juan Rebolledo, Nicholas Sommer – Presentation/Report 
    • Williamstown:  Working Toward Zero Waster.  Kelly Martin and Niku Darafshi – Presentation/Report

Environmental Planning Workshop Final Reports Fall 2019

• • • North Adams Complete Streets.  Sofia Barandiaran, Julia Gunther,  Del Rose Hooker Newball , Cristina Mancilla – Report/ Presentation
    • Future of North Adams Waste Management.  Emma Ticknor, Summer-Solstice Thomas, Jacob Huelskamp, Austin Huang –  Report/Presentation 
    • Greening Prospect.  Anna Bruce, Hannah Goldstein, Madeline Rawson, Alison Robey, and Matthew Wiseman –Report/Presentation
    • Greening the Grid. Megan Powell, Evan Wright, Louisa Ebby, and Danielle Moore –  Report/Presentation
    • Protecting Hopkins Memorial Forest:  An Evaluation of Conservation Alternatives.  Emily Elder, Anna Lietman, Ivy Spiegel-Ostrom, and Ingrid Thyr – Report 
    • Can Money Grow on Trees?: A Path to Carbon Trading in Williamstown, MA.  Adrienne Joe, Ariel Koltun-Fromm, Jared Strauss,& Rachel Porter Report
    • So Much Ephing Land:  Considering Williams’s Resources. Allie Campbell, Amber Lee, Emma Levy, Jesus Payan, Hallie Whitmore Report

Environmental Planning Workshop Final Reports Fall 2018

• • • Berlin Mountain Recreation Area. William Keating, Shauna Sullivan, Andrew West – Report/Presentation
    • Planning for Economic Development in Lanesborough:  Build-out Analysis and Recommendations. Kristen Bayrakdarian, Korinna Garfield, Jessica Munoz – Report/Presentation
    • Farm to School in North Adams.  Carmen Saab, Ang Sherpa, Marcos Soto – Report/Presentation/Toolkit
    • Reevaluation, Development, and Community Outreach on Pittsfield’s West Side.  Annie Rush, Rainer Wasinger, Rachel Hurst – Report/Presentation
    • Westside Riverway Park:  History, Culture and Environmentalism in Pittsfield’s West Side Neighborhood.  Sean Dory, Caroline Weinberg – Report/Presentation

Envi 411 Environmental Planning Fall 2017

• • • North Adams Renewable Energy Action Plan.  Jane Tekin, Chris Washington, Conor Dunham – report/Presentation
    • Pollinator Protection in Williamstown, MA.  Molly Knoedler, Natasha Baranow, Kathryn Dix – Report/Presesntation
    • Pownal Superfund Recreational Reuse Plan.  Kathryn Cunningham, Natalie DiNenno, Johanna Wassermann – Report/Presentation
    • Roots Rising Food Truck Feasibility Study.  Maddie Downs, Jackson Johns, Sarah Ladouceur – Report/Presentation

Environmental Planning Fall 2016

• • • Determining an Apple Supply for the Greylock WORKS Cider Lab. Becky McClements, William Schmidt, Steven Yannacone –report/presentation
    • Williamstown, MA Build-Out Analysis. Erica Chang, Margaret Peard, Jamie Ruggiero – report/presentation
    • From Airfield to Amphitheaters:  Mt. Greylock High School Outdoor Placemaking Project Sarah Cooperman, Michael Ding, Sasha Langesfeld, Roshny Vijayakar Report/Presentation
    • Pittsfield TDI Data Collection and Anaylsis  Report/Presentation

Environmental Planning Fall 2015

• • • A River Runs Through It:Reconnecting the North Branch of the Hoosic River and North Adams. Katie Aguila, Caroline Beckmann, Miguel Méndez, Allie Rowe – report/presentation
    • Back to Our Agricultural Roots: Invasive Management, Visitor Engagement, and Local Partnership at the Clark Art Museum. Nigel Bates, Sofia Roitman, Sophia Schmidt, Chris Stefanik – report/presentation
    • Planning the Greylock Mills Rooftop Greenhouse: A Community Food Project. Katie Costantini, Brett Bidstrup, Ali Hill, Jack Ryan, and Alex Schidlovsky – report/presentation
    • Stream Crossings: Continuity at the Junction of Two Linear Ecosystems. Arnie Capute, Krystina Lincoln, Michaela Levine, Martin Strenk – report/presentation
    • Williamstown Bike Path. Brendan Bossidy,  Nikki Caravelli, Annie Tewksbury, Grace Weatherall – report/presentation

