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2022 Fall Forestry Roundtable
Thursday, November 3, 2022, 8:30 - 4:30, SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, NY 

See the Final Program

 

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See recordings of the 2022 Fall Webinars on our YouTube Channel

Many thanks to our 2022 Fall Webinar Sponsors!

 

 

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See a recording of the 3/25/22 webinar!

Audio only versions are available on Spotify

 

 

 

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See a recording of the 3/18/22 webinar.

 

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To see a recording of the March 11 presentation.

An audio only copy is available on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/adk-research-consortium/tracks

 

 

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See a recording of Curt's presentation!

For a pdf copy of the Walden graphic novel discussed in the talk:
 https://www.paulsmiths.edu/people/stager/walden/ 

 

 

 

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See a recording of the Indigenous Land Care Webinar on our YouTube page.

 

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Find a recording of the Focus on Forests Webinar on our YouTube page.

Photo by Bobby O'Connor, Paul Smith's College

Landscapes and Legacies in the Adirondacks
Spring 2021 Webinar Series

Sponsored by Paul Smith's College

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Enjoy recordings of the Spring Webinar Series.

See a recording of the Diversity Webinar!

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See a recording of the Adirondack Hikers 2020 Webinar!

 

Responses to Questions from the Hikers Webinar.

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See a recording of the 3/5/21 Enduring Footprints Webinar.

Responses to questions from participants in the “Enduring Footprints in the Adirondacks Webinar”.

This webinar was dedicated to the memory of our friend and colleague Bruce Selleck.

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Watch a video of all four 2020 "Ask an Expert" webinars on our YouTube page!

 

Many thanks to our webinar cosponsors:
Paul Smith's College
International Paper
Colgate University's Upstate Institute
Resiliance Studies Consortium
Adirondack Land Trust

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Watch a Video of the Webinar!

Many thanks to our webinar cosponsors:

Paul Smith's College
International Paper
Colgate University's Upstate Institute
Resilience Studies Consortium

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SEE A RECORDING OF THE WATER WEBINAR!

See the Questions and Answers from the Water Webinar.
 

Sponsored by:

Paul Smith's College
International Paper
Colgate University's Upstate Institute 
Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute

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See the Recording of the Science and Policy Webinar!

 

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 On Friday, September 18^th, 2020, 3:30-5:00 via Zoom, the Adirondack Research Consortium (ARC) and the Adirondack Park Institute (API) are partnering to hold a Fall Virtual Awards Program.  During the program they will award API’s 2020 Frank Hutchins Adirondack Educational Leadership Award to Betsy Folwell, long-time editor of Adirondack Life and an award-winning writer.  Bob Lilly of Newcomb will also be presented with the 2020 Community Service Award for his many contributions to the Adirondack region. ARC’s 2020 Liz Thorndike Adirondack Achievement Award will be presented to the Adirondack Foundation for their good work during the COVID-19 crisis. 

 

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2020 Celebrating Women in Leadership Series Workshop
"Building Diversity and Inclusion"
Friday, February 14, 2020
Joan Weill Student Center Pine Room, Paul Smith's College

Participants in the 2020 Women's Workshop by Debbie Fitts
See more Photos from the Women's Workshop

The purpose of this workshop was to explore approaches and strategies that build diversity and inclusion in the workforce and in our communities through the experiences of Native Americans in the Adirondacks, immigration and diversity programs, and gender identity. 

 

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2019 Fall Forestry Roundtable

Climate Change and the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act

Tuesday, October 15^th, 2019
Northwest Bay Conference Center, Adirondack Hall
SUNY Adirondack, 640 Bay Road, Queensbury, NY 12804

 

The purpose of this one-day workshop is to get a better understanding of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, what it means for New York’s forests and wood product manufacturers, and what would representatives of New York’s forests and wood products industries want to see in the process and outcomes.

 

SAF Continuing Forestry Education Credits and New York Logger Training Credits: TBD

 

See a related Adirondack Observer article by Tony Hall 

See Final Program

 

Paul Smith's College Sustainability Professor Dr. Brett Mcleod, far right, with Dan Fitts and two Paul Smith's students, far left, Isaac Leach and Wolf Mueller, at the 2019 Forestry Roundtable. Photo by Muriel Church.

 

 

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Adirondack Social Science Research Workshop

Friday, October 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Joan Weill Student Center - Pine Room, Paul Smith's College, Paul Smiths, NY

 

Featuring a keynote by Bill Weber.  

