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 […]
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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 […]
Kelly Adirondack Center Fall 2021 Newsletter
Fall 2021 newsletter shares information on the 2021 Adirondack Mini-term, re-opening of the Kelly Adirondack Center facility, and the recent donation of records on acid rain from the Adirondack Council.
Homecoming Open House 2021
October 30, 2021 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Adirondack Mini-term Students Group Projects This year’s Adirondack Mini-term included nine students, and eight faculty/staff. Students learned about the geology of the region from Holli Frey (Geology), who also grew up in the northern […]
2021 Summer Research Fellows Presentations
Photograph by Prof. Lorraine Cox Zoom Webinar October 5, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. 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, work in the Adirondack Research Library using books and collections to examine […]
Prisons, Environment, and Race in the Adirondack Park
with Clarence Jefferson Hall Jr. October 14, 2021 at 5:30 This Zoom program is free and open to the public. Since the 1840s, the Adirondack environment has proven a pivotal factor in the planning, construction, and operation of prisons in the North Country. Clarence Jefferson Hall Jr. will analyze this phenomenon with a special focus on the […]
Adirondack Conservation – Paul Schaefer and Links in a Long, Historic Chain
with David Gibson September 30, 2021 (Rain Date October 7, 2021) 5:00 p.m. Kelly Adirondack Center Amphitheater 897 St. David’s Lane Niskayuna This event is free and open to the public. As the years go by, let us never forget that Paul Schaefer and his allies during the 20th century saved the Forest Preserve and the […]
A Wild Idea: How The Environmental Movement Tamed The Adirondacks
with Brad Edmondson Thursday October 21, 2021 at 5:30 Reamer Auditorium, Union College Campus Masks are currently mandatory in all Union College buildings. (Reamer Campus Center is #45 on this Union College Map) This event is free and open to the public. Brad Edmondson’s new book is a lively account of how activists, politicians, and […]