New 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
Ausable River
Another Adirondack Resort Subdivision Proposed Without Conservation Design
I 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
A New Guide To Waterfalls of the Ausable River
The 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
Scenic Vista Protected in Adirondack Town of Keene
A 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
Volunteers Needed for Annual Ausable River Cleanup On Saturday
The 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
Adirondack Lake Survey Explores Merger with Ausable River Association
The 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
Ausable Watershed Live Stream Cameras Being Installed
The 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
Local Groups Planning Ausable River Clean Up
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, have announced an Ausable River clean-up set for Saturday, April 24th. [Read more…] about Local Groups Planning Ausable River Clean Up
Poetry: Ausable
Ausable
the master alchemists
of Benares
would do no better
the torrent in this river
lets go of me
like an invisible spell
Adirondack Park Permits: Could Johns Brook Valley Be Next? Some History
The institution of a permit system at the Ausable Club’s Adirondack Mountain Reserve surprised and confused some hikers and would-be hikers. Many didn’t realize that third most popular High Peaks Wilderness Area access point, through the Club’s lands in the Upper Ausable Valley, was privately owned.
A similar situation holds at the Johns Brook Valley, another popular access point just northwest. That area is owned by the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK), it faces similar parking challenges and is just as susceptible to a future permit system. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Permits: Could Johns Brook Valley Be Next? Some History