Essex, New York Guide and Community Blog
Late last year we informed you when the Adirondack Park gained 69,000 acres, and we’re now updating you with the news that the state has closed on a second piece of property to increase the park’s land in a second phase of that deal. The complete 69,000 acre tract purchased by New York State was previously [...]
The Lake Champlain Committee is dedicated to protecting Lake Champlain. They recently created a pledge to protect the Lake Champlain so you can learn how to protect the lake too! But you can do more than just take the pledge and practice environmentally safe actions; you can volunteer to help patrol the lake for the committee! Right now [...]
The Lake Champlain Committee is dedicated to protecting Lake Champlain. They recently created a pledge to protect the Lake Champlain so you can learn how to protect the lake too! The organization monitors and patrols the lake to be on the look out for potential or worsening problems. The various paddlers’ trails on the lake are [...]
Earth Day was this week, and that event often makes people consider what they can do to protect the Earth and preserve our natural resources–locally and globally. If you want to do something locally, which usually are the easier steps to take, check out this pledge! The Lake Champlain Committee has created a pledge that you can [...]
Friday, May 3 at 7pm “Bird Language” lecture, with Connor Stedman Additional field workshops Saturday May 4 (full) and Sunday, May 5 At Whallonsburg Grange Hall Attend, learn, and then perhaps the next birdsong you hear will have meaning! Do you know what that bird is saying? Bird language is the communication network of the forest, [...]
Fantastic Fungi of the Adirondacks Class Instructor: Rick Van de Poll, Ph.D. August 21-24, 2013 Cost: $450.00, which includes meals. Maximum Class Size: 8 This short course on mycology will introduce the beginner and amateur mushroomer to the intricate world of higher fungi in the Adirondacks. For beginners, this course will introduce basic ecological concepts [...]
The Boquet River Association (BRASS) was created in 1984 to facilitate river conservation and improvement efforts on the Boquet River. The Boquet River begins on Dix Mountain in Keene, NY, and runs 47 miles to then empty into Lake Champlain in the territory of the Town of Willsboro. The mouth of the river has been a [...]
Moose are a mysterious presence in the Adirondacks because of the limited encounters we have with them. Many longtime residents have never glimpsed one! I haven’t. The New York population of moose is estimated at around 800 three years ago. That’s a relatively small number! However, we just aren’t sure how many moose are in the [...]
Winter? Again? I’ll admit it. I was really ready for spring. I’ve been taking walks each day, even when it rained, watching the bulbs green fuses rising magically from the decayed leaves. I’ve been inspecting buds on the lilac bushes and fruit trees. I’ve been pruning apple trees, crab apple trees and pear trees. Some [...]
Sunday, March 24 at 3pm Water Proof: Are rising water and shrinking ice the new norm for the North Country? Lecture at Whallonsburg Grange Hall The last two years of extreme weather is – according to the models, studies and historical records – what climate change in this region looks like. This program will look at [...]
