By Brian McAllister
There’s a “ first-ever” happening at the VIC these days. As everyone knows, the 3,000 acre VIC is a phenomenal ecological, recreational, and educational resource available to faculty and students of PSC, and the general public. So the REALM (Recreation, Adventure Education, and Leisure Management) program has made a concerted effort to utilize the VIC as a classroom space, and starting this Fall, they put together a classroom where Environmental Education (REC 133) is now being taught. Instructor Brian McAllister is thrilled to have a class in the VIC where we can directly contact the visitors who come through the doors and offer them educational programming every Saturday morning from 10-11:30pm. Topics covered on the walks have varied from Survival Skills/Shelter-building; Birch Bark uses; Waterfowl Education and Bog Habitat. Offering these students a fun and meaningful class in the heart of a beautiful and natural classroom reflects the many facets of what PSC is all about, that’s right…it’s all about the Experience!
Brian McAllister
Brian is an Adjunct Instructor at Paul Smith’s College. He studied at State University College at Buffalo (Class of 1989). He is also a VIC naturalist and Adirondack Birding Center Director.
