(ALBANY, NEW YORK) – National Wildlife Federation President and CEO Collin O’Mara and a panel of Environmental Leaders are calling for major expansion of State University of New York’s (SUNY) College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) to allow the College to grow enrollment and expand programming.
Panelists lauded ESF’s research and mission to train future Environmentalists at the virtual discussion – titled Anti-Science, the Environmental Crises and the Crucial Role of ESF, that was attended by more than 250 people.
In an increasingly volatile political climate where climate change is considered a hoax, proven scientific findings are attacked, rejected or ignored and science research funding is routinely slashed, SUNY’s College of Environmental Science and Forestry remains a national leader in developing renewable technologies, building a sustainable future and training the next generation of Green Leaders.
How the small-but-mighty Syracuse-based College navigated these and other challenges that was part of a 90-minute virtual discussion featuring a panel of Environmental heavyweights who strongly supported ESF, lauded the ground-breaking research being done there and urged State Leaders to significantly invest in the Campus to allow it to expand and thrive.
The event, moderated by United University Professions (UUP) President Fred Kowal, was co-sponsored by UUP – America’s largest Higher Education Union and the National Wildlife Federation.
Said Kowal: “ESF is one of the Nation’s leading Environmental Colleges because of the unique, ground-breaking work that’s being done there. At ESF, Researchers have made significant contributions in fields such as Bio-Energy, Bio-Technology, Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystems. The work being done there is unparalleled. ESF also educates the workforce that will navigate climate change challenges we now face and will face in the future. With a Federal Administration that scoffs at science, now is the time for New York State to strongly invest in ESF to ensure a sustainable future.”
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