By Gwendolyn Craig Think of a typical predator-prey scenario and you might consider a lion attacking an antelope or a fox attacking a rabbit. Does anyone think about bug-on-bug combat? Yes. Nick Dietschler does, and so do his colleagues at the … [Read more...] about A bug-sized fight for hemlock trees
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Champlain’s wild card
Wild-born lake trout, long a rare catch, thrive in changed waters By Ry Rivard Long after wild salmon and lake trout disappeared from Lake Champlain, government officials around the lake began to dump hundreds of thousands of fish into the lake … [Read more...] about Champlain’s wild card
Help partners search for hemlock-killing bug
By Gwendolyn Craig A partnership of organizations is asking for the public's help to search the Lake George area for hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive bug that kills one of the area's most prolific and iconic trees. A citizen scientist found … [Read more...] about Help partners search for hemlock-killing bug
2020 EXPLORED: Invasive species
Bait buckets. Canals. Boat bottoms. Firewood. Boots. Packaging. The ways that invasive species get into the Adirondacks are countless. The damage they then cause is too. This year, the Explorer looked at several major invaders and the … [Read more...] about 2020 EXPLORED: Invasive species
Leaks in Adirondack water defenses
Lake protectors want state to impose tougher restrictions on invasive species By Gwendolyn Craig Adirondack lake advocates want stronger state protections against aquatic invaders after boats carrying damaging species delivered some close … [Read more...] about Leaks in Adirondack water defenses
WATCH: DEC treats about 2,500 Lake George-area hemlock trees for invasive bug
By Gwendolyn Craig The state Department of Environmental Conservation treated about 2,500 hemlock trees around 138 acres near Lake George in Washington County for the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, according to a news release. The hemlock … [Read more...] about WATCH: DEC treats about 2,500 Lake George-area hemlock trees for invasive bug