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Brining Science to the Adirondacks and the Adirondacks to Science

Education and Outreach

While the primary mission of the AEC is to support research, an active instructional program fulfills the public service spirit of SUNY-ESF. This program includes annual short courses, workshops for teachers, programs for secondary science students and the Huntington Lecture Series, which emphasizes the natural history and ecology of the Adirondacks.

The AEC provides a superb environment for teaching and learning. Students and faculty live at the station for short, intense, retreat-like experiences. Courses may be taken for graduate, undergraduate, or noncredit.

Short Courses
A variety of short courses are taught on Huntington Wildlife Forest that can be non-credit or taken as a credit course through ESF. Course topics range from philosophy to wildlife techniques to forest ecology. Class duration varies from weekend workshops to week long emersion courses.

Educational Programs
On-site educational programs are available year-round, from day trips to multi-day residential experiences. These programs have been developed to translate the robust research component of the AEC into a hands-on experience for secondary and college level students. Some areas of particular interest include wildlife ecology and management; natural history; forest ecology and management; biogeochemistry; and GIS mapping and remote sensing.

Huntington Lecture Series (Summer)
Each summer the Huntington Wildlife Forest sponsors a lecture series at the Adirondack Park Visitor's Interpretive Center. This series covers a diverse group of topics ranging from natural history of the Adirondack Park's flora & fauna, to Adirondack Park politics, to cultural and world issues. Lectures are at 7:00 pm on Thursday nights during July and August.

Visitor Interpretive Center
The VIC was opened in 1989 to welcome visitors to the Adirondack Park and help them learn about its beauty and importance as a resource. The Adirondack Park Agency administers two centers; one in Newcomb located on the Huntington Wildlife Forest, and one in Paul Smith's. Through school programs, exhibits, workshops, publications, and outreach programs, the center is an important regional resource to visitors as well as the local community.