Invasive mitigation efforts continue as groups await permanent boat inspection law By Zachary Matson Hydrilla, a hulking aquatic invasive plant that has been found in other parts of the state and broader east coast region, continued to … [Read more...] about Hydrilla and other invasives knocking on doors to the Adirondacks
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Tamarack trees face fresh threats
DEC: Eastern larch beetle outbreak affecting healthy trees By Megan Plete Postol Recent reports of dead and dying Eastern larch (commonly known as tamarack) trees in the Adirondacks have been traced to Eastern larch beetle attacks, with a new … [Read more...] about Tamarack trees face fresh threats
State of the Lake: Sparkling sands and (usually) clear water on Champlain
Watershed program releases mixed 2021 report By Brandon Loomis The state of the lake is … complicated. Lake Champlain, a 120-mile-long treasure with 587 miles of shoreline shared by New York, Vermont and Quebec, provides mostly clean water, … [Read more...] about State of the Lake: Sparkling sands and (usually) clear water on Champlain
Gypsy moth caterpillar invasion: ‘It’s a plague’
DEC fields reports from residents across Adirondacks about infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars By Megan Plete Postol Portions of the Adirondacks are among the numerous locations across the state affected by an increase in gypsy moth … [Read more...] about Gypsy moth caterpillar invasion: ‘It’s a plague’
Adirondack boat inspections close to becoming permanent
NYS Senate, Assembly bolster efforts to keep invasive species out of waterways By Gwendolyn Craig State lawmakers in the assembly and senate unanimously passed a bill this week strengthening and making permanent a law against spreading aquatic … [Read more...] about Adirondack boat inspections close to becoming permanent
NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests
By Gwendolyn Craig Nicholas Dietschler and Marshall Lefebvre were in a boat headed out to Lake George’s Paradise Bay, a cooler set between them. They were not out for a picnic. On this sunny, blustery May day, the pair of researchers from … [Read more...] about NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests