In The News
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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]
- 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]
