Save The River® Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper®

Save The River is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

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Announcing our next Winter Environmental Conference speaker: Dr. Kate Cleary

Dr. Cleary will discuss efforts by the Algonquin to Adirondacks Collaborative to improve connectivity for wildlife through a bi-national road ecology study in the 1000 Islands Region.

Kate Cleary is a conservation biologist whose research focuses on evaluating the complex relationships between biodiversity and agriculture. She holds a PhD in Conservation Genetics from the University of Idaho, an MSc in Conservation Biology from Colorado State University and a BSc. in Biology from the University of Richmond. Between these degrees, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Guatemala and a Fulbright Scholar in Costa Rica, and held positions with the National Park Service, the US Geological Survey, and private environmental consulting firms. Kate moved to the North Country in 2017 and is currently an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at SUNY Potsdam.

Tickets to the 36th Annual Winter Environmental Conference can be purchased here. Thank you to our 2025 WEC Sponsors for making this event possible once again!