Hydrilla and other invasives knocking on doors to the Adirondacks
AWI stewards inspected over 84,000 boats in the Adirondacks this past summer, looking for invasive plants such as hydrilla
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Tamarack trees face fresh threats
DEC finds Eastern larch beetles are now attacking healthy trees
State of the Lake: Sparkling sands and (usually) clear water on Champlain
This year’s report finds a lake that routinely produces safe drinking water, swimming and fishing, but that also has problems that are likely to worsen as the world continues warming.
Gypsy moth caterpillar invasion: ‘It’s a plague’
DEC fields reports from residents across Adirondacks about infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars
Adirondack boat inspections close to becoming permanent
State lawmakers unanimously passed a bill strengthening and making permanent a law against spreading aquatic invasive species.
NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests
The state is using all of its tools in the toolbox—or in this case, a cooler—to treat the trees on Lake George
Boat inspections begin as invasive species law awaits strengthening
A law preventing the spread of invasive species is about to sunset, but boat inspectors are still stationed for another summer.
Lake George commission eyes weed killer that worked on Minerva Lake
The Adirondack Park Agency said a newly approved herbicide worked well killing Eurasian watermilfoil on Minerva Lake.
A bug-sized fight for hemlock trees
The silver flies' mission: To mate, lay their eggs and let their hatched babies devour the eggs of their prey, hemlock woolly adelgid.
Champlain’s wild card
By Ry Rivard
Wild-born lake trout, long a rare catch, thrive in changed waters.