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South Colton Tract Easement Comments Sought

March 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

South Colton Tract Conservation EasementThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced they are seeking public input on the development of a draft Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the South Colton Tract Conservation Easement, a privately owned tract subject to a conservation easement encompassing approximately 1,725 acres in the town of Colton, St. Lawrence County. Comments are being sought on the development of the draft RMP until April 21st, 2023. [Read more…] about South Colton Tract Easement Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: camping, Colton, Cross-Country Skiing, DEC, Easements, fishing, High Flats State Forest, hiking, hunting, nature, paddling, Parishville, South Colton, South Colton Tract, St Lawrence County, trapping

As Lake Champlain Lake Trout Rebound, Stocking Reduced

March 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Champlain Lake Trout courtesy DECThe Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative – a working group of fisheries professionals from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – have announced the decision to further reduce the number of stocked lake trout released annually into Lake Champlain waters. They said this decision was prompted by the continued increase in natural reproduction and the documentation of multiple age classes of wild fish. [Read more…] about As Lake Champlain Lake Trout Rebound, Stocking Reduced

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Lake Champlain, nature, Trout, Wildlife

Poachers Caught With 131 Possibly Toxic Fish

March 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

seized panfish courtesy DECAccording to a press release issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, on February 21st, Environmental Conservation Officer Klein found people keeping fish in an area of the Upper Hudson River considered polluted and designated for catch and release only. [Read more…] about Poachers Caught With 131 Possibly Toxic Fish

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Food, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Crime and Justice, DEC, ECOs, fish, fishing, Hudson Falls, Hudson River, ice fishing, pollution, Rensselaer County, Saratoga County, Washington County

Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: A Profile

March 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Van Hornesville Fish Culturists Craig Dubois and Rebecca Rogers stock tiger muskellunge at Canadarago LakeThe Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery is located in the town of Stark in Herkimer County, and stocks New York’s Capital District.

The hatchery raises rainbow trout – roughly 97,000 yearlings (8-9″) and 80,000-100,000 fingerlings (3-5″), for transfer to other hatcheries or stocking. [Read more…] about Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery: A Profile

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Herkimer COunty, Stark, Trout, Van Hornesville Fish Hatchery, Wildlife

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

Flood Project at St. Lawrence River Boat Launch Completed

February 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Point Boat LaunchConstruction is complete on a flood resiliency project at the Oak Point Boat Launch in the town of Hammond, St. Lawrence County. The completed improvements are expected to address fluctuating water levels along the St. Lawrence River, as well as promote boater safety. [Read more…] about Flood Project at St. Lawrence River Boat Launch Completed

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: boating, Chippewa Bay, fishing, floods, Hammond, hunting, Jacques Cartier State Park, St Lawrence County, St. Lawrence River

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

Caledonia Fish Hatchery: America’s Oldest

February 5, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Caledonia Fish HatcheryThe Caledonia Fish Hatchery, located in Livingston County, NY, between the Villages of Mumford and Caledonia was founded in 1864 by the “Father of Fish Culture,” Seth Green. It’s believed to be the oldest fish hatchery in the Western Hemisphere. [Read more…] about Caledonia Fish Hatchery: America’s Oldest

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Caledonia Fish Hatchery, DEC, Environmental History, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Livingston County

Great Lakes Health Report Issued

February 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

great lakes program reportNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the 2020-2022 Great Lakes Program Report that highlights collaborative efforts to conserve, restore, protect, and enhance New York’s Great Lakes land and water resources. [Read more…] about Great Lakes Health Report Issued

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: boating, conservation, DEC, fishing, Great Lakes, Invasive Species, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, nature, pollution, water quality

Woodsman Willard Howland and his Amazing Critters

January 28, 2023 by Dave Waite 3 Comments

“Williard Howland from the Sun newspaper August 30, 1896,Lotsa Screes in here tonight,” Willard spoke low. “Puts me in mind of a he-scree I see up in Hawk’s Nest one fall when I was trappin’.”

And so began a story that would enliven the trailside or campsite for those who had the privilege to spend time with Willard Howland. Little has been written about the life of this woodsman beyond bits and pieces of the stories he told. It could even be said that his tales, everything from experiences in the woods, to amazing fantasy creatures that inhabited his wilderness, tell more of who Willard was than anything a written history could reveal. [Read more…] about Woodsman Willard Howland and his Amazing Critters

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Arts, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondacks, Clifton, Cranberry Lake, fishing, Folklore, hunting, nature, Oswegatchie River, Roswell P. Flower, Russell, St Lawrence County, Wildlife

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