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Severe Weather Alert: Non-Essential ESF Employees Encouraged to Telecommute

Due to anticipated severe weather conditions in Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego, and Wayne counties, on Friday, Jan. 2, New York state agencies, including the SUNY College of Environmental Science and ...
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Public Input Sought on American Chestnut Project

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – June 16, 2025 — You can play a vital role in restoring the American chestnut tree to northeastern forests by participating in the open comment period for the blight-tolerant ‘Darling’ ...
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ESF Darling Chestnut Science Summary

This page includes summaries of scientific studies on Darling 54 chestnuts. Two separate chestnut blight inoculations (controlled, replicated intentional infections with the blight fungus) confirm ...
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ESF’s Timbuctoo Climate Science and Careers Summer Institute Provides Educational Path to Environmental Science Careers

SYRACUSE, NY – July 25, 2023 — A new innovative and immersive program created by the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) is introducing climate science, offering career ...
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Accessory Instruction Fee

This page provides information, an appeal form, and FAQs relating to ESF's Accessory Instruction Fee. Please fill out the Appeal Form to request a waiver from the Accessory Instruction fee from your ...
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SUNY ESF Provides Fire Ecology Leadership in Regional FIRE-NET Wildfire Resilience Collaboration

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Dec. 16, 2025 — The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF), home to one of the nation’s leading forest and environmental science programs, announced its ...
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SUNY ESF Awarded $8 Million to Advance Low-Carbon Energy Crop Innovation

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Jan. 16, 2025 – The SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) has been awarded $8 million by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) to ...
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Forests’ Future Front and Center

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Aug. 4, 2025 — Northern hardwood forests are iconic but managing them takes more than admiration. It requires smart, sometimes tough decisions that balance our love for nature with ...
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NYS Center for Sustainable Materials Management and RRS Release Report on Emerging Insights into Textile Waste Management

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Sept. 17, 2024 – Today, the Center for Sustainable Materials Management (CSMM), a New York state-based resource management research institution, and Resource Recycling Systems (RRS), ...
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Staff Spotlight: Michelle Fay

Michelle Fay recently earned a promotion in ESF's Office of Undergraduate Admissions. After eight years of service, she has gone from Office Assistant 2 to Administrative Assistant 1. Michelle joined ...
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Researchers at ESF Build a Map-Based Carbon Accounting System to Help NYS Meet Net-Zero Goal

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Oct. 30, 2023 – A new report by the Climate & Applied Forest Research Institute (CAFRI) and SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) outlines the development of a ...