Curious about the Great Backyard Bird Count? Join us Saturday, February 6, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. for a small group Zoom discussion with John Loz, Southern Adirondack Audubon President and Chair of the Board of Audubon of New York State Council of Chapters. Each February, birders and non-birders alike contribute to citizen science by […]
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Kelly Adirondack Center Newsletter
The Fall Newsletter, below, shares details of our recent programs, acquisitions, and projects. In lieu of in-person activities, we are planning an exciting slate of virtual winter and spring events. Monitor the KAC website and Facebook page for details. Meantime, our grounds, along with the adjacent Reist Bird Sanctuary, remain available for your (safe) outdoor […]
Winter Recreation Webinar
The Kelly Adirondack Center and UCALL present: Winter Recreation: Stay Safe and Follow Leave No Trace Principles with Michael Newell (’74) Thursday, January 7, 2021 7:00 p.m. Winter is here and its time to get outside to enjoy the snow and cold! Union alum Michael Newell ‘74 will present this ZOOM webinar covering winter […]
Summer Research Fellows’ Presentations
Kelly Adirondack Center Summer Research Fellows’ Online Presentations Saturday, October 24 at 2:00 p.m. The recording of this event is available through this link. Jacob Abbot will demo his online StoryMap tool for navigating the history of dams in the Adirondacks. He uses entries from The Adirondack Chronology along with historic maps from […]
Curious about Zoom webinars but don’t know how to start?
*****The recorded presentation is available here.***** Kelly Adirondack Center Zoom Info Sessions with Union Learning Environments Tuesday, October 13 at 11:00 a.m. and Friday, October 16 at 1:00 p.m. The Kelly Adirondack Center is planning a wide variety of online programs for the 2020-2021 academic year and we want every one of our friends to […]
Fall Photography in the Adirondacks and an Introduction to the Digital Darkroom with Manny Palacios
Friday, October 30, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. We are going to explore what makes fall photography so unique and inspiring and give some tips and tricks for how to edit your images using Lightroom.
Climate Change: Knowledge Empowers Action
Speaker Series 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EDT MIN-203 Fall 2020 Free and Open to the Public September 16 Jonathan Griffith ’11 Education and Outreach Associate at CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences at UC Boulder) BS Geology, Union College MSc Geology & Mat- S Teaching, Northern Arizona University MOSAIC Project: How a […]
Adirondack Research Consortium 2020 Fall Webinar Series
The Adirondack Research Consortium and Paul Smith’s College present The Fall 2020 Webinar Series Ask an Expert All of these webinars were recorded and are now available on YouTube. Four one-hour interactive discussions Fridays 10 a.m. -11:00 a.m. in October to address key environmental, cultural and policy issues facing the Adirondack […]
Cooped up? Take a walk in the woods!
The Kelly Adirondack Center is adjacent to the Hudson-Mohawk Bird Club’s 111 acre Henry G. Reist Wildlife Sanctuary, which has miles of winding trails. You can access the Sanctuary from the KAC parking lot at 897 St. David’s Lane. Before you go, take a look at the Reist Sanctuary Field Guide, which includes the history of […]
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Managed by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the era that made New York the Empire State. Visitors to the site may learn more about the history of the Erie Canal through […]