Mike Rechlin

Dr. Mike Rechlin has practiced sustainable forestry and protected areas management in the United States, Nepal, India, and Tibet for thirty years. He has extensive teaching experience and has designed educational programs for many international groups visiting the Adirondack Park of New York State. He has served as an adjunct faculty member of the Graduate School since 2003, and he led the Graduate School’s first self-study as part of the accreditation process in 2007. Most recently, Mike served as the Chair of the Biology Department at Principia College. For twelve years, he directed the Forestry Division of Paul Smith’s College. He also has been a research affiliate at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies for the past ten years.