Videos

Research

Learning From Lyme

American Museum of Natural History documentary on Lyme disease featuring research conducted at the Cary Institute by Dr. Richard Ostfeld and his team. Studies have shown that human impacts on natural habitats, such as land fragmentation, reduce species diversity and set the stage for Lyme disease transmission.
7 min.

(video hosted on amnh.org)

The Invasion: A Case Study on the Hudson River

A short documentary on invasive species filmed and produced by the American Museum of Natural History. The video highlights zebra mussels in the Hudson River and the Cary research that closely monitored the river before, during and after the invasion.
8 min.

(video hosted on amnh.org)

A New View of Adirondack Lakes

Scientist: Dr. Charles Canham
6.5 min.

Interviews

Joy in Our Town: An Interview with Dr. Richard Ostfeld

Topic: Disease ecology
13 min.

video courtesy of WTBY TV.

Past Lectures, Forums and Events

Friday, January 20, 2012

Global Climate Change: A Primer

Speakers: Mary Edna Fraser and Orrin Pilkey

1 hr. 10 min.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Inspiring Environmental Awareness in Youth through Books and Films

Speaker: Lynne Cherry

1 hr. 10 min.

Friday, November 18, 2011

Yellowstone Wildlife: Charting New Paths Forward

Speaker: Mike Clark

1 hr. 10 min.

Friday, October 28, 2011

Fraser's Penguins: A Journey to the Future in Antarctica

Speaker: Fen Montaigne

1 hr. 10 min.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Science and Management Forum:
Climate Change in the Hudson Valley - Part I

Speakers: William Schlesinger, President, Cary Institute; Susan Riha, Director, NYS Water Resources Institute, Cornell University; Gary Lovett, Forest Ecologist, Cary Institute; David Wolfe, Professor of Horticulture, Cornell University.

1 hr. 20 min.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

Science and Management Forum:
Climate Change in the Hudson Valley - Part II

Speakers: Perry Sheffield, Professor of Pediatrics and Preventative Medicine, Mount Sinai; Eban Goodstein, Director, Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Allison Chatrchyan, Environment Program Leader, CCEDC.

1 hr. 20 min.

Friday, October 7, 2011

The Green Economy

Speaker: Pavan Sukhdev
1 hr. 7 min.

Friday, September 23rd, 2011

The Grand Canyon: Power & Perseverance
A Special Evening of Science & Music

Speaker: Dr. Emma Rosi-Marshall
Music: Cellist Rhonda Ryder
1 hr. 20 min.

Friday, August 26th, 2011

An Environmental Vision for the Future

Speaker: Peter Kareiva
1 hr.

Friday, July 15th, 2011

Dire Predictions: Understanding Global Warming

Speaker: Michael Mann
1 hr. 20 min.

Friday, May 6th, 2011

The Singing Life of Birds

Speaker: Donald Kroodsma
1 hr. 25 min.

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

The Building Movement to Tackle Climate Change

Speaker: Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist, and founder of the grassroots climate campaign 350.org
1 hr.

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Science and Management Forum: Regional Freshwater Issues - Part I

Speakers: William Schlesinger, President, Cary Institute; Allison Chatrchyan, Environment Program Leader, CCEDC; Emma Rosi-Marshall, Aquatic Ecologist, Cary Institute; Russell Urban-Mead, Sr. Hydrogeologist, Chazen Companies; Erik Kiviat, Executive Director, Hudsonia
1 hr. 15 min.

Saturday, April 16th, 2011

Science and Management Forum: Regional Freshwater Issues - Part II

Speakers: Pat Ferracane, Environmental Program Specialist, NYS DEC ; Emily Vail, Watershed Outreach Specialist, Hudson River Estuary Program; Carolyn Klocker, Sr. Water Resource Educator, CCEDC; William Schlesinger, President, Cary Institute
1 hr. 15 min.

Thursday, April 7th, 2011

One Year After the Greatest U.S. Oil Spill

Speaker: Frances Beinecke, President of the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
1 hr.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Moby-Duck

Speaker: Donovan Hohn
1 hr.

Friday, January 28th, 2011

Snow is Good

Speaker: Dr. Peter Groffman
1 hr.

Thursday, December 2nd, 2010

The Atlantic: Great Sea Battles, Heroic Discoveries, Titanic Storms, and a Vast Ocean of a Million Stories

Speaker: Simon Winchester
1 hr.

September 17th, 2010

Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food

Speaker: Paul Greenberg
1 hr.

August 20th, 2010

The Weather of the Future

Speaker: Heidi Cullen
1 hr. 05 min.

July 30th, 2010

Bringing Nature Home

Speaker: Douglas W. Tallamy
1 hr. 25 min.

April 29th, 2010

A Wild Solution for Climate Change
(A Ned Ames Honorary Lecture)

Speaker: Dr.Thomas E. Lovejoy
58 min.

April 22nd, 2010

From Silent Spring to Silent Night:
A Tale of Toads and Men

Speaker: Dr. Tyrone Hayes
1 hr. 15 min.

March 6th, 2010

Science & Management Forum

Land-Use Planning:
Opportunities for Collaborative Ecological Stewardship

1 hr. 20 min.
Part 1 of 3

March 5th, 2010

Biodiversity and Human Health

Speaker: Dr. Richard S. Ostfeld
1 hr. 15 min.

February 5th, 2010

Storms of My Grandchildren

Speaker: Dr. James E. Hansen
49 min.

January 8th, 2010

Environmental Impacts on the Antarctic Ecosystem

Speaker: Dr. William H. Schlesinger
1 hr. 9 min.

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