Stories of the Ausable
The HABs and the HAB Nots: Keeping an Eye on Algae this Summer
Lately, it seems like there is a new warning about harmful algal blooms, or HABs, every day. While not all algae are harmful, it is important to be aware of HABs and their potential risks to aquatic ecosystems, humans, and other animals.BackgroundAlgae...
Mirror Lake and Beyond: How Buoys Boost Lake Data
In 2020, the Ausable Freshwater Center (AFC) teamed up with Dr. Kevin Rose and his lab group from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) to deploy a high-frequency sensor array in Mirror Lake –starting a partnership between the two...
The Shrinking Habitat of Cold-Water Fish in the Adirondacks
Many lakes in the Adirondacks face two primary threats that impact cold-water fish, including our native salmonids—brook trout, lake trout, and whitefish. The first threat is climate-induced increases in water temperature. The second is deep-water oxygen depletion.
