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Ausable River

Forest Rangers Recover Body From Ausable Chasm, Search for Homicide Evidence

March 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Ausable Chasm evidence search 2On Monday, March 20 at about 9:45 am New York State Police (NYSP) requested Forest Ranger assistance in an evidence search connected to a homicide investigation at Ausable Chasm in the town of Chesterfield, Essex County. When Rangers arrived, they were asked to recover the body of a homicide victim thrown more than 100 feet down the chasm. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Recover Body From Ausable Chasm, Search for Homicide Evidence

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Ausable Chasm, Ausable River, Chesterfield, Crime and Justice, DEC, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Search and Rescue, State Police

Search Continues For Man Missing After Fall Into Ausable River

October 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC Forest Ranger Swift Water Team searches the Ausable River for a missing man who fell into the river in September 2022New York State DEC Forest Rangers and other search and rescue organizations are continuing to search for a man who fell into the Adirondack Park’s Ausable River near the Flume Trail System in Wilmington, Essex County, NY. [Read more…] about Search Continues For Man Missing After Fall Into Ausable River

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Ausable River, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Search and Rescue, Wilmington

Another Adirondack Resort Subdivision Proposed Without Conservation Design

October 2, 2022 by David Gibson 2 Comments

Large Subdivision and Resort Development proposed, Oct 2021I just skimmed through Eric Stackman’s recent replies to the Adirondack Park Agency (available on the APA website). Stackman, a Miami, Florida developer, wants to construct a 120-lot resort subdivision in Jay, Essex County, above the East Branch of the Ausable River, apparently within sightlines near Whiteface Mountain, Askaard Farm and many other viewing locations. [Read more…] about Another Adirondack Resort Subdivision Proposed Without Conservation Design

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Wild, Adirondacks, APA, Ausable River, Conservation Development, development, Environmental History, Essex County, Jay, nature, Whiteface, Wildlife

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

Scenic Vista Protected in Adirondack Town of Keene

July 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Marcy Field, Baxter Mt, KeeneView of Hyson donation from Marcy FieldA family and the Adirondack Land Trust have conserved 107 acres and a third of a mile of shoreline on the East Branch of the Ausable River upstream of the Keene town beach. [Read more…] about Scenic Vista Protected in Adirondack Town of Keene

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Land Trust, Ausable River, conservation, nature, Wildlife

Volunteers Needed for Annual Ausable River Cleanup On Saturday

April 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

2021 Earth Month Ausable River Cleanup courtesy John DiGiacomo, Placid Times PhotographyThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) and three regional Rotary Clubs are partnering to host an Ausable River cleanup on Saturday, April 23rd, and are seeking volunteers from the community. This year, The Rotary Club of the Au Sable Valley and Lake Placid Rotary Club will focus on roadways and riverbanks in the Lake Placid, Wilmington, Jay, Upper Jay, and Keene Communities. The Plattsburgh Rotary Club is hosting a simultaneous cleanup event in and around Ausable Point near Peru. [Read more…] about Volunteers Needed for Annual Ausable River Cleanup On Saturday

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

Adirondack Lake Survey Explores Merger with Ausable River Association

April 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Phil Snyder of the Adirondack Lake Survey, collects a water sample on Little Clear Pond near St. Regis Falls courtesy Sue CaponeThe governing boards of the Adirondack Lake Survey Corporation and the Ausable River Association have announced plans for a merger. The merger is hoped to advance their shared goal of deploying critical field and laboratory science in the Adirondack Park to inform the protection of waterways, lands, and air for the benefit of all stakeholders. [Read more…] about Adirondack Lake Survey Explores Merger with Ausable River Association

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Lake Survey, Adirondacks, Ausable River, Ausable River Association, Climate Change, Environmental History, Invasive Species, nature, pollution, water quality

Ausable Watershed Live Stream Cameras Being Installed

February 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Whiteface Highway provided by AsRAThe Ausable River Association (AsRA) and the Town of Wilmington are collaborating on winter road conditions cameras. The cameras will offer live streams of road conditions and can be viewed by town employees, residents, and visitors of the Ausable River watershed. The effort supports the Randy Preston Road Salt Reduction Act and AsRA’s Salt Use Reduction Initiative. [Read more…] about Ausable Watershed Live Stream Cameras Being Installed

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Ausable River, Ausable River Association, nature, Wildlife, Wilmington

Local Groups Planning Ausable River Clean Up

April 17, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ausable River clean-upThe 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, have announced an Ausable River clean-up set for Saturday, April 24th. [Read more…] about Local Groups Planning Ausable River Clean Up

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

Poetry: Ausable

April 17, 2021 by George Cassidy Payne 1 Comment

Ausable

the master alchemists
of Benares
would do no better

the torrent in this river
lets go of me
like an invisible spell

Read More Poems From the New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts Tagged With: art, Ausable River, Poetry

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