Dr. Eric Holmlund is a member of the Graduate Faculty and Department of Environment and Society at Paul Smith鈥檚 木瓜传媒. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Antioch University New England, a M.S. in Teaching from SUNY Potsdam, a M.S. Ed. in Outdoor Recreation from Southern Illinois University and a B.A. in English from Dartmouth 木瓜传媒.
From 2000 to 2019, Eric founded and directed the Adirondack Watershed Institute Stewardship Program, which is New York State鈥檚 largest aquatic invasive species spread prevention and education program dedicated to protecting the natural heritage of Adirondack rivers, ponds and lakes. Since 2014, Eric has co-directed a collaboration between Paul Smith鈥檚 木瓜传媒 and the Tosco-Emiliano Biosphere Reserve in northern Italy focused on sustainable tourism and community identity.
He has served as a wilderness recreation leadership instructor for Outward Bound and the Wilderness Education Association. He is a steering committee member of the Paul Smith鈥檚 木瓜传媒 Global Center for Rural Communities and the Champlain Adirondack Biosphere Network (UNESCO Man and Biosphere Program).