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Adirondack Watershed Institute

Saranac River Watershed Landowners Sought to Steward Rivers & Streams

July 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Heathy rivers and streams provide important habitat for wildlife like this Great Blue Heron. Credit: Wiltse/PSC AWI.Paul Smith’s College’s Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) is seeking landowners to assist in protecting and improving local rivers and streams by participating in Stream Wise. [Read more…] about Saranac River Watershed Landowners Sought to Steward Rivers & Streams

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Beekmantown, Black Brook, Brighton, Clinton County, Dannamora, Essex County, Franklin, Harrietstown, North Elba, Plattsburgh, Santa Clara, Saranac, Saranac River, Science, St Armand, water quality

$13M DEC & Adirondack Watershed Institute Invasive Species Plan

May 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced a $13.24-million, five-year partnership with the Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) of Paul Smith’s College to administer the Adirondack Park Watercraft Inspection Steward Program (WISP). The announcement, made during Adirondack Day at the New York State Capitol, is expected to protect the Adirondack Park’s resources from the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) that damage ecosystems. [Read more…] about $13M DEC & Adirondack Watershed Institute Invasive Species Plan

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondacks, boating, DEC, Invasive Species, water quality

Adirondack Conservation News: 5 Things You Need To Know

January 7, 2023 by Justin Levine Leave a Comment

Moriah Shock Correctional FacilityADK leaders urge state to reuse Moriah Shock Correctional Facility set to close December 31st

The Adirondack Council, along with several local and state elected officials and other environmental groups, called for the state to keep maintaining the former prison complex in Moriah. The state had slated to stop upkeep on the facility, which closed in 2021. While particular uses for the facility are up for debate, a wide coalition believes the facility can be used for training, housing, and other uses rather than reverting to constitutionally protected lands that would need a constitutional amendment to develop into something new. [Read more…] about Adirondack Conservation News: 5 Things You Need To Know

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondacks, Climate Change, Moriah

Saranac Lake Scientist Headed to Antarctica

October 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lija Treibergs in Antartica courtesy Anna BergstromLija Treibergs, research associate for the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI), is headed to Antarctica for three months starting in late November to support the McMurdo Dry Valleys Long Term Ecological Research project. [Read more…] about Saranac Lake Scientist Headed to Antarctica

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondacks, Science

Adk Watershed Institute Wins Road Salt, Green Infrastructure Grants

August 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Watershed InstitutePaul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has announced it was recently awarded two research grants from the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP).

The first grant will help scientists and policy makers understand the extent of road salt pollution in Lake Champlain. The second grant will support AWI scientists to assess the effectiveness of recent stormwater upgrades in Lake Placid to improve water quality in Mirror Lake. [Read more…] about Adk Watershed Institute Wins Road Salt, Green Infrastructure Grants

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Ausable River Association, Grants, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, Paul Smith's College, water quality

Celebrate Adirondack Water Week, August 5-14

July 30, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

water courtesy Adironack Watershed InstituteThe Adirondack Watershed Institute has announced a number of events across the Adirondacks celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, as part of the 3rd annual Adirondack Water Week.

Dozens of events will be offered across the Adirondacks to help the public learn about protecting clean water. [Read more…] about Celebrate Adirondack Water Week, August 5-14

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute

Seasonal Staff Sought to Protect Adirondack Lakes

May 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Watershed Stewards courtesy AWIPaul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) is hiring watercraft inspectors and decontamination technicians to work at boat launches and other key locations across the Adirondacks to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species in the region’s waterways. [Read more…] about Seasonal Staff Sought to Protect Adirondack Lakes

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, boating, Invasive Species, Paul Smith's College

Adk Watershed Institute Certified A Research Lab, Open House Set

April 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack Watershed Institute staff runs analyses in its newly state certified Environmental Research LaboratoryThe Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has announced that the New York State Department of Health awarded it certification through the Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP).

The AWI Environmental Research Lab is specifically designed for the analysis of surface and ground water in the Adirondack region. The laboratory saw major upgrades in 2010 when Paul Smith’s College built the Countess Alicia Spaulding-Paolozzi Environmental Science and Education Center. Since that time, the lab has made contributions to the protection of clean water in the region including a greater understanding of the impact of road salt within the environment. [Read more…] about Adk Watershed Institute Certified A Research Lab, Open House Set

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondacks, Paul Smith's College, Science, water quality

Salt Survey Being Conducted By Ausable River Association

March 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mirror Lake courtesy Ausable River AssociationThe Ausable River Association’s (AsRA) has released a salt use survey for residents, businesses, and independent contractors in Lake Placid, with emphasis on Mirror Lake. Developed in partnership with the Adirondack Watershed Institute, the survey is essential to determining the amount of salt entering Mirror Lake and the Chubb River. [Read more…] about Salt Survey Being Conducted By Ausable River Association

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Ausable River Association, Chubb River, Essex County, Lake Placid, Mirror Lake, nature, pollution, road salt, Transportation, water quality

Champlain Basin Program Hiring 15 Boat Launch Stewards

February 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

LCBP Boat Launch Stewards celebrate a good day of pulling invasive water chestnutThe Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) is seeking applicants to fill 15 seasonal boat launch steward positions this summer along New York and Vermont Lake Champlain shoreline communities.

Boat launch stewards share the Clean, Drain and Dry message with boaters at more than a dozen public access sites on Lake Champlain. Stewards will work the launches from Memorial Day to late summer or early fall. [Read more…] about Champlain Basin Program Hiring 15 Boat Launch Stewards

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Watershed Institute, Lake Champlain Basin Program

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