Environmental Planning Fall 2014

• • • The Vision of Greylock Market: A Focus on Aesthetics, Functionality, and Environmental Sustainability. Luke Pierce, Anna Epstein, Erica Bucki and Haley Ladd-Luthringshauser report/presentation
    • Community Health and Wellness:  A Plan to Improve the North Adams Trail System. Caroline Bruno, Molly Prindle, and Tom Murphy report/presentation
    • Habitat Mapping & Conservation Prioritization, Williamstown, MA. Annie Hayner, Adie Mitchell and Andrew Nemeth report/presentation
    • Claiming the Williams Riverfront:  A Cole Field Bike Path and Riverwalk Accessibility Study.  Julie Jung, MaryKate O’Brien, Claire Swingle, and Hannah Van Wetter report/presentation

Environmental Planning Fall 2013

• • • A Future for Farming: Farmland Leasing in Adams and Williamstown.
      Nick Kraus, Julieanne Fontana, Jamie Dickhaus, Isaac Maze-Rothstein – report/presentation
    • Ephraim Williams Had a Farm: An Agricultural Plan for College Land.
      Lucy Bergwall, Sara Clark, Eirann Cohen, David Kruger – report/presentation
    • Paved-In in North Adams: Parking Utilization and Development Solutions.
      Ben Corwin, Paul de Konkoly Thege, Jessica Luning, Dan Zilkha – report/presentation
    • Spruces Land Re-Use Plan.
      Bethany Dixon, Sarah Meyerhoff, Katy Newcomer, Paul Taylor – report/presentation
    • Williamstown Open Space and Recreation Plan.
      Molly Pickel, Jackson Scher, Kiah Walker, Robert Yang – report/presentation

    • Environmental Planning Fall 2012

• • • The Berkshire Regional Energy Plan.
      Cedar Blazek, Lucie Coleman, Zoe Grueskin, Chie Togami – report/presentation
    • Keep Berkshire Farming: Food System Study of Institutions, Distributors, Stores and Processors.
      Sara Finkle, Dana Golden, Robin Hackett, Andrea Lindsay, Sonja Thalheimer – report/presentation
    • Disaster Relief and Affordable Housing in Williamstown.
      Alexandra Carr, Zara Currimjee, Karina Hofstee, Carly Schulman – report/presentation
    • North Adams Open Space and Recreation Plan: Promoting a Healthier City.
      Claire Baecher, Vera Cecelski, Taylor Nutting, Helen Song – report/presentation

Environmental Planning Fall 2011

• • • North Adams Walkability Study – report/presentation
    • Repurposing the Green Mountain Racetrack – report/presentation
    • Food and Agriculture Study, Morningside, Pittsfield – report/presentation
    • Local Food Study of Northern Berkshire County – report/presentation

Environmental Planning Fall 2010

• • • Berkshire County Foodshed Analysis: A Study for the Berkshire County Regional Planning Commission
    • A Trail Plan for Williamstown’s Christmas Brook
    • Developing New Markets for Farmers: The Berkshire Community Development Corporation Plan for a Commercial Kitchen and Value-Added Processing Facility
    • Feasibility Study of the Wylde Property

Environmental Planning Fall 2009

• • • North Adams Green Business Plan: Creating a Blueprint for a Three-Tiered Approach
    • Revitalizing Williamstown’s Superblock: Lessons from New Urbanism
    • Revitalizing North Adams and its Concrete River
    • Kellogg House: Relocation, Renovation, Reuse
    • How to Manage Williamstown’s Public Lands

Environmental Planning Fall 2008

• • • Beyond the Turbine: Initiatives for a Sustainable Jiminy Peak
    • Bringing Nature to the Community A Sheep Hill Barn Restoration Feasibility Study
    • High on a Mountaintop: Recommendations for the Future of Bascom Lodge

