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New Erie Canal Educational Resources Available 

November 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Students move a boat through a model Erie Canal lock (Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor)The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation have announced the release of new educational materials geared for fourth graders learning about the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal Adventure: Unlocking the Waterway Wonders includes a 40-minute video and two lesson plans.

The materials are available for free online at the Erie Canal Learning Hub. [Read more…] about New Erie Canal Educational Resources Available 

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo Maritime Center, Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper, Education, Erie Canal, Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, Explore & More Children’s Museum, fish, Fisheries, National Park Foundation, New York Power Authority, NYS Canal Corporation

The Chateaugay Fish Hatchery

November 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Chateaugay Fish HatcheryConstructed in 1934, the Chateaugay Fish Hatchery is the northernmost New York State fish hatchery, situated in the Northern Adirondacks near the Village of Chateaugay. The hatchery originated in 1924 as a field station near Boardman Brook; however, due to an unreliable water source, it moved to its existing location along the Marble River. [Read more…] about The Chateaugay Fish Hatchery

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Chateaugay, Chateaugay Fish Hatchery, DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Franklin County, Marble River, Trout

Salmon River Trestle Pool Project Underway

October 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Salmon River Trestle Pool (2023, before trestle removal)This past summer, the DEC and US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), through funding from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), started a habitat improvement project at the Salmon River Trestle Pool site in Oswego County, NY. [Read more…] about Salmon River Trestle Pool Project Underway

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries, fishing, Lake Ontario, NOAA, Oswego County, Salmon, Salmon River, wetlands, Wildlife

Historic Saranac River Dam Removal Projects Underway

October 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Remnants of the Fredenburgh Falls Dam on the Saranac River before removal in 2023Fish in the Saranac River are about to experience some new-found freedom. Deconstruction to remove the remnants of the Indian Rapids Dam and Frendenburgh Falls Dam in Plattsburgh is just about complete, which means fish will now be able to move more freely on that stretch of river. [Read more…] about Historic Saranac River Dam Removal Projects Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Dams, Clinton County, fish, Fish and Wildlife Service, Fisheries, fishing, Lake Champlain, NYSEG, paddling, Plattsburgh, Salmon, Saranac River, Trout Unlimited, Wildlife

Road Tire Pollution Shown to Affect Salmon, Rainbow and Brook Trout

October 3, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Vehicle Tire Road Wear Particles (courtesy World Business Council for Sustainable Development)“When contemplating the emissions from road vehicles, our first thought is often about the various gases coming out of the tailpipe,” Lewin Day writes for The Drive. However, new research shows that we should be more concerned with the harmful particles that are shed from tires and brakes.” [Read more…] about Road Tire Pollution Shown to Affect Salmon, Rainbow and Brook Trout

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: amphibians, clean water, development, Environmental History, fish, Fisheries, fishing, floods, gardening, plastics, pollution, Road Tire Pollution, Salmon, Science, Transportation, Trout, water quality, wetlands

Bath Fish Hatchery: Home to Wild Finger Lakes Strain Trout

October 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Bath Fish HatcheryEstablished in 1893, New York State’s Bath Fish Hatchery in Steuben County and is one of the state’s oldest hatcheries and the only hatchery raising wild Finger Lakes strain rainbow trout. [Read more…] about Bath Fish Hatchery: Home to Wild Finger Lakes Strain Trout

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Bath, Bath Fish Hatchery, Broome County, Canadice lake, Canandaigua Lake, Cayuga County, Cayuga Lake, Chemung County, Finger Lakes, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Hemlock Lake, Keuka Lake, Lake Champlain, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, Otsego Lake, Owasco Lake, Schuyler County, Seneca County, Seneca Lake, Skaneateles Lake, Steuben County, Tioga County, Tompkins County, Trout, Yates County

Saranac and Boquet River Creel Survey Underway

September 23, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

map of Boquet River reclaimed salmon habitat after 2015 Saw Mill Dam removalThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is conducting a pilot survey on the Saranac and Boquet rivers to complement the Lake Champlain Angler Creel survey. [Read more…] about Saranac and Boquet River Creel Survey Underway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Boquet River, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Salmon, Saranac River, Wildlife

Boquet River Farm Easement Protects Salmon Fishery

September 21, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Aerial view of intact forests along the North Branch of the Boquet River on the Ben Wever Farm property (provided by Adirondack Land Trust/Becca Halter)294 acres of farmland with more than two miles of natural forest along the Boquet River and associated tributaries, have been brought under a permanent conservation easement in a deal between the Adirondack Land Trust and the landowners, the Gillilland family.

The Boquet River, a major tributary of Lake Champlain that drops 2,700 feet over its 47-mile course from the Adirondack High Peaks to the lake, provides critical spawning habitat for salmon and other native fish. [Read more…] about Boquet River Farm Easement Protects Salmon Fishery

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Food, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Dams, Adirondack Land Trust, Adirondacks, Boquet River, Easements, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, High Peaks, Lake Champlain, Lake Champlain Basin Program, local farms, Nature Conservancy, New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission, Salmon

Illegal Commercialization of Trout Charges Filed

September 19, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Trout purchased during undercover operation in Orange County in 2023 (DEC photo)On August 14, 2023, a Deerpark, Orange County resident entered pleas of not guilty in Deerpark Town Court to charges related to the illegal commercialization of trout.

The arraignment followed a months-long investigation stemming from a tip alleging the subject was selling trout by the Neversink River. [Read more…] about Illegal Commercialization of Trout Charges Filed

Filed Under: Food, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Deerpark, ECOs, fish, fishing, Neversink River, Orange County, Trout

Study: Light Pollution Threatens Coastal Marine Systems

September 14, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

How plants and animals in complex coastal marine ecosystems are affected by artificial light pollution (Artwork by Charlotte Holden, 2023 Bartels Science Illustrator, Cornell Lab of Ornithology)Artificial light at night has a profound effect land-based life – from birds to fireflies to humans. But a new study suggests we need to widen our view to include light pollution‘s effect on coastal marine ecosystems, impacting everything from whales to fish, coral to plankton.

This new synthesis of marine light pollution science is published in the journal Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. [Read more…] about Study: Light Pollution Threatens Coastal Marine Systems

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Atlantic Ocean, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, fish, Light Pollution, Marine Life, oceanography, Science, Urban Ecology, whales

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