October 11, 2023

Top Stories

Dr. Andrew Vander Yacht’s fire ecology class learned the how’s and why’s of prescribed burns in forest management at Heiberg Forest in stories that ran on Spectrum News and WSYR-TV9.

Watch for territorial owls at Green Lakes State Park

Dr. Chris Briggs explains the aggressive behavior of owls in Green Lakes State Park.

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See (and Share!) ESF from the Sky

Check out these new drone videos capturing ESF’s campus and satellite properties: 

• Full-length ESF Drone Tour
• Syracuse campus
• Cranberry Lake
• Ranger School campus
• Thousand Islands Biological Station

We encourage you to share these videos! 

Coming soon: Drone videos of the Newcomb campus, Pack Demonstration Forest, Heiberg Memorial Forest, Lafayette Road Experiment Station, and Tully Field Station. 

What's Happening on Campus

OIDE Hosts Student Community Listening Session

The Office of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access invites the ESF student community – graduates and undergraduates – to connect and converse about ESF’s equity concerns. Pizza will be served. 

Thursday, Oct. 12 I 5-7 p.m. I 408 Baker Laboratory

Ranger School Info Session

Do you love being out in nature and exploring the woods?

At the Ranger School, you can earn an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree and prepare for a career in the outdoors while immersed in the spectacular natural setting of the Adirondack Park.

Join us at the Ranger School Info Session to learn about the Ranger School experience!

Thursday, Oct. 12 | 5 p.m. | 24 Marshall Hall

Representatives will be on hand to answer questions and tell you about:

• How you can earn two degrees in four years at ESF! 
• Academic programs
• Student life
• How to apply 
• Financial aid

No need to pre-register — just show up! 

ESF Trash Audit Needs Your Help

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to help the Office of Sustainability determine how well the ESF community is collectively at sorting trash and recycling on campus during a trash audit. The results of the audit will inform future outreach and engagement efforts. 

Safety training with PPE will be provided to all participants. Participation will be capped at 15 people.

Tuesday, Oct. 17 I 10 a.m.-noon I Old M+O Building (close to the Old Greenhouse)

Join the Indigenous Environmental Science Book Club

The Center for Native Peoples and the Environment invites faculty and staff to join the Indigenous Environmental Science Book Club. This reading group is a space to gather with peers over tea and snacks for informal discussion and mutual learning about Indigenous perspectives on environmental science. This semester, they will be reading a selection of texts focused on Haudenosaunee history and culture. 

The group will begin with the “Neighbor to Neighbor: Nation to Nation” booklet, which “is dedicated to the continuing friendship between the peoples of the Haudenosaunee and Central New York.”

Wednesday, Oct. 18 I 5-6 p.m. I 110 Moon Library

December Grads: Fill Out the Graduation Input Form 

ESF will hold December Commencement ceremony at Hendricks Chapel on the Syracuse University campus to recognize students who will be completing their degree requirements this semester. We’re excited to celebrate with all students and their supporters.

All December graduates are required to complete the Graduation Input Form, which includes information including how you want your name to appear in the program and the mailing address for your diploma. To access the form, open the link in incognito mode and use your esf.edu credentials.

Events

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