Removal of small Reber dam could be big for salmon habitat
August 15, 2022
The planned removal of a small dam in Reber could improve important habitat for Atlantic salmon and brook trout.
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DEC: Fish ladder, dam upgrades coming to Imperial Dam
July 27, 2022
A fish ladder to help salmon journey up a controversial dam in Plattsburgh and farther along the Saranac River, will soon be underway
Ausable River group bolsters federal salmon study
By Mike Lynch
January 24, 2022
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.
Scientists study salmon stocking methods
By Mike Lynch
November 12, 2021
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using a genetic tracing program to study salmon in the Lake Champlain watershed.
Rewilding our waters: Despite successes, obstacles remain
December 1, 2020
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
November 29, 2020
Efforts to restore salmon to the Boquet have had victories and setbacks in recent years.
Netting salmon to save them
By Ry Rivard
November 24, 2020
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.
A surprise spot for prime fishing
By Tim Rowland
November 15, 2020
Who would think that for some of the best salmon fishing on the west side of Lake Champlain, anglers head straight into the heart of the City of Plattsburgh?
Plattsburgh dam stands in the way of salmon progress
By Ry Rivard
November 11, 2020
Within the next five years, state and federal officials would like to see salmon breeding in the Saranac River for the first time in two centuries. But an unsound and largely unused obstacle stands in their way, the Imperial Dam