We are delighted to introduce the Association’s 2009 Adirondack Park Stewardship Training Program that is encouraging direct outreach, training and conservation experience for career-track college and university students.

These past few weeks, the Association’s staff and board advisor worked with students at SUNY Plattsburgh during a basic level citizens training at the Miner Center . Prior training workshops were held at Cornell University , Paul Smith’s College and St. Lawrence University. 300 students have participated in the program since its inception in late 2007.  The program staff also recently addressed 35 advanced placement high school students during their visit to the Adirondacks .

The Association’s staff and board are committed to the implementation of this collaboratively designed training program that can be effectively integrated into conservation, natural resource or outdoor education and recreation curriculum while offering unique, direct experience in wilderness and conservation experience, education, advocacy and policy in the parks. 

The overarching goal of the Adirondack Wilderness Stewardship Training Program is to inspire, educate and train through direct experience career-track college and university students and citizens in wilderness advocacy, education and conservation of the Adirondack and Catskill Parks .

For more information, please contact Dan Plumley at