ICNL Committee

Forest Community in the IC Natural Resource Preserve. [Photo Courtesy of Jennifer Chen]

Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee

Mission

Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee serves as an advisory body to the Vice President for Finance and Administration for the stewardship of Ithaca College’s natural areas.  Our primary mission is to maintain the educational value and ecosystem services of these lands, to support co-curricular activities, and to guide compatible economic and recreational development.

History 

In January 2004, faculty from the Ithaca College Biology Department engaged with the college administration to assess and develop a sound management philosophy for the biological resources of natural lands owned by the college in Newfield, New York.  One of the results of this dialogue was the establishment of the Ithaca College Natural Areas Stewardship Committee (NASC).  This committee, co-chaired by a biology department faculty member and the director of physical plant, was charged with promoting substantive teaching and research, exploring compatible additional uses, and serving as the management entity for the Newfield property.  In addition, the committee was to develop management recommendations for the land owned by Ithaca Collge adjacent to campus on South Hill.  To better serve as an ongoing management entity for all of Ithaca College’s natural areas, in early 2005 the NASC was reorganized as the Ithaca College Natural Lands Committee (ICNL). 

Members

Jason Hamilton (co-chair) jhamilton@ithaca.edu
Assistant Professor - Biology

Rick Couture (co-chair) rcouture@ithaca.edu
Associate Vice President - Facilities

Marian Brown mbrown@ithaca.edu
Special Assistant To The Provost Office

Brad Buchanan bbuchana@ithaca.edu
Assistant Director - Rec. Sports

Roger Casterline rcasterline@ithaca.edu
Director - Grounds and Transportation

John Confer confer@ithaca.edu
Scholar in Residence - Biology

Mark Darling mdarling@ithaca.edu
Supervisor Recycle/Res Mgmt Program - Facilities Services

John Henderson jhenderson@ithaca.edu
Natural and Social Science Librarian

Emma Hileman ehilema1@ithaca.edu
H & S - Class of 2011

Leann Kanda lkanda@ithaca.edu
Assistant Professor - Biology

Maura Stephens mstephens@ithaca.edu
Senior Editor - Marketing Communications

Chris Pelchat cpelchat@ithaca.edu
Instructor - Recreation and Leisure Studies

Ronald Schassburger rschassburger@ithaca.edu
Assistant Professor - Exercise and Sport Sciences

Andy Smith asmith@ithaca.edu
Associate Professor - Biology

Jack VanDerzee vanderze@ithaca.edu
Assistant Professor - Mathematics

If you are interested in getting involved with Ithaca College Natural Lands and our projects, feel free to contact a committee member, or attend a meeting.