The Peru Gazette

“It’s not often that voters get a shot at immediate results. But that’s exactly the opportunity New Yorkers will have this fall, as a proposal to amend the state constitution faces its final hurdle. The proposed “Green Amendment” would guarantee clean air and water as a legal right in New York. It passed the New […]

Source: Assemblyman Jones: Next steps for gypsy moth infestation | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | In the spring, forests across the North Country experienced an infestation of Lymantria dispar dispar commonly known as gypsy moth, causing a severe loss of foliage

Source: NYS Assembly considers limiting a pesticide linked to bee deaths | NCPR News

Source: Foliage report for Sept 15-21: Fall colors starting to appear – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Fall foliage in Upstate NY: Grab your train ticket to an autumnal wonderland – syracuse.com

Source: Fall foliage in Upstate NY: Why leaves change different colors (video) – syracuse.com

Source: Ausable River Association Canoe Raffle and upcoming events – The Adirondack Almanack

By John T. Ryan September 4, 2021 – It was over seven years ago, in May 2014, when the Peru Gazette photographed Serenity Garden on the Harkness-Clintonville Rd. At that time, Art Ford, a logger by trade, had worked on his property off and on for about three or four years. He had planted a […]

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

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

“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 […]

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

“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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

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 […]

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

Source: Styrofoam pellets threaten Thousand Island ecosystems | NCPR News

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

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 […]