The Legacy of Paul Schaefer Events
A Force for Nature: Paul Schaefer’s Adirondack Coalitions (2025 by Syracuse University Press), my biography of Friends of the Forest Preserve founder Paul Schaefer will be featured at three events during the month of April 2026.
30th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks
Wednesday, April 15th and Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Adirondack Wild will host a table featuring the Schaefer biography and other Adirondack Wild materials at the 30th Annual Conference on the Adirondacks “Key Issues Shaping the Adirondack Future” at the High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid. For an agenda and registration info., visit:
Adirondack Research Consortium
Book Presentation and Interview: David Gibson and Melissa Hart
Thursday, April 23 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
John Black Room
89 Church St., Sarnac Lake, NY 12983
Join us for an interview and discussion centered on the legacy of Paul Schaefer, a highly influential Adirondack environmentalist and advocate. Adirondack Explorer Editor Melissa Hart will interview author David Gibson about his new book, A Force For Nature, which details Schaefer’s pivotal three decades of conservation work.
Saranac Laboratory Museum
The Legacy of Paul Schaefer & Tour
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Delve into the legacy of Paul Schaefer, a noted Adirondack conservationist and master builder. Schaefer drew inspiration from the New York Capital Region’s colonial history and built and restored hundreds of homes in Schenectady, Albany, and Schoharie counties from the 1930s until 1983. He also built and restored Adirondack camps, particularly in the Town of Johnsburg.
Adirondack Architectural Heritage.
