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Source: Atlantic Salmon Experiment on Lake Champlain – Mountain Lake PBS

From The American Presidency Project, Proclamation 4287—Earth Week, 1974: “To love America is not to care only for her freedoms, her promise, her institutions through which our great people strive for larger greatness. It is also to love the land and to cherish that which has sustained our people both in body and spirit from […]

Source: NYS Climate Impact Assessments: Call for Experts and Stakeholders – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Regulating road salt like acid rain – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Adirondack Experience Waterfall Challenge | Adirondack Experience

Awardees Recognized for Extraordinary Service to Improve DEC Facilities and Enhance New York’s Natural Resources New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the first recipients of the inaugural Stewardship Appreciation Awards. The award recognizes outstanding contributions of volunteers and partner organizations in stewardship, promotion, and maintenance of state lands, […]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State. Town of Dannemora Clinton County Law Enforcement Action: […]

Source: Saranac Lake Marina lawsuit presses state to study ‘overuse’

Source: DEC announces spring turkey hunting season | Sun Community News RAY BROOK | New York’s upstate turkey hunting season will officially open May 1 with an early youth turkey hunting weekend slated for April 24-25.

Source: Agency seeks input for climate-change study | Sun Community News ALBANY | NYSERDA is looking for a diverse group of knowledgeable people to participate in their effort to analyze possible climate change impacts on New York State.

Source: Should NYS cull feral cats? – – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: AMR permits: Your questions answered | Adirondack Explorer

The Lake Placid complex would include 355 housing units, including some apartments and condominiums. spread over 22 new buildings on the 35-acre site. The project includes a clubhouse, greenhouse, pool, recreation facilities, maintenance building, and on-site parking, including a parking garage for residents. Source: Lake Placid apartments, Ticonderoga solar park both up for final APA approval […]

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Police Officers (ECOs) and Investigators enforce the 71 Chapters of NY Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), protecting fish and wildlife and preserving environmental quality across New York. Air Rifle Used to Take Deer – Ulster County In November 2020, ECO Bastedo responded to a hunting-related complaint and observed […]

Daily tick checks Plattsburgh, April 14, 2021. With increasingly longer days and recent warmer weather, residents are spending more time outdoors. Many residents have reported tick encounters over the past few weeks, and the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) is reminding residents to be on the lookout for ticks. “Lab-confirmed cases of Lyme disease in […]

Source: Plan to sink ferry worries some Vermonters | Sun Community News BERLIN | Due to reduced trans-lake commuter traffic, Lake Champlain Transport (LCT) plans to sink the 67-year-old ferry Adirondack outside Burlington Harbor – a move bitterly criticized by lon

Source: Burlington to limit use of gas-powered leaf blowers

Source: At 50, how are APA and DEC Performing? – – The Adirondack Almanack

WILMINGTON, NY — The Ausable River Association (AsRA) and the Rotary Club of the Au Sable Valley, in partnership with Rotary Club of Lake Placid, One Tree Planted, Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited, and Adirondack Riverwalking, are hosting an Ausable River clean-up on Saturday, April 24. The clean-up is open to all community members […]

Source: Winter Fish Kills  – The Adirondack Almanack

Source: Lake Champlain targeted for new salmon rearing project | Sun Community News PLATTSBURGH | A new pen-rearing project is now aimed at improving post-stocking salmon survival rates in Lake Champlain.

WILMINGTON — The Ausable River Association (AsRA) announces the hire of Leanna Thalmann as their water quality associate. Working closely with AsRA’s scientific team and under the direction of Executive Director, Kelley Tucker, Thalmann will lead water quality monitoring, assessment, and stewardship of lakes and streams in the Ausable watershed and beyond. A recent masters […]

Homeowners Encouraged to Practice Sustainable Lawn Care to Protect State Waterbodies New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the launch of the annual “Look for the Zero” public awareness campaign to encourage homeowners to go phosphorus-free when using lawn fertilizer. DEC is encouraging consumers to review bag labels for […]

Keeping Your Yard Tick-Safe Simple steps you can take to reduce potential exposure to ticks include: cleaning up old wood piles and stacking wood neatly in a dry area removing any piles of leaves and/or leaf litter on your property mowing the lawn frequently and clearing tall grasses and brush from around your home and at the edge of the […]

Source: Vermont Air National Guard to resume F-35 nighttime flights – VTDigger