In The News

The news articles below highlight ongoing threats and challenges within the Ausable River watershed, as well as work accomplished through the support of our members and donors. 

2020

• AUSABLE WATER WISE: Leave No Trace during mud season, COVID-19 - April 23, 2020 [The Watershed]
• Salt still problem for Mirror Lake, but maybe less so - April 20, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• New Report Shows Mirror Lake Continues to be Negatively Affected by Road Salt - April 17, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• Getting a grip on the cost and impact of rock salt: 2019 Mirror Lake Report - April 16, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• AUSABLE WATER WISE: Ecosystem engineers of the river channel - March 26, 2020 [The Watershed]
• North Country groups give wish lists for $3B Restore Mother Nature Bond Act - March 11, 2020 [The Watershed]
• DOT: Cameras monitor road deicing, part of pilot program - March 7, 2020 [Road Salt]
• Vermonters will learn about Mirror Lake at Grand Isle lecture - March 4, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• AUSBLE WATER WISE: Recognizing the value of watersheds - February 27, 2020 [The Watershed]
• Preview of this week's lake placid news - February 27, 2020 [The Watershed]
• Lake Champlain Speaker Series Announced - February 19, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• WE ARE LAKE PLACID: Brendan Wiltse, Ausable River Association - February 10, 2020 [Staff & Board]
• WE ARE LAKE PLACID: Kelley Tucker, Ausable River Association - February 10, 2020 [Staff & Board]
• ROTARY CLUB NEWS: Rotary hears about Mirror Lake's health challenges - February 7, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• Salting the Earth - February 3, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• AUSABLE WATER WISE: Records for Mirror Lake show shorter ice time - January 24, 2020 [Mirror Lake]
• Rock Stacks Might Look Great on Your Insta, But There's a Dark Side to The Magic - January 20, 2020 [River Steward]
• UP CLOSE: Meet Brendan Wiltse, chief steward of the Ausable River watershed - January 10, 2020 [Staff & Board]
• GIVING BACK: Ausable River Association launches sustainable road salt initiative - January 10, 2020 [Road Salt]
• Getting a grip on the cost and impact of rock salt: part three - January 6, 2020 [Road Salt]

