Center for Earth and Environmental Science at SUNY Plattsburgh

08/25/2026

08/24/2026

A great first day of Forest Ecology!

08/21/2026

Join us for the first seminar of the fall semester. Friday Aug 28 at 3:30 in Hudson 106!!!
Stay tuned for the full schedule - we have an amazing speaker every Friday!!

08/19/2026

For those just starting out in our field, this zoom was recently shared and might be helpful.

This 1-hour virtual career navigation session with Laura Thorne -- The Environmental Career Coach -- will help participants approach their environmental career search with more intention, strategy, and momentum. We’ll cover practical steps, including what to do, what to avoid, how to improve resum...

08/04/2026

06/26/2026

Woo hoo hoo! Great science and outreach happening this summer with Michala, Amélie Przedwiecki, and Maddy❤️💪🏻🌱🌳🐢🎣

🌲 Meet Our 2026 Forest Conservation Corps (FCC) Lead Staff! 🌲

We’re thrilled to welcome Amélie Przedwiecki and Madelynne Solan to Hudson Taconic Lands!

This summer, Amélie and Madelynne will lead FCC crews of 14 to 16-year-olds at four conservation sites across Rensselaer County. They will guide and mentor these local teens through the process of undertaking projects that protect our conserved lands and improve visitor experiences. FCC participants will help build new trails, construct benches and boot brush stations to reduce the spread of invasive species, enhance public access, restore habitat, and complete a variety of stewardship projects. The youth will also play outdoor games, write in their journals, make new friends, and create lasting memories.

Both Amélie and Madelynne come from the CEES, bringing with them a shared passion for conservation and environmental education. Amélie recently completed her master’s degree in Natural Resources and Ecology and has extensive experience leading environmental education programs. Most recently, she taught K–12 students throughout the Lake Champlain basin as a watershed educator with Sea Grant.

Madelynne is entering her third year of the Natural Resources and Ecology Master’s Program and is passionate about science communication and connecting young people to the outdoors through hands-on learning. Madelynne has been a soccer coach, conducted a wide range of field work, and serves as a host of 🌍Late Night for the Planet 🌎, a Plattsburgh based, student-run environmental education game show.

Their hiring is especially meaningful to our team. Hudson Taconic Lands’ Youth Programming Director, Michala Hendrick, is also a proud CEES SUNY Plattsburgh Alumni and our summer Stewardship Technician, Libby, is another fellow Cardinal! It’s exciting to see such a strong connection across our staff and to welcome talented young conservation professionals to HTL.

Please join us in giving Amélie and Madelynne a warm welcome — we can’t wait to see the difference they’ll make this summer alongside this year’s Forest Conservation Corps participants! 💚🌿

SUNY Plattsburgh Alumni

06/06/2026

Congratulations to Amanda Bliss who recently graduated with her MS in Biodefense from George Mason University. This important reaearch will help support mosquito + tick surveillance programs in Virginia, working to keep us safer! So PROUD of you Amanda and cannot wait to follow your next career steps! Woo hoo hoo🎉🎉🎉❤️

06/02/2026

Field work at the Flat Rock!

05/16/2026

Congrats to all the graduates! We are so PROUD of you and cannot wait to cheer you on in your next chapter!