Erik Schlimmer Friday, April 5, 2019 5:30 p.m. Lecture, Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. Old Chapel, Union College Campus Author and explorer Erik Schlimmer historically decodes 100 Adirondack place names in rousing detail, these histories supported by a backdrop of his gorgeous photos from the wilderness. As Erik likes to say, “Behind every name there’s a […]
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Birding and Breakfast at the Kelly Adirondack Center
Birding and Breakfast at the Kelly Adirondack Center Saturday, February 16, 2019 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Chickadee, Arcadian Chickadee, Red-breasted Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Tufted Titmouse Birds of New York, University of the State of New York, 1914 Please join […]
Adirondack Fish Stories
UCALL and the Kelly Adirondack Center present Lisa Holst Rare Fish Unit Leader in the Bureau of Fisheries at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Reamer Auditorium, Union College Campus 5:30 p.m. Presentation, Refreshments from 5:00 p.m. This event is free and […]
Homecoming Open House
at the Kelly Adirondack Center Saturday, October 13 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Free and Open to the Public Please join us for refreshments on the patio and an opportunity to meet some of the rescues from Whispering Willow Wild Care.
Colvin: Hero to the North Woods
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 […]
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 […]