Here is an up-to-date schedule for my presentations and appearances. Please check back regularly for updates. Contact me for further information about any of these programs.
Upcoming Presentations
Town of Webb Historical Association Lecture Series
“The White Plague and Adirondack Tourism”
Thursday, August 6, 2026, 5:00 PM
Old Forge Public Library
220 Crosby Blvd.
Old Forge, NY 13420
Past Presentations and Appearances
Town of Webb Historical Association Summer Lecture Series:
“Exploitation, Exploration, and Expeditioning: Three Men, their Mountains, and the Birth of the American Wilderness Movement”
Thursday, August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Old Forge Public Library
220 Crosby Blvd.
Old Forge, NY 13420
Wilderness First Aid and CPR course (American Red Cross certification provided)
July/August, 2025
Woodgate, NY
“History of the First Ascent of Mt. Marcy in the Adirondacks”
Thursday, August 15, 2024, 6:30 PM
Manlius Library, 1 Arkie Albanese Avenue. Manlius, NY 13104
“Wilderness and Remote First Aid” and “CPR/AED” combined course
September, 2024
Woodgate, NY Dates and location TBA. Contact me for further information.
Town of Webb Historical Association Lecture Series
“15 Gentlemen and the First Ascent of the High Peak of Essex”
July 27, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Old Forge Community Library 220 Crosby Blvd. Old Forge, NY 13420
Upstate Medical University Wilderness Medicine Club
“Wilderness Medicine Stories”
September 16, 2022 6:30 PM
Campus Activities Building, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY
Appalachian Trail Conservancy Annual Conference
“Training, trauma, ticks, and the trots: Basic wilderness medicine for the hiker”
August 6-7, 2022
New Paltz, NY
“Wilderness first aid and CPR certification course”
September 9-11, 2019
Woodgate, NY
(Course already filled, but waiting list open.)
“Preparing Youth for Camping and Wilderness Experiences”
Saturday, July 25, 2018
Symposia Medicus 20th Annual Conference on Pediatrics
The Village at Squaw Valley Lake Tahoe, CA
“Where’s the REAL Exposure”
Friday, February 2, 2018
Association for Challenge Course Technology International Conference
Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
“First Aid and CPR/AED for the Challenge Course Professional”
January 30-31, 2018
Association for Challenge Course Technology International Conference
Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, TX
“Hiking and Health Potpourri”
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Adirondack Hiking Club – Onondaga Chapter
Orchard Vali Golf Club, Lafayette, NY
“Fifteen Gentlemen and the First Ascent of the High Peak of Essex”
Friday, October 6, 2017
Lecture to a private group on the first climb of Mt. Marcy
February 4, 2017
Medical, operational, and legal issues in challenge course operations
Association for Challenge Course Technology International Convention
Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort – Savannah, GA
November 16, 2016
The Denali Approach to Human-Bear Interactions
5th Annual Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference
The Genesee Grande Hotel, Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2016
“Challenge course mishaps: Where’s the REAL exposure?”
Association for Challenge Course Technology International Conference
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa – Lost Pines, TX
January 25-26, 2016
Certification workshop: “First Aid and CPR/AED for the Challenge Course Professional”
Association for Challenge Course Technology International Conference
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa – Lost Pines, TX
October 14, 2015
“Water water everywhere, but is it safe to drink?”
Northeast Wilderness Medicine Conference- Syracuse, NY
February 3-6, 2015
Association for Challenge Course Technologies Annual International Challenge Course Conference
Renaissance Esmeralda, Palm Springs, California
January 15, 2015
“New York State Camp Directors Association” – Roslyn NY
Keynote address: Health and developmental benefits of outdoor activity in children
October 29, 2014
“Controversies in Wilderness Medicine”
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, NY
RPI Ambulance
October 29, 2014
“Controversies in Wilderness Medicine”
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Troy, NY
RPI Ambulance
March 29, 2014
“Nature Deficit Disorder in Children”
Endowed lecture: The Jack Riley Safety Seminar
Syracuse University
January 31, 2014
“Where’s the real exposure”
(A workshop examining structural, facilitation, medical, legal, and insurance issues impacting challenge course incidents, with Bob Ryan, Reb Gregg, and Robert Monaghan)
January 27-28, 2014
“First Aid and CPR for the Challenge Course Professional”
(A two-day, in depth wilderness first and and CPR course designed for staff facilitating challenge courses)
Association for Challenge Course Technology
Annual Conference, Orlando, FL
January 15, 2014
“Controversies in Wilderness Medicine”
Northern Ontario School of Medicine
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
February 28, 2013
“What the primary care physician should know about wilderness medicine”
Dartmouth University Pediatric Conference, Bretton Woods, NH
October 16, 2012
“Four Controversies in Wilderness Medicine”
Room 132, Goldwin Smith Hall, Arts Quad, Cornell University
March 29, April 10, April 24
Undergraduate seminar: “Wilderness and Remote First Aid”
(ARC and SUNY credit)
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY
May 31, 2012
“Evidence Based Medicine in the Wilderness: An examination of four controversies”
First Annual Northeast Conference on Wilderness Medicine
Sheraton University Hotel and Conference Center, Syracuse,
February 6-7, 2012
“First Aid for the Challenge Course Professional”
International Challenge Course Symposium and Conference
Boston, MA
April 6, April 20, & May 4, 2011
“Wilderness First Aid” (American Red Cross and SUNY credit)
The Wildlife Society of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Moon Library – SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
May 19, 2011
“Exploitation, Exploration, Expeditioning: Role of the Adirondacks in the American Wilderness Movement”
Syracuse University Institute for Retired Professionals
First Baptist Church, Jamesville
February 1-2, 2011
“First Aid for the Challenge Course Professional”
International Challenge Course Symposium and Conference
Minneapolis, MN
Spring 2010
“American Red Cross Wilderness First Aid course”
The Wildlife Society of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF)
February 2-3, 2010
Pre-conference special workshop: “First Aid for the Challenge Course Professional”
Association for Challenge Course Technology
Atlanta, GA
November 7, 2009
Panel discussion: “Standardizing Wilderness Medicine”
Association for Outdoor Recreation Education (AORE)
Minneapolis, MN
November 5, 2009
Workshop: “What first aid training is appropriate for wilderness leaders?”
59th annual SUNY Cortland Conference on Outdoor Recreation.
July 12-24, 2009
WEA Wilderness Steward Course
Denali Education Center, Alaska
February 7, 2009
Workshop: “A Rational Approach to Backcountry Water Use”
Wilderness Education Association
Bloomington, IN
January 27-28, 2009
Workshop: “First Aid for the Challenge Course Professional”
Association for Challenge Course Technology
Houston, TX
January 10, 2009
“Scouting in the 21st century: Where have the high adventures gone?”
Keynote address: Hiawatha Seaway Council, Boy Scouts of America
Brownville, NY
November 7, 2008
Workshop: “Update on Backcountry Water Safety”
58th Annual SUNY Cortland Recreation Conference
November 6, 2008
Workshop presentation: “Wilderness Medicine Basics”
Student Wilderness Medicine Society
SUNY Upstate Medical University
July 12-24, 2008
WEA Wilderness Steward Course
Denali Education Center, Alaska