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 […]
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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 […]
The Forest Preserve, Snowmobile Trails, and the NY Constitution
with Adirondack historian, Phil Terrie and Protect the Adirondacks Executive Director, Peter Bauer Thursday, May 27, 2021 6:00 p.m. In a resounding victory for wilderness, the New York Court of Appeals recently issued a historic decision on the construction of snowmobile trails in the Forest Preserve. Established by the New York legislature in 1885 […]
Spring 2021 Newsletter
The Kelly Adirondack Center Spring 2021 newsletter shares information on current programming (all available recorded on our site) as well as our current online exhibit and details on the Jeanne Robert Foster collections. It can be viewed here:
Conversations Around Social Justice in the Adirondacks
A Zoom Webinar Series The Lived Experience April 15, 5:30 P.M. Dr. Alice Green and Brenda Valentine Moderated by Prof. Becky Cortez Half a century of Adirondack lived experience: two Park residents reflect and share about systemic racism and structural oppression growing up and living in the Park, from the 1950s to today. Dr. Alice […]
Anne LaBastille: Trailblazer and Hell Raiser
The Kelly Adirondack Center and UCALL present a virtual Zoom webinar: Anne LaBastille: Trailblazer and Hell Raiser with Leslie Surprenant February 18, 2021 7:00 p.m. Explore the life and legacy of Adirondack “Woodswoman,” author, and internationally recognized conservationist, Anne LaBastille, PhD. This biographical slideshow tribute by Anne’s longtime friend and estate executor, Leslie Surprenant, […]
About the Great Backyard Bird Count
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 […]
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 […]