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Ausable River Association

Ausable River Association’s ‘September Shindig’ Planned

August 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ausable Brewing Company in Keeseville, NYThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) will host their “September Shindig” on September 20 from 5 pm to 8 pm. All are welcome for an evening of good eats, brews, and friends at Ausable Brewing Company in Keeseville, NY, but tickets are limited. [Read more…] about Ausable River Association’s ‘September Shindig’ Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Food, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable Brewing Company, Ausable River Association

Ausable River Association Offering Free Watershed Tours

July 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Flagship RWThe Ausable River Association, in Wilmington, Essex County, NY is launching the fifth year of their guided watershed tours in the Ausable River watershed and beyond. These tours are free to the public and include paddling, hiking, and interpretive programs. Gear is available for tour participants to use when possible. [Read more…] about Ausable River Association Offering Free Watershed Tours

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River Association

Ausable River East Branch Rehabilitation Update

June 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

excavators placing stone and moving material in the Ausable River courtesy AsRAThis summer, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) will undertake the second phase of construction in its Ausable River East Branch Restoration Program with Project Area 2 in Upper Jay, in the Adirondack Park in Essex County. This comprehensive program, developed in 2019 with funding from the Governor’s Office for Storm Recovery (now the Office of Resilient Homes and Communities), identifies 13 sites in the Town of Jay in need of restoration. Completing these river restoration projects will improve flood resilience, protect communities and infrastructure, and restore habitat for the food web that supports our native brook trout. [Read more…] about Ausable River East Branch Rehabilitation Update

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River, Ausable River Association, Environmental History, fishing, floods, Jay, Route 9N, Transportation, Trout

Ausable River Association Hosting Earth Day Cleanup

April 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ausable River CleanupThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) will host a river cleanup focusing on roadways and riverbanks in the Lake Placid, Wilmington, Jay, Upper Jay, and Keene communities in the Adirondacks, on Earth Day, Saturday, April 22nd. [Read more…] about Ausable River Association Hosting Earth Day Cleanup

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature Tagged With: Ausable River Association

Ausable River Association Receives $2 million

January 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Wrapping up a successful stream restoration project on the West Branch Ausable River in 2019 courtesy Ausable River AssociationThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) has received $2 million as part of the 2023 Federal Omnibus Bill, which was signed into law last week by President Biden.

[Read more…] about Ausable River Association Receives $2 million

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River Association

New Educational Signs Installed Around Mirror Lake

November 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mirror Lake SignsPedestrians along popular lakeside routes in the Village of Lake Placid will find four new interpretive signs describing the Mirror Lake ecosystem, challenges to it, and protection efforts underway.

The Ausable River Association (AsRA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute partnered to design and produce the four educational signs. [Read more…] about New Educational Signs Installed Around Mirror Lake

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River Association, Lake Placid, Mirror Lake, RPI

Adirondack Night Sky Tour Set For Oct 28th

October 24, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

night sky provided by Ausable River AssociationThe Ausable River Association will host a “Night Sky Tour,” set for Friday, October 28th. The theme of the tour will be “The Cosmos Above the Ausable River.” [Read more…] about Adirondack Night Sky Tour Set For Oct 28th

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events Tagged With: Adirondack Sky Center, Ausable River Association

A New Guide To Waterfalls of the Ausable River

September 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

roaring brook falls courtesy asraThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) has announced the launch of their Waterfalls of the Ausable guide, featuring ten of AsRA’s favorite waterfalls throughout the Ausable River watershed. [Read more…] about A New Guide To Waterfalls of the Ausable River

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River, Ausable River Association, hiking, nature, waterfalls

Ausable River Association to Auction Adirondack Guideboat

September 7, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bloomingdale-style Adirondack guideboat, made ca. 1900 courtesy Kelley TuckerThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) is holding a silent auction for a ca. 1900 Adirondack guideboat in excellent condition. The guideboat was donated to AsRA by an anonymous local donor to raise funds in support of AsRA’s science-based programs that protect the freshwater of the Ausable River watershed and beyond. [Read more…] about Ausable River Association to Auction Adirondack Guideboat

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Ausable River Association

Exhibit, Activities Mark Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary

August 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Clean Water Act exhibitLake Champlain Maritime Museum is marking the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Clean Water Act of 1972 this summer with a new exhibit and public activities.

In tandem with partners around the Champlain Valley, the exhibit and activities give the public the chance to celebrate the importance of clean water through history, action, and educational events. [Read more…] about Exhibit, Activities Mark Clean Water Act 50th Anniversary

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, New Exhibits Tagged With: Ausable River Association, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

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