Participation of Colleges and Universities
Due to state fiscal and budgetary constraints Gov. David Paterson marked the VICs for closure effective Dec. 31st, 2010.
The Newcomb interpretive center, renamed the Adirondack Interpretive Center (www.esf.edu/aic) was taken over by the State University of NY, College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) on July 1, 2010 with program responsibility beginning January 1, 2011. The Newcomb interpretive center is situated on ESF's Huntington Wildlife Forest, a 15,000-acre (61 km2) biological field station the college has operated in Newcomb since 1932, and also home to the College's Adirondack Ecological Center. ESF is committed to maintaining and expanding the interpretive center as a public resource for education and recreation.
Paul Smith's College (PSC) is currently exploring a mechanism for taking over and managing the interpretive center on PSC's property, and continuing its legacy of education and recreation as well.
Read more about this topic: Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Centers
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