Thad Yorks, Ph.D.

Thad Yorks

Ph.D.
Program Director, Biology
Program Director, Environmental Biology
Professor of Biology & Environmental Biology
Ph.D. in Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry
M.S. in Applied Ecology & Conservation Biology, Frostburg State Univ.
B.S. in Forest Science, Pennsylvania State Univ.
315-655-7148
teyorks@cazenovia.edu
Division: Humanities & Natural Sciences Environmental Biology Biology
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  • PEER-REVIEWED:
  • Caputo, J., C.M. Beier, P.M. Groffman, D.A. Burns, F.D. Beall, P.W. Hazlett, and T.E. Yorks. 2016. Effects of Harvesting Forest Biomass on Water and Climate Regulation Services: A Synthesis of Long-Term Ecosystem Experiments in Eastern North America. Ecosystems. In Press
  • Hnatkovich, A.M., and T.E. Yorks. 2009. Current status and future development of the only Chamaecyparis thyoides (Atlantic white-cedar) population in Pennsylvania. Natural Areas Journal 29:216-223.
  • Yorks, T.E., and K.B. Adams. 2005. Ice storm impact and recovery of Pinus banksiana-P. rigida barrens in northeastern New York. Forestry Chronicle 81:502-515.
  • Forrester, J.A., D.J. Leopold, and T.E. Yorks. 2005. Vegetation, coarse woody debris and disturbance history of mature and old-growth stands in a coniferous forested wetland. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 132:252-261.
  • Yorks, T.E., D.J. Leopold, and D.J. Raynal. 2003. Effects of Tsuga canadensis mortality on soil water chemistry and understory vegetation: possible consequences of an invasive insect herbivore. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33:1525-1537.
  • Yorks, T.E., and K.B. Adams. 2003. Restoration cutting as a management tool for regenerating Pinus banksiana after ice storm damage. Forest Ecology and Management 177:85-94.
  • Yorks, T.E., and P.J. McHale. 2000. Effects of cold storage on anion, ammonium, and total nitrogen concentrations in soil water. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 31:141-148.
  • Yorks, T.E., S. Dabydeen, and P.J. Smallidge. 2000. Understory vegetation-environment relationships in clearcut and mature secondary forests of western Maryland. Northeastern Naturalist 7:205-220.
  • Yorks, T.E., D.J. Leopold, and D.J. Raynal. 2000. Vascular plant propagule banks of six eastern hemlock stands in the Catskill Mountains of New York. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 127:87-93.
  • Yorks, T.E., and S. Dabydeen. 1999. Seasonal and successional understory vascular plant diversity in second-growth hardwood clearcuts of western Maryland, USA. Forest Ecology and Management 119:217-230.
  • Dabydeen, S., and T.E. Yorks. 1996. Additions to the flora of Cranberry Swamp, Finzel, Maryland. Maryland Naturalist 40:1-2.
  • OTHER:
  • Yorks, T.E. 2002. Influence of hemlock mortality on soil water chemistry and ground flora. Pp. 47-49 (Abstract) In: Onken, B., R. Reardon, and J. Lashomb (eds.). Proceedings: Symposium on the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Eastern North America (New Brunswick, NJ: Feb. 5-7, 2002). Rutgers Cooperative Extension, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station.
  • Yorks, T.E., J.C. Jenkins, D.J. Leopold, D.J. Raynal, and D.A. Orwig. 2000. Influences of eastern hemlock mortality on nutrient cycling. Pp. 126-133 In: McManus, K.A., K.S. Shields, and D.R. Suoto (eds.). Proceedings: Symposium on Sustainable Management of Hemlock Ecosystems in Eastern North America (Durham, NH: June 1999). USDA Forest Service Northeastern Experiment Station General Technical Report NE-267.
  • Yorks, T.E. 1999. A stackable wooden litter trap. Journal of Forestry 97(10): p. 8 in "Focus" section.
  • Yorks, T.E., and S. Dabydeen. 1998. Modification of Whittaker's Sampling Technique to assess plant diversity in forested natural areas. Natural Areas Journal 18:185-189.
  • Yorks, T.E., and S. Dabydeen. 1996. Monitoring understory forest vegetation in New York state. Pp. 51-61 In: Stehman, S.V. (ed.). Developing a statistically valid sampling strategy for regional monitoring of forest resources in New York State. New York Center for Forest Research and Development, Syracuse, NY.
