2022 Summer Research Fellows’ Presentations

Zoom Webinar Thursday, November 3, 2022 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. There is no need to register.   Each year the Kelly Adirondack Center sponsors the work of Summer Research Fellows as they examine diverse topics that make the Adirondacks unique. The students interview experts in their fields and […]

Contemporary Iroquois Art

Contemporary Iroquois Art with Colette Lemmon   September 22, 2022 Reamer Campus Center 5:30 p.m. program, refreshments from 5:00 p.m.   From the elegant beauty of baskets and antler carving to the thoughtful, occasionally provocative imagery of sculpture and painting, Iroquois art offers a window into the culture itself.  Join us as we explore a […]

Searching for Timbuctoo Filmmaker Discussion

with filmmaker Paul Miller May 10, 2022 7:00 p.m. Zoom Webinar In 1846, in an effort to level a blow against racism, wealthy New York landowner and well-known abolitionist leader, Gerrit Smith, gave away 120,000 acres of wild land to nearly 3000 African-American men so that they could have the right to vote in the […]

Climate Change and the Future of Montane Birds in the Northeast

With Jason Hill Presented by UCALL and the Kelly Adirondack Center April 27, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Reamer Auditorium Reamer Campus Center on the Union College Campus This event is free and open to the public.   Stuck between a rock and a hard place– climate change is rapidly altering our montane forests across the […]

Slow Birding: Reimagining Our Connection With Birds

Presented by Bridget Butler April 8, 2022 5:30 p.m. Reamer Auditorium, Reamer Campus Center Union College   Bridget Butler, aka The Bird Diva, will share her path to creating Slow Birding, a mindful practice focused on deep observation beyond identification, connecting with the landscape, and connecting with self. Her practice came together over many years […]

The Art of Winter with Manuel Palacios

Co-hosted by UCALL March 1, 2022 7:00 p.m. Zoom Webinar In this talk, landscape photographer Manuel Palacios will take us on a journey through his techniques and approaches to winter photography. Manuel will cover the necessary equipment needed when shooting in cold temperatures and extreme weather, but more importantly, he will discuss how to use […]

Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species

January 11, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. Zoom webinar with Jennifer Dean This is a link to the Northeast RISCC Management Symposium referred to in this program. Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species is an exciting and informative 55-minute film by Westfield Production Company. The documentary introduces the concept of invasive species and highlights some of […]