DEC: Fish ladder, dam upgrades coming to Imperial Dam
A fish ladder to help salmon journey up a controversial dam in Plattsburgh and farther along the Saranac River, will soon be underway
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Whitewater park’s return planned for Saranac Lake
Organizers aim to bring back river feature to attract paddlers
Replicating nature
By Mike Lynch
Can DNA research help bring back Champlain salmon?
Scientists study salmon stocking methods
By Mike Lynch
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using a genetic tracing program to study salmon in the Lake Champlain watershed.
A summer spent shoring up the trail
By Mike Lynch
Northern Forest Canoe Trail stewardship crew members spent part of their summer in the Adirondacks, improving access along the route.
High Water on the Saranac River
By Mike Lynch
Here are some photos that I took in mid-April along the Saranac River. The photos were taken from a few miles downstream of the village of Saranac Lake to Union Falls Dam. This past winter the northern Adirondacks received a significant amount of snow, much of it in mid-March during a storm that dumped more…