The Second College Grant is a vital resource for Dartmouth in three commonly understood ways:
Management of the Grant is held with the Director of Woodland Operations. in partnership with the Director of Outdoor Programs, who focuses on the recreational opportunities. Both of these College officers work with faculty and students on activities of an academic or co-curricular nature. Professional review of the planning and execution of logging operations is obtained through certification of the sustainability of these practices by an independent agency, currently the standards of the Green Tag Forestry program.
Finally, while overall supervision of activities in the Grant is vested with the College’s Vice President & Treasurer, the Second College Grant Management Committee serves in an important advisory capacity to this office and the two directors. The Committee’s primary role is to set policy, review plans and assess accomplishment of goals and objectives. While it may from time to time be advised by others, the Committee's regular members are the incumbents of the following College positions or representatives selected by the Committee:
A primary function of the Management Committee is to advise in the development and maintenance of a Grant Master Plan. While the Grant is first and foremost a private resource of Dartmouth College, the Management Committee considers ways to make the activities carried on there relevant to the surrounding region and reviews conditions under which individuals and organizations outside of the Dartmouth family may be permitted to enter, learn in and enjoy this very special place.
