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Paul Smith’s Students Create the Akwesasne Mohawk Mobile Cultural Center

May 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Akwesasne Mobile Cultural CenterPaul Smith’s College students have completed construction of the Akwesasne Mobile Cultural Center. This new cultural center is a result of a partnership between Paul Smith’s College and the Nia’s Little Library – a nonprofit that promotes literacy and preserve the Mohawk language. [Read more…] about Paul Smith’s Students Create the Akwesasne Mohawk Mobile Cultural Center

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History Tagged With: Akwesasne, Cultural History, Education, Haudenosaunee, Indigenous History, Iroquois, Mohawk, Museums, Nia’s Little Library, Paul Smith's College

Paul Smith’s, Mohawk Partner to Create Mobile Cultural Center

November 19, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Paul Smith’s College Students Get Hands-on Experience Assisting in the Design and Building of the CenterPaul Smith’s College and the Akwesasne Mohawk are partnering to create a mobile Cultural Learning Lab. The Cultural Learning Lab will serve as a hub of historical and cultural information about the Akwesasne community, including serving as a mobile meeting space, for tutoring, and promoting the use of the Mohawk language. [Read more…] about Paul Smith’s, Mohawk Partner to Create Mobile Cultural Center

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Akwesasne, Cultural History, Indigenous History, Mohawk, Paul Smith's College

Adk Watershed Institute Wins Road Salt, Green Infrastructure Grants

August 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Watershed InstitutePaul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has announced it was recently awarded two research grants from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP).

The first grant will help scientists and policy makers understand the extent of road salt pollution in Lake Champlain. The second grant will support AWI scientists to assess the effectiveness of recent stormwater upgrades in Lake Placid to improve water quality in Mirror Lake. [Read more…] about Adk Watershed Institute Wins Road Salt, Green Infrastructure Grants

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Ausable River Association, Grants, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Paul Smith's College, water quality

Seasonal Staff Sought to Protect Adirondack Lakes

May 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Watershed Stewards courtesy AWIPaul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) is hiring watercraft inspectors and decontamination technicians to work at boat launches and other key locations across the Adirondacks to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species in the region’s waterways. [Read more…] about Seasonal Staff Sought to Protect Adirondack Lakes

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, boating, Invasive Species, Paul Smith's College

Adk Watershed Institute Certified A Research Lab, Open House Set

April 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Watershed Institute staff runs analyses in its newly state certified Environmental Research LaboratoryThe Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has announced that the New York State Department of Health awarded it certification through the Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP).

The AWI Environmental Research Lab is specifically designed for the analysis of surface and ground water in the Adirondack region. The laboratory saw major upgrades in 2010 when Paul Smith’s College built the Countess Alicia Spaulding-Paolozzi Environmental Science and Education Center. Since that time, the lab has made contributions to the protection of clean water in the region including a greater understanding of the impact of road salt within the environment. [Read more…] about Adk Watershed Institute Certified A Research Lab, Open House Set

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondacks, Paul Smith's College, Science, water quality

Paul Smith’s Launches Sustainable Tourism Management Masters Program

March 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

paul smiths college logoPaul Smith’s College has announced a new Master of Professional Studies in Sustainable Tourism Management program, offering New York State’s first master’s program in sustainable tourism. [Read more…] about Paul Smith’s Launches Sustainable Tourism Management Masters Program

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food Tagged With: Paul Smith's College

Volunteers Sought for Adirondack Lake Monitoring Program

December 10, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

volunteers with the Adirondack Lake Assessment Program collecting data as part of the regional water quality monitoring program courtesy AWIThe Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has been awarded a grant from the Lake Champlain Basin Program to expand the Adirondack Lake Assessment Program (ALAP).

ALAP is the largest community-science lake monitoring program in the Adirondack region, run in partnership between AWI and Protect the Adirondacks. [Read more…] about Volunteers Sought for Adirondack Lake Monitoring Program

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondacks, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Paul Smith's College, Protect the Adirondacks

Paul Smith’s To Designate ‘Doc Kudish Natural Forest’ Saturday

October 21, 2021 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

trees in the Doc Kudish grove by Joan MaloofThe Doc Kudish Natural Forest at Paul Smith’s College will be formally inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network on Saturday, October 23rd.

Joan Maloof, founder and Executive Director of the Old-Growth Forest Network, will present a plaque to Dr. Michael Kudish, to celebrate the dedication of this protected forest. [Read more…] about Paul Smith’s To Designate ‘Doc Kudish Natural Forest’ Saturday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature Tagged With: Paul Smith's College

Adk Boat Wash Stewards Sought For Expanded Inspections

August 9, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Boat Wash (provided by Adirondack Watershed Institute)Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) is seeking people to work as boat inspectors and decontamination technicians at boat launches across the Adirondacks to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species in the region’s waterways.

“We have a network of boat inspection and boat wash stations that have been strategically located across the region to control the spread of these harmful organisms”, said Dan Kelting, executive director of AWI in an announcement sent to the press. “We are hiring employees now to work through the fall to help us protect our waterways.” [Read more…] about Adk Boat Wash Stewards Sought For Expanded Inspections

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Paul Smith's College

Free Ski & Snowshoe Day, Nordic Races at Paul Smith’s Saturday

March 17, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center Cross-Country Ski Trails providedThe Paul Smith’s College VIC is set to mark the first day spring with free cross country skiing, snowshoeing, and two races open to the public on Saturday, March 20th. [Read more…] about Free Ski & Snowshoe Day, Nordic Races at Paul Smith’s Saturday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Recreation Tagged With: Paul Smith's College

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