2019

• The Adirondack flood of the future? - December 30, 2019 [Climate Change]
• Ausable River Association To Replace Otis Brook Culvert - December 15, 2019 [Undersized Culverts]
• Ausable River Association receives $100,000 - December 14, 2019 [Undersized Culverts]
• Preview of this week's Lake Placid News - December 12, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Saving Mirror Lake (update) - December 12, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new stody shows - December 11, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• New study: Salt disrupts Mirror Lake turnover - December 11, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new study shows - December 9, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new study shows - December 9, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Road salt has been found to pollute US protected lakes - December 9, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new study shows - December 9, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Road salt pollutes lake in one of the largest US protected areas, new study shows - December 9, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• North Elba Supervisor-Elect Discusses Plans - November 14,2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Photos of the Halloween storm aftermath - November  7, 2019 [Climate Change]
• Doty, Rand seek North Elba supervisor seat - November  2, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Wind, rain slam North Country: downed trees, power outages and floods galore - November  2, 2019 [Climate Change]
• Route 73 closed, then reopened in Keene Valley - November  2, 2019 [Climate Change]
• Business people speak up about Main St. plans - October 25, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Adirondack Wild presents Wilderness and Wild Stewardship Awards - October 23, 2019 [Staff & Board]
• On The Scene: Two Local Environmentalists Honored - October 18, 2019 [Staff & Board]
• Advocates Offer Guide To Better Land Use Decisions - October 10, 2019 [Staff & Board]
• Warren County, Hague Certified for Sustainable Winter Management - October 7, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Salt awards in Lake Placid remind us: Winter is on way - October 7, 2019 [Road Salt]
• State lawmakers addressing road salt issue - October 4, 2019 [Road Salt]
• BETA Bike and Ski Trail Volunteer Days Scheduled - October 4, 2019 [Restoration]
• The Green Beat: See the Mettawee moved from above in Granville - September 26, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Adirondack Wild Meeting Set, Speakers, Awards Planned - September 24, 2019
• The Green Beat: EPA gives Health Department funds to study PFAS - September 19, 2019
• Grading the park - September 17, 2019 [Rome Dam]
• 'Dream Mile' on Ausable River gets dreamier - September 9, 2019 [Restoration]
• Wild & Scenic Film Festival Coming to Lake Placid - August 10, 2019 [Events]
• The Wild and Scenic Film Festival Aug. 15 at LPCA - August 8, 2019 [Events]
• 'Rome Undammed' images in Au Sable - August 2, 2019 [Restoration]
• Photo highlights from late July - August 1, 2019 [Brook Trout]
• J. & J. Rogers Dam Exhibit Opens at Tahawus Center - July 30, 2019 [Restoration]
• Ride for the River Gains Speed - July 27, 2019 [Ride for the River]
• Ride for Ausable River Sunday, July 21 - July 14, 2019 [Ride for the River]
• Ride for the River returns with another day of activities - July 5, 2019 [Ride for the River]
• Sports Shorts: July 2, 2019 - July 2, 2019 [Ride for the River]
• Ausable Paddling Nature Trail Guided Tours Offered  - June 26, 2019 [River Tours]
• Mirror Lake grant awarded  - June 26, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• AsRA Gets $175k Grant For Road Salt Pollution - June 24, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• $175K grant awarded to study road salt impact on Mirror Lake - June 20, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• ON THE SCENE: Learn. Engage. Apply. Perform. - June 8, 2019
• Spreading road salt contamination - May 8, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Weekend Ideas: May 4 and 5, 2019 - May 3, 2019
• A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: Time to start planning to reduce salt use next winter - May 3, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Environmental palooza in Keene Friday and Saturday - May 2, 2019
• North Country sees rivers flowing fast, road closures - April 20, 2019
• River fix - April 19, 2019 [Ausable River Restoration Program]
• Flooding concerns on the AuSable River - April 18, 2019
• Businesses worry about salt problem in Mirror Lake - April 18, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Report shows Mirror Lake continues to be negatively affected by road salt - April 18, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Monitoring Finds Highest Ever Levels Of Road Salt Deposition In Mirror Lake - April 17, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Think about next winter's salt use now - April 17, 2019 [Road Salt]
• Report: Salt a top issue for Mirror Lake once again - April 16, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• 2018 Mirror Lake Monitoring Report Released - April 14, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Report shows Mirror Lake continues to be negatively affected by road salt - April 12, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• ON THE SCENE: Saving Mirror Lake - March 29, 2019 [Mirror Lake]
• Grants fund regional arts events - March 28, 2019
• Flood watch issued for rivers due to thaw - March 15, 2019
• Village sets up Climate Smart Community Task Force - March 8, 2019 [Climate Change]
• Lake Placid forms Climate Smart Community Task Force - March 7, 2019 [Climate Change]
• Stefanik touts watershed grants - February 23, 2019
• Congresswoman Stefanik Announces New York Communities Awarded Lake Champlain Basin Program Grants - February 22, 2019
• New report offers possible solutions to salt usage - February 15, 2019 [Road Salt]
• As winter sets in, environmental groups keep road salt in spotlight - February 4, 2019 [Road Salt]

2018

• Climate change named No. 2 environmental threat to Adirondacks - December 28, 2018 [Climate Change]
• Leaving with 'indelible memories' of the Bob - December 23, 2018
• Road Salt: The Acid Ran Of Our Time - December 19, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Lake Placid board meets with DOT about salt pilot program - December 14, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• How Road Salt Harms the Environment - December 11, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Loving the Adirondacks too much? - December 7, 2018 [Porta-John Program]
• Case closed: Towns win back Old Mountain Road - December 5, 2018 [Undersized Culverts]
• Dam removal nearing completion - November 9, 2018 [Rome Dam]
• Volunteers play key role in fighting water pollution - November 1, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• ADK group raising money for Lake Placid, Mirror Lake weather station - October 19, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Removal of dam on West Branch of AuSable on pace to be complete in November - October 3, 2018 [Rome Dam]
• Salt Summit coming to Lake George - September 30, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• GIVING BACK: Group says new weather station would help assess Mirror Lake salt pollution - September 28, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• East Branch of Ausable to get a makeover - August 31, 2018 [Restoration]
• Crews work to remove Rome Dam - August 30, 2018 [Rome Dam]
  
