Countess Alicia Spaulding-Paolozzi Environmental Research and Education Center

In 2009, the Adirondack Watershed Institute of Paul Smith's College will move to a permanent home on campus, the Countess Alicia Spaulding-Paolozzi Environmental Research and Education Center. Though the Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) contributes significantly to the entire Adirondack community through freshwater research, education and conservation, the AWI's ability to grow and offer more services is currently restricted by inadequate facilities. The construction of the Center is an important step to make for the college and the institute as it will energize the program and cement the AWI as the most important water quality management program in the Adirondacks.

The Center will be constructed using green building techniques, consistent with the institute’s environmental aims, and is expected to qualify for LEED certification, resulting in an educational research facility that incorporates a modern research laboratory, showcases state-of-the-art environmental systems, and creates a much needed home for the Adirondack Watershed Institute.

Though we have raised $2 million towards the renovation, we are still shy of our $2.4 million goal. Your support will help us house the Adirondack Watershed Institute in a permanent residence, a crucial step in keeping our Adirondack waters pure for years to come.

If interested in donating to the Spaulding-Paolozzi Center , please contact Hillarie Logan-Dechene, vice president for institutional advancement, at (518) 327-6315, or Dan Kelting, director of the Adirondack Watershed Institute, at (518) 327-6213. To view the AWI's web site, please click on the link below.

http://adkwatershed.com/