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1999-2009 ASRA Projects
- River Clean ups, annually
- Riparian Buffer tree planting, annually
- Invasive plant mapping and eradication, ongoing
- Assessment of stream bank erosion, watershed wide, 2007
- Management Plan for Indian Cup Plant, 2006
- Compilation storm water ordinance in the watershed, 2006
- West Branch Creel Survey
- Town of Peru: Stream bank stabilization tree planting, 2006 (continued)
- Lake Placid snow field sediment trap reconstruction, 2005
- Biannual Youth Fly Fishing Festival
- Native Mussel Survey, 2002
- Water Quality Testing of the West Branch, 2002
- Black Brook: Streambank Stabilization Cribbing Project, 2001
- Fish in the Classroom, 1999-2002
- Erosion Reduction at Adirondack Loj Road bridge and West Branch, 2000
- Rivermede Farm meander bend reconstruction, ongoing 2008 start date
- Macro invertebrate Study, 1999
- Town of Chesterfield: Willow Hill Farm Horse Exclusion Project, 1999
Publications
2001, Where the Mussels Lie, Native Mussels in the Ausable River Watershed Fact Sheet, Lake Champlain Basin Program, 2p.
2002, Ausable River Watershed, A Traveler’s Guide to River and Scenic Byway Resources: a fold-out road map and guide to recreational, cultural, and natural resources within the Ausable Watershed.
2002, Caring for our Rivers and Roads: A Homeowners Guide to Erosion Control in the Adirondack Park: produced in cooperation with the APA, with grant form the NYS Scenic Byways Program, 16 pp.
2003, Stop the Invaders; the top 4 invasive plants in the Ausable: a 6 panel brochure.
2006, Using Vegetation to Reduce Erosion and Stabilize your Stream bank: A Step-by-Step Guide, 12 pp.
2007, Indian Cup Plant (Syphium perfoliation L.): a 6 panel brochure describing the history, spread, and control of an invasive unique to the East Branch.
2007, Don’t Let Adirondack Rives Get Slimed!: Cleaning Instructions for anglers to stop the spread of Rock Snot, other aquatic invasives, and fish diseases.
2008, Ausable Watershed Management Strategy: 65 pp.
Current Projects
- Watershed Management Planning for the Ausable River Watershed (Phase II)
- Septic Pump-out Cost Share with Landowners along the West Branch Ausable
- Using Biocontrol to eradicate beetles from the West Branch Ausable Watershed
(Mill and Power Ponds, Chubb River, Lake Placid)
- Wetland Monitoring (EPA Grant)
- Historic Rambles of the Ausable Watershed (Quadrcentennial Grant)
- Web Page Redesign (LCBP Grant)
- Creel Survey (unfunded),
- Upper West Branch Stewardship (Unfunded)
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