Environmental Planning Fall 2007

• • • Breaking Ground: A Feasibility Study for Target: Hunger’s Community Supported Agriculture Farm
    • Composting Food Waste at Williams College: Advancing Toward a Local Solution
    • Greening the Pittsfield Municipal Vehicle Fleet
    • Mohawk Bicycle and Pedestrian Path: A Roadway Feasibility Study
    • Cars on Campus: Reducing Unnecessary Car Use on Williams College Campus
    • Recycling in Williamstown

Environmental Planning Fall 2006

• • • Moving Up: A Plan for the Relocation and Renovation of Kellogg House, the Center for Environmental Studies
    • COOL Businesses: Cutting Costs and CO2 on Spring Street

Environmental Planning Spring 2006

• • • Hoosick Falls Greenway Feasibility Study Hoosick Falls, NY
    • Management Recommendations for Onota Lake Pittsfield, MA
    • Moving Towards a Williamstown Winter Commons: A Skating Rink Feasibility Study

Environmental Planning Spring 2005

• • • A Cost of Community Services Study for Williamstown, MA
    • Delftree Mill Re-Use Plan
    • The Future of Wire Bridge Farm
    • Hoosic River Recreational Assessment
    • Interpretive Trail Design, Greylock Glen, Adams, MA
    • Mount Greylock Regional High School: Planning For Renovation or Relocation Final Report

Environmental Planning Fall 2003

• • • Redevelopment Plan for the Photech (Station Mill) Site/Presentation
    • A Vision for an Inter-State Recreational Path: Williamstown, MA to Pownal, VT
    • West of Eden: Planning Community Gardens for Pittsfields West Side

Environmental Planning Fall 2002

• • • Over the river and through the woods: Recommendations for walking paths to link Williamstown’s center with outdoor recreation areas
    • An Analysis of Redevelopment Options for the Former North Adams Sewage Treatment Plant Site
    • The Future of Sustainable Composting at Williams College
    • Report on the Feasibility of a Wind Power Project on the Berlin Pass

Environmental Planning Spring 2002

• • • Green River Recreational Trail
    • Mahican-Mohawk Bike Trail Feasibility Study

Environmental Planning Fall 2000

• • • Recreation on Hoosac Lake
    • Stetson and Sawyer: Visions for the Future
    • Two Town Cites: The Redevelopment of a Town Center
    • Taconic Crest Trail

Environmental Planning Spring 2000

• • • The Dynamics of Temperate Forest Fragmentation: an Examination of Susceptibility to Woody Invasive Species

Environmental Planning Fall 1999

• • • Cars on Campus Note: images from web version are not available in the PDF
    • Subdivision Plans for the Northwest Hill Summit, Williamstown, MA

Environmental Planning Fall 1998

• • • Management Plans for Conservation Lands
    • Evaluation of Williams College Theater and Dance Center Siting

Environmental Planning Fall 1997

• • • Considerations on the Pittsfield Stadium Issue
    • Sunnybrook Farm: Future Possibilities for a Restricted Property

Environmental Planning Spring 1987

• • • An Assessment of the Corcoran, Mullins, and Jennison, Inc. Proposal for the development of Greylock Glen
    • An Analysis of the Recent Proposal by Williams College to Subdivide and Develop a 25-Acre Parcel within Hopkins Memorial Forest

Environmental Planning Spring 1986

• • • Planning for Sea-Level Rise in a Coastal Community
    • Boston Harbor Cleanup Project: Human Activities and Residuals

Environmental Planning Spring 1985

• • • Central Arizona Project Tucson Aqueduct Phase B Costs, Benefits, and Limits to the Flow
    • The Western Gateway Urban Heritage Park Revitalization Project: A Planning Critique\

    • Environmental Planning Spring 1984

• • Solid Waste Management Alternatives for Newton MA
  • An Evaluation of the Poudre River Projects
  • Food Production vs. Wildlife Protection in Kenya: A Case for Preserving Tsavo National Park
  • Dump the Pump?: An Analysis of the Point Pleasant Water Diversion Project, Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania