Vermont author Kerstin Lange considers the 870-mile-long border—now a unique nature preserve called the Green Belt—that divided her native Germany during the Cold War. Over 1200 rare animal and plant species found refuge in the highly militarized border strip. What was it like to live next to one of the world’s most draconian borders, and what can the Green Belt tell us about ecological belonging?
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Contact Jacob Pelletier at jpelletier@vermonthumanities.org.
Kerstin Lange has lived in Vermont since 1995, when she worked as a caretaker along the Long Trail. Originally from northern Germany and fluent in German, she holds an M.A. in Anthropology and an M.S. from the University of Vermont. She has taught in both fields, worked with biological anthropologists among nomads in northwest Kenya, and consulted on natural history-based land management.
Vermont author Kerstin Lange considers the 870-mile-long border—now a unique nature preserve called the Green Belt—that divided her native Germany during the Cold War. Over 1200 rare animal and plant species found refuge in the highly militarized border strip.
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