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Kelly Adirondack Center

The Volunteers Behind the Adirondack Research Library

February 22, 2022 by David Gibson Leave a Comment

Interior of the Adirondack Research Library in the Kelly Adirondack Center of Union College Photo by David GibsonMany organizations introduce their work with the words “were it not for the volunteers, we could not…” That can be justifiably said of the Adirondack Research Library (ARL), formerly part of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks (AfPA). [Read more…] about The Volunteers Behind the Adirondack Research Library

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Research Library, Adirondacks, Archives, Kelly Adirondack Center, Libraries, Niskayuna, Paul Schaefer, Schenectady, Schenectady County, Union College

Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies Call for Submissions

January 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Journal Volume 24The Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies (AJES) is now accepting submissions for Volume 25. Articles of a broad disciplinary scope will be accepted for review, including topics in natural and social sciences, arts and humanities related to the region or more general environmental issues. [Read more…] about Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies Call for Submissions

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Research Consortium, Adirondacks, Kelly Adirondack Center, Union College

Prisons, Environment, and Race in the Adirondack Park

October 2, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

a prison in the woods coverSince the 1840s, the Adirondack environment has proven a pivotal factor in the planning, construction, and operation of prisons in New York State.

Clarence Jefferson Hall Jr. will analyze this phenomenon with a special focus on the role of incarcerated people of color in shaping — and reshaping — the Adirondack landscape during “Prisons, Environment, and Race in the Adirondack Park,” a webinar on October 14th. [Read more…] about Prisons, Environment, and Race in the Adirondack Park

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Events, History Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Kelly Adirondack Center

Anne LaBastille: Trailblazer and Hell Raiser

December 17, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Anne LaBastilleThe Kelly Adirondack Center and UCALL have announced Anne LaBastille: Trailblazer and Hell Raiser, a webinar exploring the life and legacy of Adirondack Woodswoman author and internationally recognized conservationist Anne LaBastille set for Thursday, February 18th, at 7 pm. [Read more…] about Anne LaBastille: Trailblazer and Hell Raiser

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Kelly Adirondack Center

Adirondack Wild Presents 2020 Wilderness Award

November 19, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Kevin Chlad receives the 2020 Paul Schaefer Wilderness AwardAdirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve has presented its 2020 Paul Schaefer Wilderness Award, the organization’s highest honor, to Kevin Chlad, Director of Government Relations for the Adirondack Council with offices in Elizabethtown and in Albany. [Read more…] about Adirondack Wild Presents 2020 Wilderness Award

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Park, Adirondack Wild, Forest Preserve, High Peaks, Kelly Adirondack Center, wilderness

Adk Journal of Environmental Studies Submissions Sought

June 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Adirondack Journal of Environmental StudiesThe Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies (AJES) has announced it is now accepting submissions for Volume 24, to be published in the spring of 2021.

Articles of a broad disciplinary scope will be accepted for review, including topics in natural and social sciences, arts and humanities related to the region or more general environmental issues. [Read more…] about Adk Journal of Environmental Studies Submissions Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, AJES, environment, Environmental History, Kelly Adirondack Center

Adirondack Great Camps, Rustic Tradition Talk Near Schenectady

October 15, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Kelly Adirondack Center

New York State’s Adirondack Park, a six-million-acre mixture of public and private lands, is the largest park east of the Mississippi River. Sixty percent of the region’s lands are constitutionally protected as “forever wild” and these lands include vast forests, hundreds of mountains, thousands of lakes and ponds, and miles of wild and scenic rivers.

During the late 19th century, the region became a mecca for sportsmen and other people seeking recreation and revitalization in the wild places of the region. In response to this, native builders and professional architects developed a rustic style of architecture that is best represented by a series of building complexes known as Great Camps. [Read more…] about Adirondack Great Camps, Rustic Tradition Talk Near Schenectady

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Architecture, Camp Santanoni, Eagle Island Camp, Great Camp Sagamore, Historic Preservation, Kelly Adirondack Center

Rare Fish Expert To Present Adirondack Fisheries History

March 11, 2019 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

summer sucker Lisa Holst, Rare Fish Unit Leader in the Bureau of Fisheries at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, will present “Adirondack Fish Stories” on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 in Reamer Auditorium, at Union College. Refreshments will be served at 5 pm, with the presentation at 5:30 pm. This event is free and open to the public. [Read more…] about Rare Fish Expert To Present Adirondack Fisheries History

Filed Under: Events, History, Nature Tagged With: DEC, fishing, Kelly Adirondack Center

Kelly Adirondack Center:
Adirondack Environmental History Going Online

April 8, 2014 by Anthony F. Hall 3 Comments

Kelly Adirondack CenterGovernor Al Smith helped block the construction of a highway along the shore of Tongue Mountain, but it was Franklin D. Roosevelt who was instrumental in protecting the east shore of Lake George, documents in the Apperson-Schaefer collection at the Kelly Adirondack Center at Union College in Schenectady suggest.

With funding from the bond acts of 1916 and 1926, much of Tongue Mountain and many of the islands in the Narrows were now protected, permanently, as parts of the Adirondack Forest Preserve.

But by 1926, John Apperson, the General Electric engineer who dedicated much of his life to the protection of Lake George, had become concerned about the future of the east side. [Read more…] about Kelly Adirondack Center:
Adirondack Environmental History Going Online

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, Al Smith, Environmental History, FDR, Kelly Adirondack Center, Lake George, Online Resources, Political History

Lectures on Adirondack History Planned in Niskayuna

March 27, 2014 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

People in the WildernessThe Kelly Adirondack Center in Niskayuna, NY has announced an upcoming four-part lunch and learn series, “People in the Wilderness” with Hallie Bond.

Bond was at the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake from 1983 until 2012, first as Education Director and then as Curator.

On April 7, the topic will be “Adirondack Life”. Before the automobile and good roads, Adirondack life ran in traditional channels, tied to the seasons and the land. Cash was scarce, and people worked at many different jobs. How Adirondackers used the woods to support themselves is essential to understanding Adirondack life today. [Read more…] about Lectures on Adirondack History Planned in Niskayuna

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Kelly Adirondack Center

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