About the Waldbauer Trail Guide

Dedication

Dr. Eugene C. Waldbauer

The Nature Study Trail was dedicated to Dr. Eugene C. Waldbauer, professor emeritus of biological sciences, by the Cortland College Council in 1991. Dr. Waldbauer spearheaded work on the nature trail that inspired this trail guide for use by the SUNY Cortland community attending programs at the outdoor education center.

From 1956 to 1991, Dr. Waldbauer achieved notoriety as a highly dedicated and exceptional teacher. In 1979 he received the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Waldbauer will be best remembered for the many field courses that he taught on and around the Cortland campus as well as at the center.

For many years Dr. Waldbauer taught at the center as a nature specialist for the Physical Education Department in its outdoor education practicum classes. In 1967, Dr. Waldbauer initiated and developed a three-week program in field biology to be offered at the outdoor education center. He directed and taught that program for 25 years.

For more information about the Waldbauer Nature Trail at Camp Huntington call the William H. Parks Family Center for Environmental and Outdoor Education at 607-753-5488 or the SUNY Cortland Biological Sciences Department at 607-753-2715.
Produced by the Biological Sciences Department at SUNY Cortland

Further Reading by Topic

Adirondack Plants, Animals, Geology, and History
Jaffe, E. B. 1987. Geology of the Adirondack High Peaks Region: A Hiker’s Guide. Adirondack Mountain Club, Lake George, NY.
Kanze, E. 2014. Adirondack: Life and Wildlife in the Wild, Wild East. Excelsior Editions, Albany, NY.
McGrath, A., and Treffs, J. 1981. Wildflowers of the Adirondacks. North Country Books, Utica, NY.
Peterson, J. M. C., and Lee, G. N. 2008. Adirondack Birding. Lost Pond Press, Saranac Lake, NY.
Schneider, P. The Adirondacks: A History of America’s First Wilderness. Macmillan, New York, NY.
Schottman, R., and Habetler, C. 1998. Trailside Notes: A Naturalist Companion to Adirondack Plants. Adirondack Mountain Club, Lake George, NY.
Ryan, J. M. 2009. Adirondack Wildlife: A Field Guide. University Press of New England, Hanover, NH.
Biomimicry
Benyus, J. M. 2002. Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature. HarperCollins, New York, NY.
Harman, J. 2013. The Shark’s Paintbrush: Biomimicry and How Nature is Inspiring Innovation. White Cloud Press, Ashland, OR.
Climate Change
Fletcher, C. 2013. Climate Change: What the Science Tells Us. Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
Jenkins, J. 2010. Climate Change in the Adirondacks: The Path to Sustainability. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, NY.
Royal Society & U.S. National Academy of Sciences. 2014. Climate Change: Evidence & Causes.
Ecology and Evolution
Kolbert, E. 2014. The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History. Macmillan, New York, NY.
Thomson, K. S., and Thomson, L. P. 1993. The Common but Less Frequent Loon. Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
Weiner, J. 1995. The Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time. Vintage, New York, NY.
Quammen, D. The Song of the Dodo: Island Biogeography in an Age of Extinction. Simon & Schuster, New York, NY.
Evolution of Plants
Benson, W. 2012. Kingdom of Plants: A Journey Through Their Evolution. HarperCollins, New York, NY.
Pollan, M. 2002. The Botany of Desire: A Plant’s-Eye View of the World. Random House, New York, NY.
Silvertown, J. 2005. Demons in Eden: The Paradox of Plant Diversity. University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.
Invasive Species
Kaufman, S. R., and Kaufman, W. 2007. Invasive Plants: Guide to Identification and the Impacts and Control of Common North American Species. Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA.
Simberloff, D. 2013. Invasive Species: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Credits

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Dr. Ben Haller, Evolutionary Biologist, Software Engineer

Editing
Dr. R. Lawrence Klotz, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences
Dr. Steven Broyles, Professor, Biological Sciences
Mr. Matthew Henderson ’13, M.S.Ed. ’15
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The students of the 2013, 2014 and 2015 field biology classes

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Mr. Michael Hough, Lecturer II, Biological Sciences
Dr. Klotz
Dr. Broyles
Ms. Rhonda Pitoniak ’01, M.S.Ed. ’16, Assistant Director, Parks Family Outdoor Center
Dr. Peter Ducey, Professor, Biological Sciences
Dr. Timothy Baroni, Distinguished Professor, Biological Sciences
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