For some residents living along the Ausable and other Adirondack rivers, river ice raises the harrowing potential of ice jams. What causes ice jams, and how are they related to winter ice and stream health?

The short answer is maybe. Last year several scientific studies released point to widespread groundwater contamination from road salt across New York State.

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After years of effort, the 125-year-old dam on the lower West Branch Ausable River has been demolished.