  • INVITED PRESENTATIONS (*current or former student author):
  • Blouin*, K.J., B.R. Kern*, L. Lines, and T.E. Yorks. 2019. European frog-bit removal project. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Rose*, A.L., and T.E. Yorks. 2019. Cazenovia Lake fish community 2019. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Beck*, J., T.E. Yorks, and L. Lines. 2018. European frog-bit removal project. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Barnes*, M.C., L.J. Lindenfeld*, and O.F. Vosburg*. (Faculty mentor: T.E. Yorks). 2017. Phosphorus, fish, and frog-bit. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2017. Trap-netting Hatch Lake and Bradley Brook Reservoir. Presentation at Annual Meeting of the Hatch and Bradley Brook Lakes Association. Eaton, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2016. Phosphorus in and around the lake. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2015. Chittenango Creek: Watershed to Water to Fish. Keynote presentation at Central New York Chapter of the North Country Trail Association’s annual meeting.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2015. Cazenovia Lake fish community after the 2015 walleye stocking. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E., and J. M. Barnes. 2015. Tree Campus USA: 6 years at Cazenovia College. Presentation at Tree City/Line/Campus USA Recognition Ceremony & Conference sponsored by NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. Albany, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2014. Cazenovia Lake fish community: 2012 & 2013. Presentation at Cazenovia Lake Summit. Cazenovia, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E., K.M. Wieczorek, and R.R. Adams. 2013. Getting everyone’s feet wet in science education. Keynote presentation at Upstate New York Science Librarians Annual Meeting. Cazenovia, NY.
  • OTHER PRESENTATIONS (*current or former student author):
  • Rose*, A.L., A.L. Beck*, C.S. Blouin*, N.M. Czudack*, B.R. Kern*, and T.E. Yorks. 2020. Upper and Lower Leland Ponds fish communities and results of brown trout and tiger muskellunge stocking. Research poster presentation at the NY Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting (Lake Placid, NY).
  • Blouin*, K.J., C.L. Gunderson*, J.G. Layland*, C.L. Rattray*, C.M. Waltz*, and T.E. Yorks. 2020. Cazenovia Lake fish community and four years of Walleye stocking. Research poster presentation at the NY Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting (Lake Placid, NY).
  • Hoy*, O.S., H.D. Broadbent*, P.L. Losee*, M.M. Riley*, and T.E. Yorks. 2020. Potential re-establishment of brook trout in Butternut Creek tributaries. Research poster presentation at the NY Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting (Lake Placid, NY).
  • Cooper*, B.A., O.F. Vosburg*, and T.E. Yorks. 2019. Walleye and tiger muskellunge stocking in Jamesville Reservoir and its fish community. Research poster presentation at the NY Chapter & NE Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting (Poughkeepsie, NY).
  • Kern*, B.R., O.S. Hoy*, A.L. Rose*, and T.E. Yorks. 2019. Cazenovia Lake’s fish community and short-term results of three years of walleye stocking. Research poster presentation at the NY Chapter & NE Division of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting (Poughkeepsie, NY).
  • SM 311: Global Environmental Issues and Perspectives class* (Faculty mentor: T.E. Yorks). 2018. Photovoltaics, wind power, and solar thermal. Presentation/demonstration table at Seize the Power: Renewable Energy Fair & Youth Science Fair, Cazenovia, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2012. Drinks for 9 Million: Water’s 100-mile Journey from The Catskill Mountains to New York City. Great Minds, Great Ideas (Cazenovia College Library Lecture Series), Cazenovia and Manlius Public Libraries.
  • Martin*, J.W., D.B. Sutphin*, A.J. VanDerKrake*, and J.D. Chase*. (Faculty mentor: T.E. Yorks). 2012. Cazenovia College Solar Power. Poster presentation at the Shades of Green in Madison County: A Green Living Experience Conference, Morrisville, NY.Yorks, T.E. 2011. Littoral Zone Fish Community of Cazenovia Lake. Poster presentation at Northeast Natural History Conference, Albany, NY.
  • Buracchi*, L., R. Adams*, J. Luce*, T. Yorks. 2010. Littoral Zone Fish Communities of Four Madison County Lakes. Poster presentation at Lake, Stream and Watershed Issues Conference at Hamilton College, Clinton, NY.
  • Denhoff*, L.A., J. Livermore, and T.E. Yorks. 2010. Fish Communities of Stoney Pond, Carpenter Pond, and Cazenovia Lake (Madison County, NY). Poster presentation at Great Lakes Research Consortium Conference, Syracuse, NY.
  • Yorks, T.E. 2008. Construction of the Panama Canal. Great Minds, Great Ideas (Cazenovia College Library Lecture Series), Cazenovia and Manlius Public Libraries.
  • Hnatkovich*, A.M., and T.E. Yorks. 2006. Status and future development of the only remaining population of the only Atlantic white-cedar population in Pennsylvania. Poster presentation at Northeast Natural History Conference IX, Albany, NY.
  • 2015-pres. Professor, Biology and Environmental Biology Programs, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
  • 2009-2015 Associate Professor, Biology and Environmental Biology Programs, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
  • 2004-2009 Assistant Professor, Environmental Studies Program, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, NY
  • 2002-2004 Assistant Professor, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA
  • 1995-2001 Research Assistant/Project Assistant, SUNY-ESF, Syracuse, NY
  • Professional: American Fisheries Society, Ecological Society of America, Society of Wetland Scientists
  • Other: Cazenovia Lake Association, Cazenovia Preservation Foundation, NYS Federation of Lake Associations, NYS Wetlands Forum, North Country Trail Association, Trout Unlimited