Stories of the Ausable
Fieldwork spotlight: Minnow Trap Surveys
On a recent Wednesday, the sun-sparkled surface of the East Branch Ausable River was broken by some of our staff as they waded into shady pools with a hiking stick and several minnow traps in tow.
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...
