with filmmaker Bill Killon January 24, 2019 at the Kelly Adirondack Center Film at 7:00 Refreshments from 6:30 This event is free and open to the public. This documentary film tells the story of Verplanck Colvin, the father of the Adirondack Park. Colvin explored, surveyed, and mapped the northern reaches of upstate […]
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White-nose Syndrome, the darkest of nights for New York bats
Presented by the Kelly Adirondack Center and UCALL Reamer Auditorium Tuesday, September 25, 2018 5:30 p.m. Lecture, Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. Free and Open to the Public Join Alan Hicks, retired bat biologist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, as he discusses the history of bat research and management in […]
Stories Honoring the Earth
The Kelly Adirondack Center and StoryCircle of the Capital District present SCCD tellers Claire Nolan and Eileen Egan Mack Friday, September 21 at 1 p.m. at the Kelly Adirondack Center rain or shine. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Come hear “Stories Honoring […]
Environmental Science Education vs. Nature-Deficit Disorder
Students hiking the trail at Tennant Creek Falls with Tom Mowatt Associate Professor of Biology SUNY Adirondack October 3, 2018 Old Chapel Lecture at 5:30 Refreshments from 5:00 This event is free and open to the public. Human beings, especially children, are spending less time outdoors resulting in a wide range of behavioral […]
From the Adirondacks to Iceland
Manny Palacios September 21 at 7:00 p.m. at the Kelly Adirondack Center This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. “I love sharing my experiences and vision with my audience. My talk will take you through my journey and make you walk with me through the process of […]
Still Here, Gone, Introduced, and Returned: People and Mammals in the Adirondacks
with Professor Phil Terrie Professor Emeritus, American Culture Studies and Environmental Studies Bowling Green State University November 8, 2018 Olin Building Room 115 5:30 presentation, refreshments from 5:00 Co-sponsored by UCALL Free and Open to the Public A presentation on the history of the relationships between people and the large, charismatic mammals of the […]
2018 Summer Research Fellows Presentations
August 1, 2018 5:00 refreshments, 5:30 presentation in the Adirondack Room at the Kelly Adirondack Center Free and Open to the Public Each year the Kelly Adirondack Center sponsors the work of Summer Research Fellows as they examine diverse topics that make the Adirondacks unique. This summer fellowships are funded in part by a grant […]
Kelly Adirondack Center Open House
Saturday, May 19, 2018 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. free and open to the public Now on exhibit: The Summits of Forests: The High Peaks Photography of Kay Flickinger and the Books of Grace Hudowalski Twenty people attended the first meeting of the 46ers in 1948 electing Grace Hudowalski (#9) as president and […]
William James: At Home in the Adirondacks
WITH PAUL CROCE MAY 29, 2018 AT 7 P.M. KARP 105 FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC For William James, nature brought together body and soul. His deepest flights of mind in psychology, philosophy, and religious studies emerged during his time in nature. And he was most at home in […]
46ers Panel Discussion
with Phil Corell and Tony Goodwin free and open to the public Old Chapel, Union College Monday May 14, 2018 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. This Year the 46ers celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first ascent of Bob and George Marshall and their guide, Herb Clark, as they began their efforts toward their goal of […]