Of course STC is always interested in preserving more green space and if you are interested in donating or selling land or providing financial support above the membership level, please go to How to Donate.

Here's another way you can help Save the County Land Trust and also help the environment.  STC is participating in a Recycling Program which involves collecting empty inkjet and laser printer cartridges, copier toner cartridges and used cell phones.  Millions of cartridges and cell phones end up in landfills each year.  Because some of it can be re-used and some can be salvaged, companies can still afford to pay us for our contributions.  So you can accomplish two things with just one act; help STC earn income and keep the landfills from filling up so fast.  We have a number of convenient drop-off points for those items:  

Elbridge Free Library on Main Street in the Village of Elbridge.

Pinnacle Investments at 5710 Commons Park Drive in East Syracuse.  Commons Park Drive is on the north side of Tow Path Road which runs between Bridge Street and Kinne Road. 

Dental Arts Group at 1638 West Genesee Street on the west side of Syracuse at the northeast corner of the West Genesee Street and Milton Avenue intersection. 

State Farm Insurance at 7458 Oswego Road in Liverpool on the east side of CR 57 just north of John Glenn Boulevard. 

Baltimore Woods on Bishop Hill Road in the Village of Marcellus in the Baltimore Woods Nature Center  John A. Weeks Interpretive Center at the STC display wall.  

Kathleen Bennett is a native of Waterloo, New York. She is an associate with the law firm of Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC and she is a member of the firm's Environmental Practice Group and the Tax Assessment, Condemnation and Property Valuation Group. She received her A.B. (magna cum laude) in History and English from Colgate University in 1995 and her J.D. (magna cum laude) with a concentration in Environmental Law from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1998. Her interests include softball, pugs, golf, snowshoeing, nature hikes, music, reading (especially history and fantasy), photography, watching college sports (SU and Colgate) and professional sports (Buffalo Bills, NY Mets, Boston Red Sox, and Buffalo Sabers).

Steve Kulick lives in Syracuse and works at Le Moyne College as Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations and Academic Resources. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University and a Master's of Public Administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He has served in several capacities since first joining the board in 1982 and is the Chair of the Fundraising Committee. He is a member of the Syracuse Planning Commission and the Onondaga/Syracuse Human Rights Commission. When he is not crafting puns to share at board meetings (and even when he is) he enjoys running, tennis, gardening, cross-country skiing and theatre.

Katherine Lillis is originally from beautiful Canandaigua, New York, the thumb of the Finger Lakes.  She is now settled in North Syracuse, after moving around the Syracuse area for the past three years while in graduate school. Kate received her B.A. in Communications with a Concentration in Environmental Studies from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio in 2001 and went on to attain her Masters in Environmental Communications at SUNY-ESF in May, 2006.  Her interests include running marathons and triathlons, travel, live concerts, and the New York Yankees.  She is the Executive Assistant for Development and Marketing at the Central New York Community Foundation.

Seth Mulligan is a transplant from Pennsburg, PA—a northern Philadelphia suburb. With his wife Lori, he lives near the foot of Onondaga Hill in Syracuse’s “Valley” neighborhood. He holds a BA from Alfred University in Political Science and Philosophy and Master’s of Professional Studies in Community Services Administration also from Alfred University. The couple settled in Syracuse after Seth earned his Master’s of Public Administration at Syracuse’s Maxwell School in 2005. He enjoys various hobbies like hiking, cross-country skiing and playing in a community volleyball league. When he is not volunteering with STC activities, Seth works for Apple, Inc. Seth joined the board in 2007 and serves on the Fundraising, Publicity & Membership committee.

Shannon Cunningham was born and raised in Marcellus, NY. After earning a B.A. in Biology from SUNY Oswego she relocated to Portland, OR and spent 12 years there hiking, biking, birding, exploring and managing a Veterinary Hospital. She returned to Marcellus in September 2005 to be closer to family. Shannon currently manages the Southern Hills Preservation Corporation office, a non-profit Rural Preservation Program located in LaFayette, NY. Shannon spends her time off with her husband - walking their two dogs, backyard birding, hiking, skiing, organic gardening and landscaping.

