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Source: DEC opens comments for Fish Creek Campground management plan – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Burlington company’s electric plane dreams aim to revolutionize aviation

Happening in VT., but a sign of the future here we hope. Source: Casella Breaks Ground on “de-packaging” facility | Sun Community News The facility is designed to handle up to 100 million pounds of organic material annually and has already contracted with several in-state commercial food waste producers to accept their

Source: Warren County survey shows emerald ash borer infestation has likely spread | Adirondack Explorer

Source: Honeybee Festooning: Stretching for the Comb – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Multi-Media Storymap to explain Adirondack Overuse – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Gypsy moth caterpillar damage common across the state – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Road salt and lawsuits – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: DEC seeks photographers to provide wildlife photos – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Duck, goose hunting season dates set for fall – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Seeing Green: Public asked to watch for algal blooms | News | pressrepublican.com

Source: Black vultures make appearance in southern Adirondacks – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: DEC Announces New Upgrades and Functionality to ‘DECinfo Locator’ on 1st Anniversary of Launch – NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation

Proposal Combats Climate Change by Requiring Decreases in Methane and Other Harmful Gases-40 percent by 2030, 85 percent by 2050 Two Virtual Public Hearings Scheduled for October 2020 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today released proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas emission statewide and implement the Climate Leadership and […]

The Ausable River Association (AsRA), in partnership with Adirondack River Rentals, is hosting an Ausable River Clean-Up Tuesday, September 8th in Peru, NY. The clean-up is open to all community members and visitors who want to volunteer their time to help restore and protect the Ausable River.   AsRA will be working with Adirondack River […]

I am offering 2 live Zoom programs: August 20 at 10:00 am, 3 of our Master Gardener Volunteers and I will hold an open forum for the public to ask questions. We will share some of our gardening experiences, and offer tips we have found useful. If you would like to participate email me and […]

Source: DEC accepting applications for pheasant hunt program – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Trapped Timber Rattlesnake Surprises Vacationers – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: How to protect Ash trees in the Adirondacks from Emerald Ash Borer? Don’t transport firewood | NCPR News

Click here to view video  This culvert is usually bone dry, but a little water was flowing today after an almost three-inch rainfall.   Last April a four-foot-wide sinkhole appeared in the Patent Road about 700 feet north of Mother Cabrini Shrine. The new culvert cost the Town of Peru about $264,000. NYS Department of […]

Finding Marks First Case of Emerald Ash Borer in Adirondack Park The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that emerald ash borer (EAB) has been confirmed in Warren County. While not unexpected given the EAB’s spread, this marks the first confirmed case of EAB within the Adirondack Park. The affected trees […]

Here’s a video of Ausable Chasm this morning about 9 a.m. August 5, 2020. The high water follows 2.4 inches of rain yesterday and almost 3 inches since Sunday. it’s an awesome sight today. Please excuse the shaky camera. Used the telephoto lens too much.  

Source: Harmful algae blooms at Point au Roche | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | Harmful algae blooms (HAB) can be seen in the water in some parts of moderately-trafficked Point Au Roche State Park in Plattsburgh, NY, one of five locations where the freshwater cy

Source: DEC Seeks Swimming Pool Owners for Citizen Science Survey of Invasive Beetle – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Rockin’ the boat: two teens take on Euarsian watermilfoil eradication | | pressrepublican.com