The Center for Northern Studies
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The Center for Northern Studies (The CNS) in Wolcott
in the U.S. state of Vermont
is an interdisciplinary environmental study center which is part of Sterling College
in Craftsbury Common, Vermont
. The Center supports the study of the cultures and environments of the Circumpolar North, including the peoples of Arctic Canada, Siberia, Alaska, and Scandinavia. The organization was founded in 1971, and in 2003 merged with Sterling College
. The Center facilities include classrooms, computer workstations, a specialized Arctic research library, and a 300 acres (1.2 km²) boreal wetland.
The Center also offers field study courses in its adjacent boreal forest, as well as Canada, Central Asia, Japan, Iceland, and Scandinavia. Courses range from field biology to cultural anthropology and archeology of circumpolar cultures.
Wolcott, Vermont
Wolcott is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for General Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence...
in the U.S. state of Vermont
Vermont
Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
is an interdisciplinary environmental study center which is part of Sterling College
Sterling College (Vermont)
Sterling College is a college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, known as the smallest accredited four-year college in the country. Sterling is one of seven colleges in the Work College Consortium. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...
in Craftsbury Common, Vermont
Craftsbury, Vermont
Craftsbury is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,136 at the 2000 census. The town includes the four unincorporated villages of Craftsbury Common, Mill Village, North Craftsbury and East Craftsbury.-Town:...
. The Center supports the study of the cultures and environments of the Circumpolar North, including the peoples of Arctic Canada, Siberia, Alaska, and Scandinavia. The organization was founded in 1971, and in 2003 merged with Sterling College
Sterling College (Vermont)
Sterling College is a college in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, known as the smallest accredited four-year college in the country. Sterling is one of seven colleges in the Work College Consortium. The school is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges...
. The Center facilities include classrooms, computer workstations, a specialized Arctic research library, and a 300 acres (1.2 km²) boreal wetland.
The Center also offers field study courses in its adjacent boreal forest, as well as Canada, Central Asia, Japan, Iceland, and Scandinavia. Courses range from field biology to cultural anthropology and archeology of circumpolar cultures.