Green giants

WHAT: SUNY Adirondack participated in the international Earth Month EcoChallenge in April 2022.

WHERE: More than 730 teams from throughout the United States made efforts to cut back their ecological footprints.

THE RESULTS: SUNY Adirondack’s Wise’s Earth Warriors placed first out of 733 teams; a second team finished fourth; and the college’s student team finished 24th.

Colleen Wise, director of Financial Aid at SUNY Adirondack, led her staff, plus Reburta Moffitt, Prison Education coordinator, and Stephen Bodie, a former TRIO SSS advisor, to victory.

“Each team member chose various actions — daily or one time — to complete throughout the month of April,” Wise said. “This could be anything from driving less to volunteering in the community and, each time an action was completed, we earned points.”

Members of Wise’s Earth Warriors each received a NYS Empire Pass, season-long access to all New York state parks. The highest-scoring individuals received Fountain Square Outfitters gift cards.

“The EcoChallenge was fun and rewarding,” Wise said.