Farrell, Michael L
Extension Associate
Michael Farrell joined the Department of Natural Resources in 2004. His educational background includes a BS from Hamilton College in economics/environmental studies and an MPS in forest and natural resource management from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He currently serves as Northern NY Maple Specialist and Director of the Uihlein Forest- Cornell`s Sugar Maple Research & Extension Field Station in Lake Placid, NY.
research
domestic geographic focus
- New York State | state
affiliations
head of
- Uihlein Sugar Maple Research Station (USMRS) | field station
academic staff in
- Natural Resources (NTRES/DNR) | Cornell department
service
current professional activities
- Director, Uihlein Forest, Cornell University Sugar Maple Research & Extension Field Station, Lake Placid, NY
- Genetic Improvement and Propagation of Sugar Maple Seedlings with Increased Sap Sugar Concentrations
background
educational background
- M.P.S., State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 2003
- B.S., Hamilton College, 2000
professional background
Peter Smallidge joined the Department of Natural Resources in 1996. He is the State Extension Forester responsible for Forest management and stewardship, Forest ecology, Landowner education, and Vegetation management. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Frostburg State University, Maryland.
featured in
- Maple expert campaigns to boost state's lagging syrup production | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Maple weekends could be two months earlier by 2080, say Cornell researchers undertaking new study | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Michael Farrell receives volunteerism award | Cornell Chronicle feature
- Sweet smell of success: Cornell aid could bring new line of maple products throughout New York state | Cornell Chronicle feature