The purpose of this workshop is to continue the dialogue on past and current social science research in the region, to identify gaps that warrant future inquiry, and to begin coordinating social science research to better address social issues within the Adirondacks.

 

 

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See More Photos from the 2019 Workshop

Above, participants in the 2019 Women's Workshop.  Photo taken on February 22, 2019 in the Joan Weill Adirondack Library at Paul Smith's College by Dr. Melanie Johnson.

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2019 Women in Leadership Series Forum Workshop

Celebrating Women in Leadership
"Workplace Resources, Tools, and Strategies" 
Friday, February 22^nd, 2019, 10:00-3:00
Joan Weill Adirondack Library, Paul Smith’s College Campus 

Featuring Dr. Kristin Esterberg, President of SUNY Potsdam

Dr. Esterberg
Featured participants below, clockwise from top left: Cathy Dove, Amanda Lavigne, Lynn Fox, and Kristin Esterberg. To see their bio information.

To the Final Program

Featured Speakers

Clockwise from top left:  Tracy Ormsbee, Nicole Conant, Lenore VanderZee,
Diane Fish, Malika Carter, and Terry Phalon.

Learn more about the Featured Speakers

 

   

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2018 Fall Forestry Roundtable
"Sustaining Private Forests as Working Landscapes"
Wednesday, October 10^th, SUNY Adirondack

The purpose of this one-day workshop is to explore management
strategies for private forest landowners in the Adirondacks.

 

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Women in Conservation, February 15, 2018, Paul Smith's College.
Photo by Laurel Fitts

The Women in Leadership Series Forum Presents

Women in Conservation Advocacy and Policy
Sponsored by the Walbridge Fund

Held in partnership with the Adirondack Council and the
Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, University at Albany

Thursday, February 15, 2018, Joan Weill Student Center, Pine Room, Paul Smith's College

The purpose of this workshop is to identify challenges and opportunities for women pursuing careers in conservation advocacy and policy in the Adirondacks.

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 2017 Forestry Roundtable

"Private Forestland Management Strategies for the Future"

  Wednesday, October 11, 2017, 9:30-2:30, Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls, NY

Held in partnership with the Empire State Forest Products Association, the purpose of this one-day workshop was to provide an update on the "State of NY Forests" and the American Forest Foundation's report "Hidden in Plain Sight", as they apply to private forest management strategies in the Adirondacks. Pictured above at the Workshop, left to right, is Consortium Executive Director Dan Fitts with Assemblyman Dan Stec and Jeff Dekenberger of Molpus Timber Management and a member of the Consortium's Board of Directors. Photo by Laurel Fitts

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Women in the Arts and Humanities
View Arts Center, Old Forge, NY,  June 21, 2017
Sponsored by the Walbridge Fund and the International Paper Foundation

Pictured above is Bruce Selleck with Karina Wohnar (left) and Branda Miller, Professor of the Arts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute at the “Women in the Arts and Humanities’ workshop held at the VIEW in Old Forge on June 21^st, 2017.  Photo by Frank Pine

The Adirondack Research Consortium held the third Women in Leadership Series Workshop: “Women in the Arts and Humanities”, at the VIEW in Old Forge, NY on June 21^st, 2017.  The purpose of the workshop was to discuss challenges and opportunities for women in the arts and humanities by looking at trends in a broad and regional scale, and to develop recommendations for future actions and research needs through facilitated discussions.  Featured speakers included Branda Miller, Professor of the Arts, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and Carol “Kickie” Britt, Executive Director, SUNY Potsdam’s Crane Institute for Music Business.  An Adirondack panel round out the program and included  Hallie Bond, Adirondack Historian; Deborah Fitts, Executive Director, Lake Placid Sinfonietta; and, Bernadette Speach, Adirondack Composer/Pianist, which was facilitated by Lynn Schwarzer, Professor of Art and Art History, Colgate University.

 

 

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Women in Science

 

Pictured above, Lt. Governor, Kathy Hochul (center) with students from the ADK P-Tech Program.  Photo by Alice Dahl.
February 14^th, 2017, Paul Smith’s College Campus

7777 NY 30, Paul Smiths, NY  12970
Chair, Dr. Cathy Dove, President, Paul Smith’s College

See the Final Program

Read an Adirondack Daily Enterprise Article About the Event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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