• What's the Deal with Road Salt? | Watershed Protection in the Adirondacks - August 29, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Rome Dam removal project slated for fall - August 15, 2018 [Rome Dam]
• AuSable resilience project flows forward - August 14, 2018 [Restoration]
• Hold the salt: Experts say all have role in lake pollution - August 8, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Irene recovery still to come - August 6, 2018 [Restoration]
• Of Interest: Aug. 3, 2018 - August 3, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Ausable River East Branch Restoration Project Announced - August 2, 2018 [Restoration]
• Green groups restore Ausable River damaged by Irene - July 26, 2018 [Restoration]
• Ironing out the wrinkles - July 23, 2018
• Ride for the River returns for 7th year - July 13, 2018 [Ride For The River]
• A first-timer tries the "Ride for the River" - July 13, 2018 [Ride For The River]
• MARTHA SEZ: Trying not to wilt in the heat like those farmers - July 6, 2018
• State announces initiatives to address overuse - July 2, 2018
• LOOKING AT THE MIRROR: New vegetation helps protect Mirror Lake shoreline - June 15, 2018 [Stewardship]
• State pilot programs to study road salt usage - June 12, 2018 [Road Salt]
• First-timer blazes to trail run record - June 12, 2018 [Events]
• Tri-Lakes Takes: Finding alternatives to road salt - June 6, 2018 [Road Salt]
• NYS joins effort to keep lakes safe from salt - June 4, 2018 [Road Salt]
• State will try to use less salt - May 31, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Mirror Lake continues to have dissolved oxygen issues - May 24, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• AsRA's River Steward Begins Field Season - May 23, 2018 [River Steward]
• What happens when salt levels rise in freshwater lakes? - May 17, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Ausable River Association: Work is being done to help Mirror Lake - May 11, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Many Adirondack ponds and lakes are still covered in ice - May 2, 2018
• Earth Day event gratitude - May 1, 2018 [River Steward]
• Business briefs: April 29, 2018 - April 29, 2018
• Study Finds Continued Problems with Road Salt in Adirondack Lake - April 25, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Mountaineer to host Great Adirondack Trail Run - April 25, 2018
• Protecting the Lake - April 20, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Salt levels in Mirror Lake still a concern - April 9, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Study: Road salt harming Mirror Lake - April 4, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Mirror Lake Water Quality Report Released - March 31, 2018 [Mirror Lake]
• Ausable River dam to come down this year - March 31, 2018 [Rome Dam]
• Keene students show off science skills - March 14, 2018 [Stewardship]
• Food for Thought – Cascade Ski Center's Farm Dinners - January 25, 2018 [Road Salt]
• Environmental DNA: Frontiers of Adirondack Science - January 18, 2018

