The Adirondacks: New York's Great Wilderness Park RIT (Zoom)

The Adirondacks: New York's Great Wilderness Park RIT (Zoom)

Winter (14+ hours) | Available (Membership Required)

Online Lebanon, NH 03766 United States
Online Meeting
1/14/2025-3/18/2025
11:15 AM-12:45 PM EST on Tue
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$90.00

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The Adirondacks: New York's Great Wilderness Park RIT (Zoom)

Winter (14+ hours) | Available (Membership Required)

The largest park in the nation outside of Alaska is the Adirondack Park in New York which is comprised of 6 million acres (9,375 square miles—the size of Vermont), nearly half of which is protected by state constitution to remain “forever wild” forest preserve. Although the mountains are formed from ancient rocks more than 1 billion years old, geologically, the mountains are relatively young and were created during recent periods of glaciation. We'll discuss the park's long geologic history and its fascinating culture and past including the conflicts that led to its creation.

Discussion, Lecture

Note:  This is an OLLI at RIT Course.?

Timothy McDonnell

Tim McDonnell has been a proud OLLI at RIT member since 2005, and he has led many courses during this time. Tim is the Coordinator of the NY Geographic Alliance, and at Osher, he serves as the chair of the Summer Seminar Committee.