By Francesca Krempa New York State won’t stock brook trout in 13 unnamed ponds throughout the Adirondack Park in 2020 and 2021 so biologists can study the resilience of wild fish swimming in those waters. After tracking improvements in water … [Read more...] about State pauses brook trout stocking to study acid rain recovery
Acid Rain
Reversing acid rain’s dirty work
Waters get safer for fish, but some won’t soon recover without continued aid By Ry Rivard For several months, 760 bags of pulverized limestone sat waiting in the woods with a sheet of paper stuck to a nearby tree that said: “DO NOT … [Read more...] about Reversing acid rain’s dirty work
Trump environmental record worries Adirondack advocates
By BRANDON LOOMIS Two years into Donald Trump’s presidency, Adirondack Park environmental advocates fear his administration has reversed critical protections and momentum for healing the park’s ecosystem. Foremost in their minds is the acid … [Read more...] about Trump environmental record worries Adirondack advocates
Lakes recovering from acid rain
By James M. Odato The trend is clear, researchers say: Rain falling over the Adirondacks is getting cleaner every year and today is nearly ideal. Water bodies ravaged by acidic precipitation for years are springing back to life, and fish and … [Read more...] about Lakes recovering from acid rain
Schumer: EPA ignores renewed acid rain threat
Sen. Chuck Schumer visits Bear Pond on Friday. Deregulation of power plants threatens a return of the acid rain that once plagued Adirondack waters, he said. Photo by Olivia Reynolds. By BRANDON LOOMIS Thirty years ago Bear Pond was too acidic … [Read more...] about Schumer: EPA ignores renewed acid rain threat
Park Perspectives: Heads in the clouds
It’s hard to imagine a cooler-sounding job description than cloud collecting. This is not to be confused with wool gathering or stargazing. It’s real work, and Paul Casson and Rich Brandt have it down to a science. In fact it is a science, and one … [Read more...] about Park Perspectives: Heads in the clouds