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orativeIssueRice Creek Associates(RCA) is a support group that was formed in1986 for the purpose of furthering the goals ofRice Creek Field Station (RCFS). It is the intentof RCA to expand the scientific, educational, andrecreational opportunities at the station throughcommunity involvement. Over the years, RCAhas continued to increase its membership makingit possible to fund improvement projects thatbenefit the station and the community at large.30th Anniversary Celebration inpicturesSUNY Oswego President Deborah Stanley givesintroductory remarks(Photo courtesy of Robert Foster)RCA Board President Mike Holy presents pictorial accountof the flora and fauna at Rice Creek(Photo courtesy of Robert Foster)
John Week’s diorama of the original field stationbuilding and surrounding grounds(M. Holy)How the observatory came to be(M. Holy)A view of the observatory at Rice Creek(M. Holy)Dick Drake and Denise Knight provide soothingmusic at the event(M. Holy)
RCA Charter MembersAs the framework for the newly establishedsupport group for the field station was laid, manymembers of the community and college gave theirsupport. Listed are the original charter membersof Rice Creek Associates. Without their initialinterest and support, RCA would have remainedjust an idea.1986Children’s nature room is full of activity(M. Holy)L to R: BOD Don Artz, field station secretaryWendy Fragale, Director Kamal Mohamed, BODRobert Foster, BOD Sheri Morey(M. Holy)BOD Pat Jones welcomes visitors at theRice Creek prints table(M. Holy)Robert H. AllersWilliam D. BarlowJoseph D. BrownJulia BrushDonald and Barbara CoxDarlene and David DevendorfMr. and Mrs. Lawrence DotyMildred FaustEleanor FilburnJohn and Sue GannonTheodore and Betty GordonElizabeth GreeniaMike HolyM. Lois JackimDiann C. JacksonAnne A. KidneyJ. Alden LackeyJeanne F. LallyJulia LizakJohn and Jennifer LyonsEileen M. McCarthyShirley PeronJohn and Madeline PetersonRichard N. RobertsPeter and Robin RosenbaumCarol and Ken RosenbergRuth SachidanadanGerald A. SmithLorraine SorendoCathy SpauldingJ. Nathan and Patricia R. SwiftAnthony and JoannaVan GeetPeter and Suzanne Weber
John D. Weeks1987Barbara GerberNorman GilletteCharles GroatMuriel HarrisonJoan HuffBlanch JuddThomas McGoughDorothy MottPatricia O’NeilNancy OsborneErnesting PomeroyR.J. ScrudatoBermard SeeholzerLeon WoodRobert WebbLarry WoofCurrent RCA Board of Directors 1989Summer: Herb Garden walkwayscompleted RCA MilestonesThroughout the existence of Rice CreekAssociates, a number of changes andimprovements took place. The list printed herehighlights RCA’s major accomplishments.1987Planning and creation of Natural HistoryMuseum displaysRCA begins weekly newspaper article“Nature of Things” in the PalladiumTimesPlanning stages and beginning work ofHerb Garden1988April: Improvements of wildflowerplantings Left to right: Paulia Bates, Mike Holy, Pat Jones,Rick Kaulfuss, Alan Harris, Don Artz, RobertFoster. Absent: Peter Rosenbaum, Sheri Morey,Mike Schummer1986Rice Creek Associates Board (RCA)foundedSummer: RCA funding for two rockmarkers at entranceSeptember: first newsletterpublished/mailed, continued annuallyNovember: First annual dinner event,continued annually 1990June 9: Ribbon cutting ceremony of HerbGarden completionAugust: Privacy fence constructed andinstalledAssisted with publications of field stationbrochures and handbooks1991Water and electrical lines installed toHerb Garden areaSound system purchased and installed inthe viewing gallery and classroom1992Spring/Summer: Redirecting of trails andreplacement of culverts done
1993 May: Boardwalk work begins, completedin August; dedication Oct. 7 1994Summer: Pavilion work completed forclass usage 1995Summer: Bike rack built and installedSummer: Benches made for rest area andpavilion 1996Spring: Small Grants Program begins,continued annually 2004RCA Reflection presentation talksinitiated and continued annuallypresentations on all things nature. The title of thisseries was to be “Rice Creek Reflections.”Over the succeeding twelve years 28 programswould be offered to the membership and public,free of charge. Our speakers ranged from localexperts to those visiting from other areas in thenation. Our first speaker was a logical one- ourown naturalist John Weeks, one of the foundersof the Rice Creek Field