State officials seek more flexibility in choosing eradication methods By Gwendolyn Craig The state Department of Environmental Conservation seeks more flexibility in managing invasive species on state land, prompting the Adirondack Park … [Read more...] about APA seeks public comments on invasive species management changes
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ASK A SCIENTIST: Invasive Species
DEC’s Bureau of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health Research Scientist Jessica Cancelliere By Megan Plete Postol Research scientist Jessica Cancelliere works within the New York State Department of Conservation’s Bureau of Invasive Species … [Read more...] about ASK A SCIENTIST: Invasive Species
Knocking out knotweed
Groups mount eradication efforts parkwide By Carolyn Shapiro Doug Johnson remembers noticing Japanese knotweed for the first time about 15 years ago in southern Vermont, where his wife’s parents own an old farmhouse. He didn’t recognize the … [Read more...] about Knocking out knotweed
Lake George to move ahead in battle against milfoil
In split vote, APA approves herbicide use, despite opposition By Gwendolyn Craig Despite objections from several stakeholders, the Adirondack Park Agency on Thursday approved a controversial plan to apply an herbicide to two infestations of … [Read more...] about Lake George to move ahead in battle against milfoil
Lake George groups at odds over plan to use herbicide that targets milfoil
By Dana Holmlund The Lake George Park Commission (LGPC) is seeking Adirondack Park Agency approval to trial the herbicide ProcellaCOR EC in two dense patches of invasive Eurasian watermilfoil in Lake George. After years of milfoil management, the … [Read more...] about Lake George groups at odds over plan to use herbicide that targets milfoil
State water managers take steps to ward off round goby
Champlain canal system locks to remain open for now By Zachary Matson State officials recently outlined plans to prevent the invasive round goby fish from reaching Lake Champlain, stopping short of promising to close a lock on the canal … [Read more...] about State water managers take steps to ward off round goby