Ryan Staychock

Ryan Staychock is an Environmental and Natural Resources Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension serving Cayuga, Schuyler and Seneca counties. His professional interests include building community capacity to implement environmental, cultural, and economic sustainability. The juxtaposition of ecosystem science and human progress drives him to help people practice environmental stewardship. His current focus in the Finger Lakes region is solid waste management and watershed stewardship.

Ryan is alumnus of Colorado State University where he earned his M.S. Forest Sciences and a B.S. Natural Resources Management with a minor in Rangeland Ecology.  His volunteer experience includes serving his home community in New York State as a planning board member, and his Colorado home as chairperson of the natural resources advisory board.  His passions include open space protection, forest stewardship, and fostering an environmental ethic.