2017

• Town Plants No Salt Zones To Protect Lake Near Lake Placid - December 1, 2017  [Mirror Lake]
• Reducing salt in Mirror Lake - November 30, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Research: Road Salt Interupts Turnover Of Mirror Lake - November 26, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• A healthy lake - November 18, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Large crowd for Mirror Lake water quality session - November 6, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Barrett, Politi debate - November 4, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Mirror Lake Water Quality Workshop November 2nd - October 26, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Positive follow-up tests after sewage spill - October 23, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Coalition aims to reduce use of road salt in Adirondacks - October 10, 2017 [Road Salt]
• After sewage spill, Heath Department gives Mirror Lake thumbs up - October 6, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Hole in old sewer line leads to leak in Mirror Lake - October 5, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Volunteers pull tires, trash from Ausable River - September 16, 2017 [Paddling River Clean-up]
• Ausable River Clean-Up Set For Saturday - September 13, 2017 [Paddling River Clean-up]
• New Flood-Resilient, Fish-Friendly Culvert Installed In Jay - August 22, 2017 [Undersized Culverts]
• What a Waste: Human Poop Plagues the Adirondack High Peaks - July 26, 2017 [Porta-John Program]
• Charity event draws riders from all over - July 17, 2017 [Ride For The River]
• Cyclyists ride for the river - July 16, 2017 [Ride For The River]
• Ausable Ride For The River Set For Sunday - July 14, 2017 [Ride For The River]
• Studio tour and all things clay in Jay this weekend - July 13, 2017 [Events]
• Ride for the River features Ausable watershed - July 13, 2017 [Ride For The River]
• Concerns about lack of oxygen in Mirror Lake - July 7, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• High Peaks Overuse Issues - June 27, 2017 [Porta-John Program]
• Youngsters prevail at trail run - June 17, 2017 [Events]
• Great Adirondack Trail Run returns for 13th year - June 9, 2017 [Events]
• Great Adirondack Trail Run returns - June 7, 2017 - [Events]
• AdkAction to host road salt conference - June 6, 2017 [Road Salt]
• Two-Fly Challenges hits the river - May 23, 2017 [Fishing]
• Mirror Lake Water Quality Report Issued - April 24, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Jay prepares to remove Rome Dam - April 12, 2017 [Rome Dam]
• Research On Native Adirondack Fish Species Continues - March 9, 2017 [Fishing]
• Which fish lived in Mirror Lake ages ago? - February 24, 2017 [Mirror Lake]
• Association: Salt remains biggest threat to Mirror Lake - February 11, 2017 [Mirror Lake]

2016

• Hiking traffic soars to new heights - December 31, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• Lake Placid uses new sidewalk de-icer for theh first time - November 25, 2016 [Mirror Lake]
• Placid board approves stormwater project - September 23, 2016 [Mirror Lake]
• 5 Years After Irene: Front-row seat - September 3, 2016 [Staff & Board]
• More money, more partners needed for DEC - September 2, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• GIVING BACK: The Mountaineer hosts film event to benefit Ausable River Assocation - October 14, 2016 [Events]
• Rock climbing films screened - October 6, 2016 [Events]
• As hiker crowds grow Adirondack Park feels less wild - September 15, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• Beyond Peak Capacity: A Boom In High Peaks Hikers - August 28, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• Ausable River cleanup planned - August 16, 2016 [Paddling River Clean-up]
• Flood mitigration - August 5, 2016 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• An Innovative Culvert Replacement At Otis Brook In Jay - August 3, 2016 [Undersized Culverts]
• Ausable River 'Ride for the River' Set For July 31st - July 24, 2016 [Ride For The River]
• More salt, sand than expected in Mirror Lake - July 19, 2016 [Mirror Lake]
• Will Adirondack Trout Survive A Warming Climate? - July 8, 2016 [Undersized Culverts]
• Community Paddling Programs Planned For Lake Everest - June 30, 2016 [Community Paddling Program]
• Keyes breaks own trail record - June 14, 2016 [Events]
• Portable toilets now available at some trailheads - June 7, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• Ausable River Porta-John Program Provides Some Relief - June 1, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• Adirondacks community group addresses ‘poop problem’ with porta-potties along trails - May 28, 2016 [Porta-John Program]
• Trail run returns for 12th year - May 26, 2016 [Events]
• Community Paddling Program set for Lake Everest - May 14, 2016 [Community Paddling Program]
• The Adirondack Winter That Wasn't - May 12, 2016 [Mirror Lake Ice Record]
• Ausable River Management Meeting Wednesday - April 26, 2016 [Watershed Management Plan]
• Symbiotic Relationship - March 16, 2016 [River Steward]
• Mirror Lake salt survey follow-up underway - February 11, 2016 [Mirror Lake]
• Lake Placid board OKs fireshouse and Beach House work - January 21, 2016 [Mirror Lake]

