Double-decker boat was used on scenic Port Kent crossing, which remains closed for now By Tim Rowland The venerable double-deck Lake Champlain ferry Adirondack was cut up for scrap last week, ending 109 years of nautical history and a more … [Read more...] about Ferry company scraps historic boat
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State approves multi-billion dollar deal to support Lake Champlain power line
Transmission line project will deliver Canadian hydropower to NYC By Zachary Matson Approval of a key state contract Thursday means that construction could start this summer on a transmission line at the bottom of Lake Champlain and the … [Read more...] about State approves multi-billion dollar deal to support Lake Champlain power line
Slicing through Split Rock Wild Forest
By Mike Lynch As the waves washed ashore, oval-shaped chunks of ice shifted on the water's surface. The shapes resembled fish scales, and the slow movement had a serpent-like quality. On this crisp March day, the chilled water of Lake Champlain … [Read more...] about Slicing through Split Rock Wild Forest
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
Groups mobilize to ward off round goby fish invasion
Nature Conservancy calls on governor to keep Champlain Canal lock closed By Zachary Matson The invasive round goby fish that has wreaked havoc in the Great Lakes and spread across New York in the state canal system is heading toward … [Read more...] about Groups mobilize to ward off round goby fish invasion
Replicating nature
Can DNA research help bring back Champlain salmon? By Mike Lynch Fish biologist Kurt Heim waded through the waist deep Saranac River current as technician Dylan Jennison's feet splashed through the shallows along the shoreline. Each man, … [Read more...] about Replicating nature