Adirondack boat inspections close to becoming permanent
June 9, 2021
State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill strengthening and making permanent a law against spreading aquatic invasive species.
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June 9, 2021
State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill strengthening and making permanent a law against spreading aquatic invasive species.
May 29, 2021
A law preventing the spread of invasive species is about to sunset, but boat inspectors are still stationed for another summer.
By Ry Rivard
May 17, 2021
Recent events suggest the lake is now due for another reckoning over how the lake will be used.
By Ry Rivard
March 2, 2021
State lawmakers are apparently bowing to concerns that the study could expose the state to liability from residents with unsafe water.
October 22, 2020
Boat inspectors in the Adirondacks had one of their busiest years yet, keeping some significant invasive species at bay.
September 9, 2020
What are the impacts of human recreation on wildlife in the Adirondack Park? A two-year study is working to find out.
August 5, 2020
Join Explorer reporter Ry Rivard and Dan Kelting, head of the Adirondack Watershed Institute of Paul Smith’s College, to talk about one of the major sources of water pollution in our region: the road salt showing up in water supplies across the Adirondacks. Ry Rivard has been reporting on this issue for the Explorer. Dan…
October 2, 2019
Stewards help prepare visitors for the trail, said Zoe Smith, deputy director of the Adirondack Watershed Institute. They are available during peak hiking times to answer any questions people have about the length and strenuousness of hikes,
By Sara Ruberg
July 3, 2019
The stewardship program began in 1999 when property owners around the St. Regis lakes raised concerns about protecting their lake chain. Through their private donations, Paul Smith’s began hiring boat stewards for inspecting boats as they entered those waters
May 8, 2019
The Adirondack Watershed Institute at Paul Smith’s College collected data showing that two-thirds of the wells it tested downslope from state roads were polluted by sodium beyond the federally recommended health limit of 20 parts per million. State crews spread salt to de-ice the roads, and it ultimately spills into nearby streams and leeches into the groundwater.