I was raised to believe showing up saves lives. In that cursed, beautiful geography, presence could stop an execution. Now, 300+ hours into a communication blackout, not knowing who remains, I wish I could teleport myself there; to share the faith of those for whom showing up is simply who they are.

"We’re not mismanaging. We’re not failing. We’re operating exactly as intended. And we are under attack." Read more from UUP President Fred Kowal and UUP ESF Chapter President Matt Smith on the impact of SUNY ESF across the state and why an investment is needed now: www.syracuse.com/opinion/2025...

This is a bit last-minute, but I’m looking for a PhD student to join a newly funded project at SUNY ESF starting Fall 2025. The work focuses on racialized ecologies, reparative land governance, and the layered histories and politics of plantations and forests in New York State.