Ausable River group bolsters federal salmon study
By Mike Lynch
Ausable River Association is assisting the U.S. Fish and Wildlife's salmon studies on the Boquet River by applying environmental DNA methods to find young salmon.
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Replicating nature
By Mike Lynch
Can DNA research help bring back Champlain salmon?
Paddling the Saranac River
By Mike Lynch
Photos from the Saranac River, where Mike Lynch and Chris Morris paddled in August 2020.
Rewilding our waters: Despite successes, obstacles remain
What effect have dams had on two of the parks' important rivers, the Boquet and the Saranac? As beautiful as these rivers are and as wild as they seem, dams have changed them, blocking the natural movement of fish for decades.
Rewilding a run
By Ry Rivard
Efforts to restore salmon to the Boquet have had victories and setbacks in recent years.
Behind the Lens: Seeking salmon
By Mike Lynch
Multimedia Reporter Mike Lynch writes about his experience of photographing salmon on the Boquet and Saranac rivers.
Netting salmon to save them
By Ry Rivard
The Fish and Wildlife Service wants to track about 60 salmon as they move through the Boquet to figure out how good they are at getting upstream and spawning.
Salmon scene on the Boquet
By Mike Lynch
This fall multimedia reporter Mike Lynch visited the Boquet River numerous times to photo salmon, anglers trying to catch them, and the scientists who were studying them. The photos were used in the November issue of the Explorer and the Rivers and Salmon web series.
Forgotten waters
By Mike Lynch
From Lake Flower Dam in the northern Adirondacks, the Saranac River drops roughly 1,500 feet before it empties into Lake Champlain. Along the way, it meanders through the mountains, rushes through canyons and spreads out into ponds and lakes behind dams.