Today’s a great day to register for the Grand Hike to the Essex Inn. It's only TWO WEEKS away on May 14 and will take you on THREE NEW CATS Trails. So register soon. If you want to help as a volunteer, please email or call CATS. The hike begins in Wadhams where you will set … [Read more...] about CATS Grand Hike Two Weeks Away
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Building Bridges & Another Conservation Easement Success Story
Building Bridges for Grand Hike to the Essex Inn We built some bridges in preparation for the May 14th Grand Hike to the Essex Inn. Using materials purchased by a Creating Healthy Places grant, we placed boardwalks and short bridges on the new "Wadhams Highlands Trail" and … [Read more...] about Building Bridges & Another Conservation Easement Success Story
El Niño Wildlife Sightings: Adirondack Coast
If you've enjoyed recent El Niño wildlife sightings on the Essex blog ("Welcoming the CoyWolf: Whoever It May Be", "Wrong to Kill Coyotes, Wolves and CoyWolves" and "Snow Geese By Whallons Bay"), we have three new images to share courtesy of Andrea McDonald (@andreamcd3) and John … [Read more...] about El Niño Wildlife Sightings: Adirondack Coast
Old-Growth Forest Network Recognizes Dickenson’s Point
Precious little ancient forest still exists on the shores of Lake Champlain, but in our community one special stretch of old-growth forest occurs between Essex and Westport. From the Lee Trust land on Rose Point to the Rock Harbor land on Dickenson’s Point, there are towering … [Read more...] about Old-Growth Forest Network Recognizes Dickenson’s Point
More Work to Do at Split Rock Wildway
[This is the last in a four-part series describing the Split Rock Wildway and the importance of an extensive wildlife corridor in the Northeast. The first three installments are Split Rock Wildway: A Critical Wildlife Corridor; Where is the Split Rock Wildway?; and Split Rock … [Read more...] about More Work to Do at Split Rock Wildway