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Andy Pattison

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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Colgate University: subnational climate policy/planning, environmental politics, policy learning and narratives, wilderness and social-ecological systems, and science in the policy process andypattison.com

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jul 29

A short story in the @colgate.edu Research Magazine on my project “Condors over Cattle: Managed Wilderness and the Pastoral Tradition in Northern Baja California,” with
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Condors vs. Cattle | Colgate Research

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 5d

Come see a great talk today. All are welcome.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 26d

The current Trump administration is attempting to rescind the Endangerment Finding, which would further hinder efforts to address climate change. Please consider submitting a comment in response to this plan www.regulations.gov/document/EPA...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · 28d

This is a stunning read that I highly recommend
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/m...

What the Bloom After L.A.’s Wildfires Reveals About Our Ecological Future

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Aug 28

After a year away, I am back in the classroom this fall, teaching "Sustainability & Climate Action Planning" and co-teaching "Rivers: Resources, Politics & Environmental Change" with friend/geology colleague @colddirt.bsky.social Not pictured, dozens of articles by brilliant folks.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Aug 26

As per my usual routine before fall classes start: manuscript submitted and fingers crossed.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Aug 9

Indeed. Made me think of this: "What we call Man's power over Nature turns out to be a power exercised by some men over other men with Nature as its instrument." – C.S. Lewis

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Aug 8

I’m coteaching a 300-level interdisciplinary undergrad course with geologist colleague and friend @colddirt.bsky.social in the fall. The course is “Rivers: Resources, Politics, and Environmental Change.” Looking forward to discussing stories like this www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/u...

Military Raised Water Level of River in Ohio for JD Vance’s Family Boating Trip

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jul 29

Condors vs. Cattle | Colgate Research

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jul 28

So great!

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jul 22

RIP youtu.be/0qanF-91aJo?...

BLACK SABBATH - "Paranoid" (Official Video)

YouTube video by Black Sabbath

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jul 4

@colgate.edu story of Environmental Studies students doing great stuff www.colgate.edu/academics/de...

Colgate Students Present Environmental Policy Research at National Conference | Colgate University

Leigha Schultze and Charlie Tourbaf presented “Redefining Wilderness: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Impacts in Protected Areas Across the U.S., Canada, and Australia” at the Association for Envi...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jul 2

Loving our vacation back to our former home of Colorado. Our time in Denver was fantastic and now we are headed to the mountains for a few days. My favorite part about seeing our dear old friends at this stage of life is that my daughter is friends with their kids. It is a special kind of joy.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 25

@colgate.edu students doing great work

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 23

A notable contribution the students made was to establish a novel categorical ranking system for national parks based on the degree of co-management within each park, drawing on examples from the literature. You should ask Leigha and Charlie about their findings.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 23

The project is focusing on management practices across three key policy dimensions: 1) community impact, 2) fire management, and 3) ecosystem-based outcomes. The student selected nine national parks across the three countries.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 23

Their project examines how variations in conceptualizations and legal definitions of wilderness across different countries influence land-management practices and policies in national parks and other protected areas in the three countries.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 23

Two students, Leigha Schultze & Charlie Tourbaf, presented “Redefining Wilderness: Comparative Perspectives and Policy Impacts in Protected Areas Across the U.S., Canada, and Australia” at the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences annual conference in Minneapolis today. They did great!

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 12

Loved this "The story being told over these 16 years was about one man's journey to get his damn life together...The future for WTF will be heavy on awards...there will also be a chance to look back and take stock...Where were we when this started, and where are we now?" defector.com/there-will-n...

There Will Never Be Another 'WTF With Marc Maron' | Defector

I heard Marc Maron announce he was ending his podcast the way that I imagine he’d’ve wanted me to—while walking through my neighborhood in Los Angeles, through wired headphones, just a little too hopp...

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 11

A great read: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

An Innocent Abroad in Mark Twain’s Paris

My quest for a true literary experience resulted in choucroute, a surprise organ feast, an epiphany at the Louvre, existential dread, and a rowboat.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Jun 2

Marc Maron announced that after 16 years, he’ll be wrapping up the WTF podcast. So I’m not ready for any more big changes in my life for a little while.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · May 11

Worth a read: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids

And start raising kind ones.

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · May 7

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E.P.A. Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · May 7

Ending the Energy Star program is not a conservative policy choice in any way, shape or form

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Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Apr 28

In university life on the traditional semester schedule, April (and early May) is Everything Everywhere All at Once - which is hard for university professors who are fly fishers in the Northern Hemisphere, as April is usually a GREAT month for fishing. Luckily, I am on sabbatical this semester.

Andy Pattison @apattison.bsky.social · Apr 16

Proud to share recent public scholarship
@colgate.edu undergraduates Yangboya He and Robyn Landes, colleagues Christopher Henke, John Pumilio, and I, just published New York's Climate Smart Communities Program: A Study of Climate Policy Capacity in NY Towns and Villages. doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

New York's Climate Smart Communities Program: A Study of Climate Policy Capacity in NY Towns and Villages

New York’s Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program is administered by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and provides a framework for counties, cities, towns, and villages to r...

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