Filters close
Released: 8-Jul-2013 1:00 AM EDT
Illness Gives Student ‘Whole New View’ on Garden Designs
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Landscape architects who design healing gardens for people struggling with illness need to understand more about the needs of those medical patients, according to a recent college graduate who researched the subject while being treated for leukemia.

   
Released: 22-Apr-2013 8:00 AM EDT
SUNY-ESF Scientist Rediscovers Long-Lost Giant Fish from Amazon
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A professor at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has put aside nearly a century and a half of conventional wisdom with the rediscovery of a species of giant Amazonian fish.

Released: 5-Mar-2013 4:15 PM EST
ESF Climate Research Delves into Land Use, Sea Waves, Invasives
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are conducting research into an array of subjects related to climate change, including land use, ocean waves, forest health and invasive species.

Released: 23-Jan-2013 11:00 AM EST
Scientists Research New Way to Battle Bacteria
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Scientists at SUNY-ESF are developing a way to disrupt the process by which bacteria become virulent. The work could have widespread implications for human health.

Released: 16-Jan-2013 2:55 PM EST
Fish Journeying Upstream Are HamperedBy Hydropower Dams
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Major hydropower dams in the northeastern United States, constructed with state-of-the-art features designed to allow migratory fish to pass through them on their way to spawn upstream, have failed in that regard, according to a study published today in the journal Conservation Letters.

Released: 11-Dec-2012 11:00 AM EST
Cornelius B. Murphy, Jr., to Step Down as President of SUNY-ESF
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

After more than 12 years, the president of SUNY-ESF will hand over leadership of the college to his successor. During Murphy's tenure, enrollment grew, academic offerings expanded and business partnerships increased.

Released: 24-Sep-2012 12:00 PM EDT
SUNY-ESF New Host of N.Y. Natural Heritage Program
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has a new role as host of the New York Natural Heritage Program, a project worth $6.3 million to support a cadre of biologists who assess the state of biodiversity in New York.

Released: 20-Sep-2012 11:25 AM EDT
Imagery Leaves Questions About Forage for Wildlife
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Satellite imagery provides a look at vegetation available to grazing mammals but leaves questions about whether the animals have access to a healthy diet, according to a paper published in the "Journal of Wildlife Management."

Released: 20-Sep-2012 11:00 AM EDT
Bringing Back the Tree That Built America
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is harvesting a unique stand of white pine, part of an effort to restore the economically valuable tree.

Released: 27-Aug-2012 3:15 AM EDT
Summer Weather Could Mean Fall Colors Pop
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

The summer’s dry weather, combined with recent cool nights, could combine for a colorful fall foliage season in the Northeast, says a dendrologist at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Released: 21-May-2012 2:20 PM EDT
Rubber Loons Let Loose in World’s First Made-in-U.S.A. Race
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Rubber loons, based on a traditional rubber duck concept, will drop into an Adirondack waterway Memorial Day weekend for the world's first event of its type using American-made products.

Released: 7-May-2012 3:15 PM EDT
Adirondack Lakes Lose Ice Cover as Climate Warms
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry found lakes in the undeveloped High Peaks area of the Adirondack Park are covered with ice for significantly shorter periods than they were 32 years ago, providing evidence that climate change is occurring rapidly. Not even the most pristine wilderness areas are immune.

Released: 24-Apr-2012 4:00 PM EDT
Interested in Trees? Check Out the Online Videos From SUNY-ESF
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

As Arbor Day focuses attention on trees, the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry makes available 100 vignettes about a variety of tree species.

Released: 12-Apr-2012 1:50 PM EDT
American Chestnut Returns to New York City
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Led by SUNY-ESF researchers, efforts to restore the majestic American chestnut will focus next week on the spot where its decline was discovered.

Released: 19-Mar-2012 4:15 PM EDT
Warm Weather Puts Trees on Fast Forward
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Flowers are popping open and pollen is flying, driven by higher-than-normal temperatures across the eastern United States.

Released: 27-Feb-2012 3:35 PM EST
SUNY-ESF Offers Residential Semester in Heart of Adirondacks
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

"Understanding the Park" blends physical and social science, ethics and leadership in a course taught at ESF's campus in the forest preserve.

Released: 18-Jan-2012 11:30 AM EST
What Can Mild Winter Do to Environment? Ask ESF Experts
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Plants and animals could be affected by unusually high temperatures and less-than-average snowfall.

Released: 6-Dec-2011 6:00 AM EST
Cameras Snap First Images of Snow Leopards in Siberia
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A research team found signs of the animals during a summer expedition. Cameras equipped with motion sensors captured the first images of the elusive predators.

Released: 14-Nov-2011 6:00 AM EST
Wood Use Mitigates Climate Change
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A recent study confirms that forests, and the products made from them, has long-term benefits for the environment.

Released: 19-Jul-2011 11:10 AM EDT
Extinct in Wild, Tiny Tanzanian Toad Thrives in Lab
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

SUNY-ESF researchers are helping find ways to reintroduce the Kihansi spray toad to its native river gorge.



close
0.14105