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‘Robot farmers’ pioneer climate-resilient farming in the North Country | NCPR News

Source: ‘Robot farmers’ pioneer climate-resilient farming in the North Country | NCPR News

Adirondack forest ranger helped lead fight against California Dixie Fire | NCPR News

Source: Adirondack forest ranger helped lead fight against California Dixie Fire | NCPR News

Kelley Tucker Talks Stream Work After Irene | MLJ Interview – Mountain Lake PBS

“Kelley Tucker, Executive Director of the Ausable River Association joins us to talk about the damage Irene did to the region, especially the Ausable River Watershed in the Adirondacks. She also talks about more than a dozen projects currently in the works or being proposed to help the East and West Branches of the Ausable […]

New model sustainable hiking trail on Mt. Van Hoevenberg nears completion – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: New model sustainable hiking trail on Mt. Van Hoevenberg nears completion – The Adirondack Almanack

Invasive “Spotted Lanternfly” found in Rutland | Sun Community News MIDDLEBURY 

“While this is a concerning discovery and we take this development very seriously, we also have no knowledge that this indicates a larger problem in Vermont at this time,” said Cary Giguere, director of plant health and agriculture resource management at VAAFM. “We will take all the steps necessary to determine how large a problem […]

Volunteers Needed for 2021 Ausable River Cleanup

The Ausable River Association (AsRA), in partnership with Adirondack River Rentals, Casella Waste Systems, and One Tree Planted, is hosting their annual Ausable River Cleanup Friday, September 17 in Peru, NY. The cleanup is open to all community members and visitors who want to volunteer their time to help enhance and protect the health of […]

A decade after Irene: Remembering the deluge | Sun Community News KEENE VALLEY| Stories recall rebuilding, restoration

“The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recorded 6.97 inches of rain in Plattsburgh and 6.61 inches in Elizabethtown in less than a day. The river gage maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey near Au Sable Forks clocked the river’s pace on Aug. 28 at 46,500 cubic feet-per-second. Normal rainstorms push the river to run about […]

Storm Ida Could Temporarily Increase The National Gas Price Average : NPR

Source: Storm Ida Could Temporarily Increase The National Gas Price Average : NPR

DEC Announces Sept. 1st Opening of Canada Goose Hunting Season

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that Canada goose hunting season opens Wednesday, Sept. 1, throughout most of the state. “Resident Canada goose populations are high in many parts of New York, offering goose hunters significant opportunities to help DEC manage their populations,” Commissioner Seggos said. ”The September Canada […]

State agencies work to address lead ammunition – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: State agencies work to address lead ammunition – The Adirondack Almanack

Lake Champlain Basin Program Offers $1.4 million for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystem Projects

Grand Isle, VT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program seeks proposals for projects that improve water quality and ecosystems in the Lake Champlain watershed. The Program anticipates awarding more than $1,400,000 in grants for projects to be implemented in 2022. These Local Grants will be awarded in the following categories: Clean water – small implementation […]

Upper Saranac Monitoring Platform reports daily from the lake – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Upper Saranac Monitoring Platform reports daily from the lake – The Adirondack Almanack

Own a Pool? Help DEC Look for Asian Longhorned Beetles

DEC is encouraging swimming pool owners to participate in the annual Asian Longhorned Beetle Swimming Pool Survey. During late summer, Asian longhorned beetles (ALB) emerge as adults and are active outside of their host tree. The goal of the survey is to locate infestations of these invasive pests before they cause serious damage to the […]

Caring for Your Trees After a Caterpillar Outbreak  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Caring for Your Trees After a Caterpillar Outbreak  – – The Adirondack Almanack

Styrofoam pellets threaten Thousand Island ecosystems | NCPR News

Source: Styrofoam pellets threaten Thousand Island ecosystems | NCPR News

Distressing (not quite) fall colors – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Distressing (not quite) fall colors – – The Adirondack Almanack

 Importance of Capturing Bats Found in Homes 

Plattsburgh, August 13, 2021. The Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is advising residents to capture any bats that come in contact with humans or pets. In most cases, bats need to be captured and tested for rabies. Rabies is a fatal viral infection transmitted through an infected animal’s saliva. It is spread to people and […]

DEC, Essex County, and Town of Keene Announce New Pilot Route 73 Shuttle System to Launch Aug. 21

New Pilot Shuttle Program Will Be Free for Riders and Help Manage Sustainable Visitation to Adirondack High Peaks Region The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Essex County, and town of Keene today announced the details of the new, pilot Route 73 shuttle system that will launch on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021. The […]

Art and adventure: Sailing Vermont painter captures scenery along Lake Champlain

Source: Art and adventure: Sailing Vermont painter captures scenery along Lake Champlain

Recent DEC Forest Ranger Rescues

Town of Newcomb – Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On Aug. 2 at 3 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received notification from the Mount Marcy Summit Steward of a sick hiker in the Flowed Lands lean-to. The hiker was part of a group and was last seen at 10 a.m. The sick hiker was reported to […]

Major Report Warns Climate Change Is Accelerating And Humans Must Cut Emissions Now | Vermont Public Radio

“Global climate change is accelerating and human emissions of greenhouse gases are the overwhelming cause, according to a landmark report released Monday by the United Nations. There is still time to avoid catastrophic warming this century, but only if countries around the world stop burning fossil fuels as quickly as possible, the authors warn.” Source: […]

Remembering Irene, 10 years later: The Flooding of Styles Brook – The Adirondack Almanack

“Styles Brook originates in the Jay Mountain Wilderness area descending 2187 feet until it reaches the East Branch of the Ausable River at 766ft at a bridge on Route 9N – halfway between the Hamlets of Keene and Upper Jay.  Approximately eight to eleven inches of rain fell over a ten-hour period August 28, 2011 […]

A tagged Monarch Butterfly from Paul Smith’s found in Mexico – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: A tagged Monarch Butterfly from Paul Smith’s found in Mexico – The Adirondack Almanack

Road salt task force still without members after eight months

Source: Road salt task force still without members after eight months

Meet the wolves, bears and birds of prey at Adirondack Wildlife Refuge – YouTube