Station.Here is a look at those offerings:2016 2015 2009Registration boxes placed at mainentrance and herb garden areas 2011RCA begins supporting Exploring Natureand Conservation Field StudiesScholarships by soliciting donations frommembers 2013Herb Garden dedication ceremony of newsignage 2014Funding provided for weather station’sdesktop computer, used for data collection11/21, Jim Farfaglia, Recounts of theBlizzard of ’66 “Voices in the Storm9/12Joe Chairvolotti, Tree identificationand the Emerald Ash Borer6/27, Andy Nelson, An Unusual BluffFace Plant Community in Oswego5/02, Janet Allen, Habitat Gardening forLife2014 Rice Creek ReflectionsAt a Board meeting in 2004, a determination wasmade to create a series of talks, lectures, and4/16, Joe McMullen, Spring WildflowerIdentification10/11, Andrew McElwain, Anatomy andPhysiology of Fishes with regard to theirEcology and Evolution09/27, John Weeks, Early Days of theField Station05/11 Lyman Musselman, Wild Edibles04/27, Andy Nelson, Flora of Oswego03/30, Richard Furnas, Adventures inEcology and Environmentalism03/08, Bill Reilly, River’s End Book Sale2012 03/31, John Laundre, Landscape of Fear:Large Carnivores and Ecosystem Integrity
200506/28, Andy Nelson, Invasive Plants FieldGuide Presentation 2011 06/18. Mike Holy, RCFS Butterfly GuidePresentation03/21, Michael Spada, Onondaga LakeIts History and Efforts to Improve itsWater Quality 10/23, Gerry Smith, Factors AffectingBird Population Stability in CNY05/21, Bob Gormon, Exotic Species inLake Ontario200410/14, John Weeks, reflecting on AldoLeopold’s (1887-1948) “A Sand CountyAlmanac”2010 10/23, Andy Nelson, Invasive PlantSpecies at Rice Creek2009 09/27, James Seago, Trees, Shrubs andVines of the Oswego Area04/26, Mike Holy/Neil Gosling,Celebrating Darwin: Evolution ofButterflies2008 09/13, Joe LeFevre, Photographing Natureat Rice Creek04/20, Al Stamm, Global Warming:Causes of Climate Change2007 09/23, Don Leopold, Trees04/22, Peter Rosenbaum, Earth Day2006 09/17, Peter Black, The Importance ofWater03/26, Andy Nelson, Pollination Biology:The Birds and the BeesCurrent RCA board membersMichael Holy, PresidentPeter Rosenbaum, Vice PresidentDon Artz, Secretary/TreasurerPaulia BatesRobert FosterAlan HarrisPat JonesDick KaulfussSheri MoreyMichael SchummerRice Creek Field Station StaffKamal Mohamed, DirectorDiann Jackson, Assistant DirectorWendy Fragale, SecretaryAlan Harris, Groundskeeper
Join Rice Creek AssociatesNameAddressCityState ZipEmailPhoneNew Calendar-year MembershipMembership orporate500.00I/We would like to make a tax-deductiblecontribution to theGeneral FundTrail improvementExploring Nature Program forChildrenin the amount of .Total enclosed (membership contribution) .DatePlease make checks payable to:Oswego College Foundation/RCAReturn to:Rice Creek Field Station #23SUNY OswegoOswego, New York 13126Rice Creek Field StationRice Creek Field Station is a part of the StateUniversity of New York at Oswego. While itsprimary function is to provide facilities for fieldoriented research and courses in the naturalsciences taught at the college, facilities are alsoavailable for public education and recreation.The field station houses superb collections, fieldequipment, and laboratories. It is surrounded byseveral hundred acres of forest, fields, trails andwetlands, including Rice Pond. School childrenvisit the field station and many individuals andgroups use the area for hiking and cross-countryskiing.Rice Creek welcomes dogs. However, to protectsensitive natural features and as a courtesy toother visitors, dogs should be on a six footleash. Also, please be kind and clean up afteryour pet. Thank you.Directions: To get to Rice Creek Field Stationtake Route 104, turn south on Thompson Rd.,located100 yards west of the College’s main entrance.The field station is 1.4 miles on the right.Hours:Monday to Friday 9:00 am -- 4:30 pmSaturday 9:00 am -- 3:00 pmTrails are open dawn to dusk daily.When visiting Rice Creek, please sign in and outat one of the brown registration boxes.
Rice Creek AssociatesRCFS #23SUNY OswegoOswego, NY 13126TO:
05/11 Lyman Musselman, Wild Edibles 04/27, Andy Nelson, Flora of Oswego 03/30, Richard Furnas, Adventures in Ecology and Environmentalism 03/08, Bill Reilly, River's End Book Sale 03/31, John Laundre, Landscape of Fear: Large Carnivores and Ecosystem Integrity
