In this episode we speak with three University of Vermont graduate students. Kate Longfield and Stever Bartlett are both Master’s students in the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources working with Dr. Kris Stepenuck. Stephen Peters-Collaer is a PhD candidate in the Rubenstein School working with Dr. Bill Keeton. Stever is studying reed canary grass management in restored riparian ecosystems; Kate is studying the role of government trust in farmer willingness to participate in government-run riparian restoration programs; and Stephen is studying the role downed wood in streams plays in storing carbon in old growth forest ecosystems. We discuss what brought them to their respective research topics, what interesting things they're finding, and what's next for their work.