Environmental Studies

Latest News:

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  Volunteers Needed for Bird Window Strike Project!

  Help needed for senior project looking at bird window strikes across campus! 

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  3rd Annual BioBlitz at Purchase College

  Purchase College will be hosting its third annual BioBlitz on September 11th and 12th. Last year we had 44 participants and we hope to get even more people involved this year!

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  EOP Students Present Notable Findings at Research Symposium

  After six weeks participating in the SUNY/EOP Undergraduate Summer Research Program, two EOP students presented their final projects at the Program’s Summer Research Symposium.

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  Sustainability Team and Community Design Collaborate for Nature Preserve

  Students on the Sustainability Team partnered with seniors enrolled in Community Design this spring to create original, eye-catching signs, maps, and stickers promoting the Purchase Nature Preserve.

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  Major Reforestation Grant Benefits Campus and Students

  Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Allyson Jackson secured close to $500,000 from New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation.

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  ENV undergrads at the Northeast Natural History Conference

  Environmental Studies students and professors presented at the 2025 Northeast Natural History Conference in Springfield, MA. 

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  Guide to Sustainability Team Social Media

  We have so much going on that isn’t shown on the website. Keep up to date on projects happening on campus by following any of these instagram accounts

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  River otters photographed on campus for the first time!

  For the first time, we have images and video of river otters enjoying the Blind Brook Forest right here on campus!