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Minerva Lake surveyed for ProcellaCOR use

Minerva Lake may need ‘spot’ use of ProcellaCOR 

By Tracy Ormsbee

Minerva, the first Adirondack lake to use ProcellaCOR to combat Eurasian Watermilfoil, may seek approval to use it again to treat small pockets of emerging beds. 

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pilot knob seen from lake george

Lake George Land Conservancy launches campaign to conserve 1,200 acres

By Mike Lynch

Project includes preserving 517 acres on Pilot Knob and around 700 acres in Bolton

‘Envirothon’ gets students out of the classroom and into the woods

By Tim Rowland

Students draw on knowledge of Adirondack Park in annual science competition

St. Armand to buy Paul Smith’s College land that holds town’s water supply 

By Zachary Matson

Long history of divided ownership over Bloomingdale water supply could wrap for $300,000

The St. Regis River flows under state Route 37 in Hogansburg, as it nears its confluence with the St. Lawrence River. Photo by Tom French

St. Regis Mohawk Tribe leads effort to curb road salt pollution

By Zachary Matson

New technology includes outfitting snow removal trucks with cameras and sensors to track salt use and optimize operations

Ice begins to form on Mirror Lake in November 2017. Photo by Brendan Wiltse

Salt success: How Lake Placid rallied to save Mirror Lake

By Zachary Matson

Community's efforts to reduce salt use, divert runoff has helped bring a key Adirondack lake back from the brink

Results are in for milfoil-killing herbicide used in Adirondack lakes

By Zachary Matson

Lakes using the herbicide ProcellaCOR find it effective at killing invasive milfoil and more continue to eye its use

Who’s using the most water in the Adirondack Park?

By Zachary Matson

The Adirondack Park's permitted water users pump around 12 billion gallons of water a year.

Kayakers explore the area near the Homer Point wetlands during the LGLC's 2024 Hike-A-Thon. Photo by Carl Heilman II

Key wetlands protected near Lake George

By Mike Lynch

Lake George Land Conservancy buys key wetlands property on Huddle Bay on Lake George in the town of Bolton.

lake champlain

Feds: Vermont failing its duty to protect Lake Champlain

By Zachary Matson

The federal Environmental Protection Agency is pushing Vermont to do more to control runoff from dairy farms impacting Lake Champlain

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