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Climate Change

Study: Climate Change Has Altered Human-Raptor Relationships

March 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Bald Eagle on a dairy farm by Michelle LancasterBald Eagles and dairy farmers exist in a mutually beneficial relationship in parts of northwestern Washington State. According to a new study, this “win-win” relationship has been a more recent development, driven by the impact of climate change on eagles’ traditional winter diet of salmon carcasses, as well as by increased eagle abundance following decades of conservation efforts. The research is published in the journal Ecosphere. [Read more…] about Study: Climate Change Has Altered Human-Raptor Relationships

Filed Under: Food, Nature Tagged With: Bald Eagles, birds, Climate Change, Dairy, local farms, raptors, Salmon, Science, Wildlife

Common Ground Alliance Offers Adirondack Recommendations

March 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Entering Adirondack Park sign photo credit, Eric Meier;The Adirondack Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is a network of stakeholders focused on addressing issues that affect the Adirondack Park – specifically, though not exclusively, environmental protection, economic development, and community vitality.

Their goal is to facilitate dialogue and identify collaborative solutions that improve the Park and its communities for generations to come. Since 2007, CGA has organized an annual forum, yielding an agreed upon set of recommendations for state action referred to as the “Blueprint for the Blue Line.” [Read more…] about Common Ground Alliance Offers Adirondack Recommendations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Climate Change, Comon Ground Alliance, Crime and Justice, development, Economic Development, Housing

Burbot: New York’s Misunderstood Cod Cousin

February 25, 2023 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

burbot courtesy Achim R. Schloeffel In the midst of winter, the ice-covered lakes of the Northeast seem quiet. It may, however, be a bit noisy below the ice. Winter into early spring is the spawning season for burbot, when males produce sounds to attract mates. [Read more…] about Burbot: New York’s Misunderstood Cod Cousin

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Alleghany River, burbot, Canandaigua Lake, Climate Change, fish, Fisheries, fishing, ice fishing, Lake Champlain, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Oneida Lake, Otsego Lake, St. Lawrence River, Susquehanna River, Wildlife

After Icebergs: A NY Artist’s 1859 Arctic Adventure

February 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

after icebergs with a painterThe new edition of After Icebergs with a Painter A Summer Voyage to Labrador and around Newfoundland (Black Dome Press, 2022), by Louis Legrand Noble with an introduction by William L. Coleman, looks at an internationally renowned American artist of fame and fortune at the very peak of his powers.

A pastor and lauded writer with a sharp eye for revealing and humorous detail, Noble describes a journey fraught with danger and drama aboard the schooner Integrity to the latitudes where icebergs dwell with Hudson River School painter Frederic Church. [Read more…] about After Icebergs: A NY Artist’s 1859 Arctic Adventure

Filed Under: Books, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Art History, Bard College, Books, Catskills, Climate Change, Environmental History, Frederic Church, Hudson River School, ice, Lisbon, Maritime Art, Maritime History, Olana State Historic Site, painting, St Lawrence County

NYS Department of State Partners With Universities On Climate Issues

February 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York Department of StateNew York Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez has announced the launch of the University Partnerships for Innovative Climate Solutions Initiative at the New York Department of State (DOS).

As part of this initiative, DOS is partnering with seven universities from across the State to engage graduate and undergraduate students in DOS programs and projects that focus on climate change and climate justice. [Read more…] about NYS Department of State Partners With Universities On Climate Issues

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Bard College, Climate Change, Education, Environmental Justice, NYS Department of State, Rochester Institute of Technology, Science, SUNY Albany, SUNY Buffalo, SUNY ESF, SUNY Stony Brook, Syracuse University

Three Ice Fishermen Die After Falling Through Champlain Ice

February 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Champlain thin iceThe 43rd Annual Islands Ice Fishing Derby on Lake Champlain was cancelled Saturday morning, February 11th, following warm weather that led to dangerously thin ice resulting in the deaths of three anglers.

Just as the derby was kicking off, the Grand Isle County Sheriff’s Department issued a request that it be cancelled immediately due to poor ice conditions. “All ice anglers are asked to get off the ice,” event organizers posted to Facebook at 8 am. [Read more…] about Three Ice Fishermen Die After Falling Through Champlain Ice

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Climate Change, fishing, Forest Ranger Reports, ice, ice fishing, Lake Champlain, Search and Rescue, Vermont

Adk Conservation News: Five Things To Know

February 10, 2023 by Justin Levine Leave a Comment

Tiffany Rea-Fisher Adirondack Diversity Initiative’s new leader says she’s up to the task

The Adirondack Diversity Initiative announced the hiring of a new Executive Director. Tiffany Rea-Fisher began her new duties on Feb. 1; she lives in Saranac Lake with her family and is a dance teacher in Lake Placid. She also works with a dance company that splits its time between Harlem and Lake Placid. Her familiarity with the arts, public speaking, and the Adirondack Park are all assets for ADI. [Read more…] about Adk Conservation News: Five Things To Know

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, APA, Climate Change, conservation, nature, Wildlife

Adirondack Environmental Priorities in Governor Hocul’s Budget

February 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

New York State CapitolGov. Kathy Hochul’s FY2023/24 budget proposal includes significant funding and policy proposals for municipal clean water and wastewater projects, environmental jobs training, an Environmental Protection Fund of $400 million, and “Cap and Invest” program expected to generate $1 billion for programs to fight climate change, according to the Adirondack Council. [Read more…] about Adirondack Environmental Priorities in Governor Hocul’s Budget

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, Brooklyn, Climate Change, CUNY, Environmental History, Kathy Hochul, SUNY ESF, Timbuctoo

State Parks Plan To Be Energy Independent By 2030

January 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Franklin D Roosevelt Four Freedoms State ParkAt the State Of The State Address on January 10, 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul introduced an ambitious response to climate change. Largely ignored in the reporting over those efforts is a plan to switch State Parks to 100 percent renewable energy by 2030. [Read more…] about State Parks Plan To Be Energy Independent By 2030

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Climate Change, energy, Kathy Hochul, OPRHP, State Parks

Diapause & Insect Winter Inactivity

January 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adirondack lake ice during a winter thawThe unseasonably mild conditions we have been experiencing this winter has been unusual, but is not unprecedented. In the past, there have been numerous bouts of warm weather and limited snowfalls that have produced similar periods when the ground became bare and the temperatures frequently rose above freezing. [Read more…] about Diapause & Insect Winter Inactivity

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Climate Change, ice, insects, snow, Wildlife, winter

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