Office of Communications and Marketing
2011 News Archive

Headlines

Research in High Peaks Led to Protection of Alpine Vegetation
08/01

Dr. Phillip J. Craul, who was a professor of soil science at ESF from 1968 to 1994, shared some photos from a trail restoration project in the Adirondack High Peaks in the 1970s.

Confetti Flies for ESF's Centennial
07/29

Under the gleaming white peaks of a tent that covered the Quad from north to south, more than 400 people gathered July 28 for the Green Tie Dinner to celebrate ESF's Centennial.

Teachers Put Energy into Alternative Summer Break
07/28

Nineteen educators from across New York state are converging on the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) campus Aug. 1 to 4 to learn about renewable energy and exciting ways to bring it into the classroom.

ESF Celebrates Centennial with Birthday Picnic
07/28

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) marked its 100th birthday celebration July 28 with an afternoon picnic for 375 members of the College community.

Bird’s Eye View of Campus Growth
07/26

Three aerial shots of campus show the growth and change throughout the years. In the 1930s only Bray and Marshall halls graced campus. In the 1960s Baker Laboratory is visible. The Quad in 1991 looks much like it does today with Bray Hall, Marshall Hall, Moon Library and Illick Hall flanking the campus green. Walters Hall stands behind Bray.

ESF Alumnus Honored by International Society of Arboriculture
07/25

David Nowak, a project leader with the USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station based at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), was honored with the International Society of Arboriculture's (ISA) prestigious R.W. Harris Author's Citation.

Learn What Purple Cabbage Can Tell You about Your World
07/22

A program called "The Power of Purple Cabbage: What a Garden Vegetable Can Tell You about Acid Rain," to be held this summer at the Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC), will help middle and high school students learn about the environmental impacts of acid deposition.

‘Green Tie Dinner’ Highlights ESF Centennial Celebration
07/21

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) will celebrate its Centennial July 28 with an afternoon picnic for members of the College community and a semi-formal "Green Tie Dinner" on the Quad in the evening.

ESF Researchers Focus on a Tiny Tanzanian Toad
07/19

A species of tiny toads, which quickly became extinct in the wild after it was discovered in Tanzania, is thriving in a laboratory at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF).

Here’s Looking At You
07/19

Entomology classes have long been a staple of the curriculum at ESF. This photo, found in the files of the Office of Communications, was used in recruitment materials.