Christopher Sandstrom resides in Elbridge with his wife and son in a passive solar house that he built. He is the owner of Cayuga Tree Service, Inc. and has been in the tree care business since 1969. He is a Certified Arborist and also a Registered Consulting Arborist with the American Society of Consulting Arborists. He studied at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse and received his degree in Resource Management in 1975. He is a past president of the E.S.F. Alumni Association and serves on the Board of Directors. He also serves on the Town of Elbridge Commission on the Environment. Joining STC in 1989, he drafted the tree policy for the group. He serves on the Stewardship Committee. In his spare time he enjoys travel, scuba diving, reading and spending time on the Salmon Reservoir.

Kathy Schwab lives in Elbridge and is a 4th Grade Teacher and Elementary Science Subject Supervisor in the Weedsport Central School District. She has a B.S. in Elementary Education and M.S. in Elementary Science Education from SUNY Cortland. She received recognition as Outstanding Elementary Teacher of the Year by the Cayuga-Onondaga School Boards in 1994.  In 1992 Kathy's students turned a neglected outdoor courtyard into a perennial garden, complete with a composting area and small pond. The garden continues to serve as an outdoor classroom for the entire school. She volunteers as a monitor with the Save Our Streams Program. Kathy enjoys painting, hiking, gardening, antiquing, and teaching chess to her fourth graders at Weedsport Elementary.  

Steve Schwab's roots are in the Town of Elbridge. He returned there after receiving a B.S. in Biology from State University College at Cortland in 1975, a D.D.S. from State University of New York at Stony Brook in 1979 and after completing the General Practice Residency Program at Upstate Medical Center in 1980. Steve currently practices dentistry in Syracuse. His organized environmental pursuits include current Chair of the Town of Elbridge Commission on the Environment, monitor with the Save Our Streams Program, former Advisory Panel member for the Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Fund and board member of STC since 1987. Personal pursuits include organic gardening, hiking, bird watching, native/natural landscaping and New York Yankee baseball.

Rick Smardon lives on the near east side of the City of Syracuse, close to the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry where he has worked since 1979. At the College, he is Professor and Chair of the Faculty of Environmental Studies. He has a master's degree in Landscape Architecture from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a Ph.D. in Environmental Planning from the University of California, Berkeley. He was the architect of STC's Design Competition venture and continues to be its guiding force. His interests include nature photography, ecotourism/hiking, canoeing, cross country skiing and acoustic guitar. He has been a member of the board since 1983.

Larry VanDruff resides near Cazenovia, NY, and is a retired Professor of Wildlife Ecology at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse, where he taught for 30 years. He has a B.S. in Wildlife Biology from Mansfield University (Pa.), and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Cornell University. He has nearly 40 years of teaching, research, and public service experience with biota, wildlife, and landscapes of Central New York.  Besides lots of activities with family and friends, his hobbies include a diversity of recreational and leisure pursuits, including spectator sports in the Carrier Dome, hunting, hiking, gardening, and "farm" work on his rural property. He has also been sightseeing and on eco-tours to all 50 States. Larry is a member of the Stewardship Committee, and has served on the Board since 1988.

Matthew Young has lived in central NY the past 10 years and now resides in Cuyler, NY. Matt received his B.S. in Water Resources from SUNY-Oneonta and his Master of Science degree from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in 2003. Matt did his masters research at The Great Swamp Conservancy near Canastota, and has helped the Cornell Plantations and Finger Lakes Land Trust acquire three different preserves near Cortland. He teaches an ornithology/ecology class to the public through Lime Hollow Nature Center every spring, and has worked at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Fort Drum Military Installation, and Yellowstone and Everglades National Parks. Currently, he works as a program director at a residential facility for at-risks-youths ages 12-18. His interests are hiking, x-country skiing, snowshoeing, birding, botanizing (esp. native orchids), sports (another Yankee fan), music, and helping the troubled youth of today.

Fran Zollers lives in the University area of the City of Syracuse. She is a Professor of Law & Public Policy in the School of Management at Syracuse University. She holds a J.D. from the Syracuse University College of Law and a B.A. in History from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.  Her interests include travel, cross country skiing, and golf.  She is now serving as Secretary of  STC and has held many other elective offices since 1975 when she first joined the Board.  She currently serves on the Acquisition Committee.