Adirondack Interpretive Center

03/23/2026

Our research team has some exciting news (and more coming when results come in) about American marten, one of the most charismatic and interesting weasel species in the Adirondacks!

02/12/2026

Join our team - apply now for the Business Manager position! https://esf.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=196807

02/10/2026

Calling Scientific Illustrators - summer opportunity, apply by Feb. 15!

Apply for the ESF Scientific Illustrator by February 15!

Applications are open for the 2026 scientific illustrator residency. For up to 12 weeks starting in June, the illustrator will create an Adirondack moss guide and educational materials while staying at ESF's Cranberry Lake Biological Station and Newcomb Campus.

Room and board costs are covered by the residency; a $375/week honorarium and up to $1,000 travel allowance are provided. At both locations, the illustrator can participate in courses and work with scientists and educators to inform their projects and knowledge of the area’s flora and fauna.

Apply here and see more details: www.esf.edu/clbs/opportunities.php

02/06/2026

At the recent Winter Birding Weekend, a group of ornithology enthusiasts spotted several exciting species including irruptive finches that move around the continent, a predatory songbird (a shrike) and more!

ESF alumus and finch expert Matt Young presented “The Evening Grosbeak Road to Recovery Project and The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada” during the NYSOA meeting held in and around nearby Long Lake.

https://nybirds.org/Articles/WinterWeekendAdirondacks2026.pdf

01/23/2026

Call for Applicants!

Adirondack Interpretive Center

2026 Summer Artist Residency in Newcomb NY

Apply by February 27th, 2026

The Artist-in-Residence program is an 8-week paid residency in beautiful Newcomb, NY. This opportunity is directed towards emerging and early-career artists of any discipline with an interest in exploring how art is inspired by nature and/or science. Visit esf.edu/aic/artist.php or follow the link in our page bio for more information and application details.

01/21/2026

Evening Grosbeaks are visiting ESF's Adirondack Interpretive Center! These winter irruptive finches move around North America looking for food - and they found it at our Finch Research Network (FiRN) feeder station! Visit the AIC trails (snowshoes for safety), or check in to this we**am any day this winter. How many different bird species can you see and hear (hint: there are at least 4)? https://bit.ly/4oG86wQ

01/12/2026

It's almost Winter Weekend at Santanoni Preserve! ESF is pleased to support these special outdoor adventures.

🎉Mark your calendars, Southern and beyond! It’s almost time for the first of 3 annual Winter Weekends at the Great Camp Santanoni in the town of Newcomb, Essex County, hosted by DEC, Discover Newcomb, NY, and Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH).

☕🎿Enjoy a cross-county ski or snowshoe and exclusive winter access to the preserved buildings of the former Great Camp, and warm up with a hot beverage by the woodstove in the Artist’s Studio.

📅 The events will take place Saturdays and Sundays on:
❄ Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend, January 17–18
❄ Presidents’ Day holiday weekend, February 14–15
❄ the weekend of March 14–15.

🕘 Buildings will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Skis or snowshoes are required on the trail, and the Adirondack Interpretive Center will provide snowshoes free of charge at Newcomb Pines beginning at 9 a.m. on event days.
❗ Reservations are not required and the event is free! For more info, visit DEC’s Camp Santanoni Winter Weekends webpage or contact AARCH at 518-834-9328.

📷: Great Camp Santanoni

01/06/2026

The Summer Loon Internship is accepting applicants! We seek two interns to help with field research and outreach in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation, based at the ESF Newcomb Campus. There is also an environmental storytelling internship based in Saranac Lake. Join our conservation science team!

We have three intern positions available for summer 2026! Check out our website adkloon.org/careers to see details of each position, and to learn how to apply!

Two research positions are available in partnership with SUNY ESF and based in Newcomb, NY.

One environmental storytelling internship is available and based out of our offices in Saranac Lake, NY.

We can't wait to work with you during the busy 2026 summer field season!

01/02/2026

The "Journey to the Hudson" graphic novel event was a standing-room only success! Anicka Chaffey, Artist-in-Residence, along with AEC co-director Paul Hai, scientists Natasha Karniski-Keglovits and LJ Mills, discussed bringing the book to life, working at ESF Newcomb Campus, and sharing watershed science with kids, families, classes and more in the comic book format. Read more about Anicka and her next project with ESF: https://www.esf.edu/news/2025/journey_to_the_hudson_comic.php. Link below to the ESF Bookstore for purchasing copies.

12/24/2025

Open position at the AIC - apply now!