WSWHE BOCES Environmental Conservation & Forestry

Hands on learning at it's best. Lucas, a Natural Resource Conservation & Management major, learns about the vision and hearing of predatory birds with Tessie the barn owl during an Adirondack Raptors class.

We are looking always looking to add more team members to our sidewalk crew! Must have transportation to and from the site, will be shoveling sidewalks with a crew of people. Please send us a message or text 518-879-6946

Kudos to NYSDEC and the Town of Wilton for the great Archery Range in Wilton. It's nice seeing things like this knowing our tax and license dollars are going towards projects that the public can enjoy.

Monday the 26th at 7:30PM on the Adirondack Backcountry Hikers Facebook page.

The joys of working in the woods on a rainy day. Today students learned a valuable lesson on wet woods roads and vehicle recovery.

Nice morning to unload woodchips at our land-lab prior to class!!

Creating a use for some old wood on the landing. The chips will be spread on the woods roads.

Heavy Equipment Class - NEW. Get a solid foundation of Heavy Equipment operation and sign up today. https://registration.xenegrade.com/wswhe/searchResults.cfm #ETA #WhatsYourETA #WSWHEBOCES

Gotta love the early morning equipment moves to prepare for class.

F. Donald Myers students have been busy at the start of this school year locating and marking boundaries on a donated property.. Today students started to timber cruise on the property in preparation of creating a management plan.

-A special reading of the proclamation, followed by a moment of silence. -Take a photo in a Saluting Branches shirt, share a past photo of your event, or a phot...o of a veteran and TAG US on social media, @Saluting Branches -With your photo, SHARE why you love Saluting Branches or your favorite story from a time you volunteered for the event. #salutingbranches #arboriculture #arborist #forests #trees #plantatree #reforestation #sustainability #teamtrees #veteran #veterans #military #forestry #safety #army #marinecorps #navy #airforce #coastguard #nationalguard

Shots heard ’round the woods: New biathlon facility at Paul Smith’s College christened. Now Olympic hopefuls don’t have to choose between school and US Biathlon training. http://ow.ly/Hstk30rafGc

Hope to see you there...