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Students, faculty, and staff recently celebrated the completion of a new 250-foot-long boardwalk on a popular trail in Skidmore’s North Woods. Construction began in the beginning of the fall semester, and the last decking boards were nailed down in December. Continue reading New 250-foot boardwalk in North Woods completed by students, faculty, and staff
This September Saratoga Springs and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center were hosts of Farm Aid 2013. Farm Aid is a non-profit organization whose mission is “to keep family farmers on their land.” One of the ways Farm Aid supports this Continue reading Skidmore helps kick off Farm Aid 2013
Written by Eliza Hollister ’14 My name is Eliza Hollister; I am a junior here at Skidmore. This past summer I was hired by Sustainable Skidmore as a Steward of the North Woods, and am now continuing that role as Continue reading Update from the North Woods Steward
By: Eliza Hollister & Meghan Burke, Summer 2013 North Woods Stewards The term stewardship brings many images to mind. It connotes respect, responsibility, and caring. As North Woods Stewards, the two of us work to make the woods the best Continue reading Greetings from the North Woods Stewards
Sustainable Skidmore celebrated its student staff, interns, and volunteers by hosting a Sustainability BBQ in April at the gazebo at Haupt Pond on the Skidmore campus. Graduating seniors who have worked with Sustainable Skidmore were included in the group, and Continue reading Congratulations and Good Luck to Our Graduating Seniors
Thanks to the hard work of Melissa Green, Sondra Lipshutz, Jeremy Rosen, Matt Tatkow, and Associate Professor Robert Jones, Skidmore College now has a comprehensive atlas mapping the College’s 800 acres of land, including the 200 acres recently donated by Continue reading Skidmore Students, Faculty Create Skidmore Woodlands Atlas
North Woods Steward Location: Skidmore College Dates: Summer 2013 (1st & 2nd Summer Session), 25 hours/week Pay: $10/hour and room and board provided at Skidmore College Description: We are looking for creative, organized, self-directed, responsible people who have some existing Continue reading Summer Job Opportunity: North Woods Steward