2015

• Study shows how salt is harming fish in Mirror Lake - December 24, 2016 [Mirror Lake]
• State hands out economic development awards Thursday - December 9, 2016 [Programs]
• LOOKING AT THE MIRROR: Mirror Lake Watershed Association annual report - December 10, 2015 [Mirror Lake]
• Keeping an eye on backcountry water - October 3, 2015 [Invasive Species]
• New culverts designed to prevent flooding in Essex Co. - September 20, 2015 [Undersized Culverts]
• Safe passage - September 9, 2015 [Undersized Culverts]
• Model Culvert Being Installed In Wilmington - September 3, 2015 [Undersized Culverts]
• River rebuild continues - August 30, 2015 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Stream restoration to begin - August 29, 2015 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Work Underway At Keene Town Beach Near Marcy Field - August 19, 2015 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Ironman and natural stops - August 6, 2015 [Porta-John Program]
• Bike ride for the river - July 31, 2015 [Ride For The River]
• Questions Over DEC's Trout Stocking Practices - May 3, 2015 [Fishing]
• Teen Aquatic Stewardship Program Announced - March 23, 2015 [Discovering The Ausable]
• Giant Ausable River Ice Pile Creates Concern - March 12, 2015 [Fishing]
• Reiss, Levine join Ausable River Association - February 18, 2015 [Staff & Board]

2014

• Ausable River: Restoration Equipment Sought - September 25, 2014 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Ausable 'Ride for the River' August 3rd - July 7, 2014 [Ride For The River]
• Ride for the River returns for third annual running - July 5, 2014 [Ride For The River]
• Professional river protector - June 12, 2014 [Staff & Board]
• Wiltse, Buker join Ausable River Association - May 31, 2014 [Staff & Board]
• Some in Keene Valley cry foul over flooding - April 17, 2014 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Comprehensive plan goals and objectives for Lake Placid - April 7, 2014 [Programs]
• N.Y.'s highest museum wins award - April 7, 2014 [Programs]
• Ausable River Association welcomes new leadership - March 1, 2014 [Staff & Board]
• New Leadership at the Ausable River Association - February 27, 2014 [Staff & Board]
• UP CLOSE: Scientist rooted in the outdoors - January 13, 2014 [Staff & Board]

2013

• Johns Brook Stream Restoration Begins - September 19, 2013 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Restoration begins on stream wrecked by Irene - September 18, 2013 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• LPCA presents 'Shored Up' as part of Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation's On Screen/In Person Tour - September 12, 2013 [Events]
• Governor heralds more Irene money - September 5, 2013 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Along the Ausable, Ironman Triatheletes Give Back - July 31, 2013 [Events]
• Cookies, cash and river cleanup - July 27, 2013 [Events]
• Cyclists take on Ride for the River - July 25, 2013 [Ride For The River]
• Ausable River Association 'Ride for the River' Sunday - July 16, 2013 [Ride For The River]
• Second Ausable Bike 'Ride For The River' Planned - May 7, 2013 [Ride For The River]
• New leadership at Ausable River Assocation - March 3, 2013 [Staff & Board]
• Culvert operation - April 15, 2013 [Undersized Culverts]

2012

• Experts: Adirondacks should prepare for climate change - November 23, 2012 [Climate Change]
• Bike Ride to Benefit Ausable River Assocation - September 4, 2012 [Ride For The River]
• Tour of River Restoration on East Brach Ausable River - August 15, 2012 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Crandall Park Pond yields a big surprise - August 7, 2012 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Fish Habitat Projects Slated for Ausable River - March 10, 2011 [Natural Stream Restoration]

2011

• Ausable River Restoration Walk and Talk - October 8, 2011 [Natural Stream Restoration]
• Post-Irene Cleanup May Damage Environment - September 14, 2011 [Climate Change]