The Shore Owners’ Association of Lake Placid (LPSOA) is seeking public input to help inform the development of a lake management plan for Lake Placid. Earlier this year, LPSOA began working with Dr. Brendan Wiltse from the Ausable River Association on the development of a lake … [Read more...] about Public Input Sought for Lake Placid Lake Management Plan
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Boat Inspection and Decontamination Stewards Prepare for the Upcoming Adirondack Boating Season
Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSC AWI) will be providing free boat inspections and decontaminations starting Memorial Day weekend at nearly 100 locations across the region to help the public stop the spread of aquatic invasive species. PSC AWI operates … [Read more...] about Boat Inspection and Decontamination Stewards Prepare for the Upcoming Adirondack Boating Season
State Opens Boreas Ponds (THE SUN)
State officials have opened former timberlands in the Boreas tract property to public access. The interim move comes as fall colors begin the slow march through the mountains. The newest addition to the Adirondack Park State Forest, Boreas has not been formally classified by the … [Read more...] about State Opens Boreas Ponds (THE SUN)
Joe Racette Demystifies Timber Rattlesnakes
On Friday, April 25, I attended Joe Racette's lecture "Timber Rattlesnakes in Folklore and Fact" at Whallonsburg Grange Hall along with over fifty other attendees eager to learn more about this local snake. Racette is the New York State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator for the … [Read more...] about Joe Racette Demystifies Timber Rattlesnakes
Upcoming Sea Lamprey Control Treatment
Lake Champlain has been recently troubled by the parasitic sea lamprey. These creatures prey on fish in the lake weakening and killing them. A method of sea lamprey control has been devised to attempt to curtail the numbers being effected. In recent years these lamprey have … [Read more...] about Upcoming Sea Lamprey Control Treatment