Membership donations and other unspecified contributions go into the Rice Creek Associates account without restrictions as to the time and purpose of their use. These funds support the normal operation of the association providing for duplication and mailing of the newsletter, mailing of membership correspondence, purchase of stationary and other incidentals. They form the basis for the initiation of new programs such as the small grants in support of research at Rice Creek. They help defray the cost of special projects such as refurbishing and updating displays at the Field Station. With support from this source, Field Station personnel may travel to other field stations or RCA may bring specialists to Rice Creek for consultation on matters of program, funding, and development. When necessary, RCA funds may be used to supplement the funds supplied by the College for purchase of supplies and equipment. Use of these funds is at the discretion of the Field Station Director subject to approval by the RCA Board of Directors.

Contributions designated for support of special purposes and projects are also welcome, as are contributions to the Rice Creek Endowment. The recently established endowment fund will be allowed to accumulate until income from the fund is sufficient to support the addition of new staff to the Field Station.

The general membership meets annually at the fall banquet, an occasion for reports of activities at the Field Station over the previous year.  Meetings of the Board of Directors are open to the membership.

• Linda Costello
• Elisa Davis, Treasurer
• Michael Holy, President
• Joe LeFevre
• Helen Milam 
• Maria Nakamura
• Andrew Nelson, (Ex Officio)
• Patricia O'Neil
• Peter Rosenbaum, Vice President
• Amy Tresidder
• Daniel Tryon

Board meetings are scheduled monthly at Rice Creek. Members are welcome to attend.

RCA Projects

Ruth Sachidanandan Herb Garden

A guide to the herb garden was published as Rice Creek Field Station Special Publication No. 6, edited by Ruth Sachidanandan, in 1990.  The current edition, revised by Andrew Nelson, was issued in June 2007.
 

• Nesting Bird Assemblages in Old Fields at the Rice Creek Field Station in Relation to Field Mowing.  Peter Weber, Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego.
• The Impact of Cold Climate on the Decomposition Process, Phase II. Ann W. Bunch, Department of Anthropology, SUNY Oswego.
• Replacement of Meterological Instruments at Rice Creek Field Station.  Al Stamm, Meterology Program, Department of Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego
• A Survey of the Aquatic Insects of Rice Creek and Select Water Quality Variables.  Richard Back, Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego

For details of this program, see the year 2006 Call for Proposals.

Rice Creek Field Station Development

The RCA Board of Directors has committed time and resources to the task of planning for future development at Rice Creek Field Station. In 1996 a committee consisting of Board President Larry Maher, Vice President Peter Rosenbaum, past Treasurer Patricia O'Neil, and Field Station Director Andy Nelson, issued A Plan For Growth. This was followed by a space utilization study in 1997 and an architect's conceptual plan for building expansion in 1998.

2008 Calendar of Meetings and Events