Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE FOUNDATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH (FER) IS A PUBLIC, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT. FER'S RESEARCH AGENDA INCLUDES APPLIED AND BASIC RESEARCH IN ALL ASPECTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. FER IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN RESEARCH WHOSE IMPACT ON SOCIETY IS NOT COMMENSURATE WITH CURRENT FUNDING LEVELS. FER SUPPORTS OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ENGAGED IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. TO THIS END, FER IS INVOLVED IN A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT RANGE FROM FUNDING RESEARCH ON THE STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT, TO MAKING TARGETED PURCHASES OF LAND CRITICAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
DEDICATED TO UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING THE EARTH'S ENVIRONMENT.
THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH, IN PART USING ITS STATE-OF-THE-ART GREENHOUSE FACILITY IN WESTERN NEW YORK STATE. THE GREENHOUSE FACILITY HAS HOUSED A MULTI-YEAR PROJECT INVOLVING OAK SEEDLINGS AND A LONG TERM PROJECT THAT IS EXAMINING THE TRADEOFFS BETWEEN GROWTH AND FREEZING TOLERANCE IN NORTH AMERICAN WILLOW SPECIES; THESE PROJECTS HAVE LED TO THE PUBLICATION PAPERS IN THE PEER-REVIEWED LITERATURE. A LONG-TERM STUDY INVOLVING MANY SPECIES OF OAKS IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALSO WORKED IN THE AREA OF PROVIDING INFORMATION TO HELP THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND ISSUES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPORTANCE.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Amity Wilczek | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| James Anderson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Ostergren | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannine Cavender-Bares | VICE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Kent Cavender-Bares | PRESIDENT/TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
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