Friends of the Ashley Schiff Preserve

09/20/2022

Science & History Talk with Prof. Sharon Pochron

Science & History Talk on the Ashley Schiff Preserve with Sharon Pochron
Monday, September 26, 4-5pm
Hosted at the Zuccaire Gallery
Presentation by Sharon Pochron, Associate Professor of Practice at Stony Brook University and the President of the Friends of Ashley Schiff Preserve. The Ashley Schiff Preserve is 26.6 acres of natural land on Stony Brook University’s campus. Located near Roth Quad and South Campus, the preserve is a place for visitors to walk, bike, run, and relax in the forest. It is home to 75 plant species including American Chestnuts. It has also been used as a teaching tool for professors across disciplines for over 50 years.

Hosted at the Zuccaire Gallery. Free and open to the public, click here for parking and directions

09/16/2022

We wish to thank our past Alumni Representative, Social Media Manager, and Volunteer Program Manager : Hogyeum ‘Evan’ Hogyeum Evan Joo who is leaving us to pursue his advanced degree. He created a student volunteer program and mentored more than 36 undergraduate students. He made over 490 posts on Instagram and led the 3rd most popular Instagram account in SBU Community. He redesigned our website, presented several posters to URECA, and collaborated with out numerous student organizations. We wish him the best of luck!

05/09/2022

Our lucky deer 🦌 wishes you good luck with the finals! 📚💻

05/04/2022

May the 4th be with you..but so as the Forest 🌳😉

04/27/2022

We had a group of curious students from Roslyn High School who are studying the lichen diversity of Long Island
(Lead by Ms. Lisa Daniel’s, biology/AP Environmental Science). They are working with the DNALC and the Barcode Long Island Project. With our permission, they visited our Preserve and collected lichen samples! Hope to learn more about what you guys have found and what we have in our Preserve!

04/23/2022

Thanks to everyone who came out to say hi during the at ! Hope everyone enjoyed out Wood 🪵IQ test game, and learned about the Preserve!

04/22/2022

Happy Earth Day 🌎 + Earthstock! Please visit the Friends of the Ashley Schiff Preserve table near the water fountain in the academic mall, and learn about the work that we do, and enjoy some plant games!

04/16/2022

April 20th!! Mark your calendars, and come visit the preserve and Learn more about the history and nature on campus!

04/15/2022

April 15th!!
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Earth Month is now in full swing, here are some environmental-themed events and GBMs to look out for this week!

Starting out tonight with a zoom panel on the global plastics crisis and environmental justice sponsored by Africana Studies, the Safina Center, and HISB. Sign up link in our bio.

Next on Wednesday with some eco-friendly GBMs by the International Student Organization at 4 pm with a pot painting night, Foraging and Mycology Society at 5 pm with a craft night, and Environmental Club at 8 pm with a paint night!

On Thursday CentriSeed is hosting an Alumni Panel at 7 pm. Come see what former members are up to now and what cool things you can achieve post-graduation! Marine Science Club is hosting a talk with FishGuyPhotos aka Chris Paparo about sharks at 8 pm. Come learn about sharks specifically local to Long Island! 

To end the week join the Young Investigators Review and the Friends of the Ashley Schiff Preserve for a guided preserve hike and painting session Friday at 1 pm.

Stay tuned for more Earth Month Events through the month of April!

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04/08/2022

Thanks to for making a visit to the Ashley Schiff Preserve! Hope you guys had a great time and looking forward to do more great walks together when all the leaves and flowers come back to the Preserve! 🌳🦌

02/05/2022

https://ashleyschiff.org/2022/02/05/year-in-review-2021-is-available-now/

The Year in Review 2021 is available now! Visit the link here ( and download to read about the work of the Student Volunteers, John Turner during the 52nd Anniversary, Student Highlight (Matthew St…

02/01/2022

[𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷]⁣ It’s finally out! Our third issue of the Year in Review for the year 2021 will be available on the website later today. In this issue,⁣ following topics are covered.
- the 52nd anniversary ⁣celebration with John Turner
- Student Volunter Program⁣
- 2021 Guardian of the Glade Winner⁣
- Human-Nature Conflict concerns on campus
- and the interview with Annemarie Waugh , the Ashley Schiff Preserve Scholarship Winner and the artist who made ‘Developer’s Midnight Fantasy’ project possible.⁣
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*the final version will be available on AshleySchiff.org⁣ > Archives > Year in Review