The Adirondack town of Jay will host a community welcome event on Friday, September 25, from 5 to 8 pm, and a community workshop on Saturday, September 26, from 9 am to 4:30 pm, to invite community input in planning an outdoor recreation economy that supports Main Street revitalization as part of the Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC) program. [Read more…] about Adirondack Outdoor Recreation Economy Events in Jay, NY
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Glacial Lakes in the Ausable River Valley
At the close of the last Ice Age about 13,200 years ago glacial ice formed a dam across the valley of the East Branch Ausable River creating a series of lakes that overflowed into adjacent watersheds through mountain passes.
This was during the late Wisconsinan glaciation in the final stages of the great continental Laurentide Ice Sheet’s retreat north from the Adirondack Mountains. [Read more…] about Glacial Lakes in the Ausable River Valley
Rangers Make Numerous Rescues Over Holiday Weekend
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people and engage in policing on New York State Lands.
What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Make Numerous Rescues Over Holiday Weekend
NYS Acquires Adirondack Four Peaks Tract; Plans Expanded Bike Trail Network
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has acquired of 595 acres of forest in the Adirondack Park town of Jay, Essex County, known as the Four Peaks Tract, from the Adirondack Land Trust. The acquisition adjoins the Beaver Brook Tract, part of the Wilmington Wild Forest. [Read more…] about NYS Acquires Adirondack Four Peaks Tract; Plans Expanded Bike Trail Network
Ausable River East Branch Rehabilitation Update
This summer, the Ausable River Association (AsRA) will undertake the second phase of construction in its Ausable River East Branch Restoration Program with Project Area 2 in Upper Jay, in the Adirondack Park in Essex County. This comprehensive program, developed in 2019 with funding from the Governor’s Office for Storm Recovery (now the Office of Resilient Homes and Communities), identifies 13 sites in the Town of Jay in need of restoration. Completing these river restoration projects will improve flood resilience, protect communities and infrastructure, and restore habitat for the food web that supports our native brook trout. [Read more…] about Ausable River East Branch Rehabilitation Update
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
After 130 Years Adk Lumber Company Becomes Worker-Owned Co-Op
The employees of Ward Lumber have made history by purchasing the 130-year-old business as a worker-owned cooperative.
The lumber products and hardware store, which has locations in Jay and Malone, NY and employs over 50 local people, has been in Jay Ward’s family for four generations. Ward, who will continue his leadership role as the company’s chief executive officer, completed a contract with his employee team that makes Ward Lumber the largest worker-owned cooperative in the region. [Read more…] about After 130 Years Adk Lumber Company Becomes Worker-Owned Co-Op