Events
2025 Events
Informational Tours
Year-Round
Join our staff and expert guest naturalists for free outdoor education programming featuring diverse ecological themes in the Ausable, Boquet, and Saranac River watersheds. Click here to learn more about our tours and to sign up.
Ausable Conservation Nursery Public Opening - June 26, 2025
Join the Ausable Freshwater Center (AFC) for the public opening of their Ausable Conservation Nursery on Thursday, June 26th. Learn why AFC started the nursery project, how it supports AFC's goals, and what goes on behind the scenes.
For over 15 years, AFC has restored damaged streams, reducing floods and enhancing ecosystem resilience in the Adirondack region. Replanting native vegetation is essential to these efforts. To address the growing demand for native plant stock grown in the northeast, AFC launched the Ausable Conservation Nursery in 2024. AFC, in partnership with the Uihlein Foundation, established the Ausable Conservation Nursery at Uihlein Farm in Lake Placid with funding through the Lake Champlain Basin Program, NEIWPCC, and private donations. The Ausable Conservation Nursery focuses on propagating native plants that support sustainable restoration, bolster climate resilience, and improve habitat connectivity for AFC's stream restoration projects in the Ausable River watershed and beyond. Ausable Conservation Nursery's long-term goals include enhancing native habitats, improving climate resilience, and engaging the public.
AFC will provide guests with demonstrations and tours 5:00pm-6:00pm and 6:30pm-7:30pm. Demonstrations will include wild seed collection protocols, native seed and cutting propagation techniques, bareroot production methods, and riparian restoration planning and implementation. Light snacks and refreshments will be available. Space will be limited, so be sure to register early to secure your spot! To register, email events@ausablecenter.org and indicate your preferred time.
Great Adirondack Trail Run
June 14th, 2025
This beloved wilderness trail run is back! And all proceeds benefit the Ausable Freshwater Center. The 3.5 mile run travels over the shoulder of Baxter Mtn. to Keene Valley. All trail runners, hikers & walkers - young and old - are welcome to enjoy this event!!
The 11.5 mile Great Adirondack Trail Run (2900′ of vertical gain and 3100′ of loss) goes up the back side of Hopkins Mtn & down to Keene Valley. Registration is severely limited and may already be sold out. A shuttle will be available from the parking/finish area at the Mountaineer to the trailhead for both runs. Come for the run, stay for the festivities - great music, food, drinks & more! For more information and to register, visit the Mountaineer's page HERE.
Ride for the River
July 13th, 2025
For over a decade, Ride for the River has been a do-not-miss celebration of the stunning Ausable River watershed. Featuring multiple breathtaking route options, the event also hosts a 20-mile "tailgater" group ride on July 12 for those who'd like to come into town a day or two early to make it a weekend. This fun annual fundraiser directly supports Ausable Freshwater Center's work to protect the clean waters, healthy streams, biodiverse habitats, and scenic beauty of Adirondack waters. Fore more information and to register, visit the Ride for the River page. Registration is OPEN.
Past Events
Earth Month Ausable River Cleanup
April 19, 2025
We'd like to thank the 80+ volunteers who joined us on Saturday for our annual earth month clean up! We couldn't be more grateful to our community for braving the elements to come together for the watershed. Thanks to you, we were able to remove thousands of pounds of trash and prevent it from entering the river. We're grateful for our partners at the Towns of Keene, North Elba, and Wilmington, Casella, Origin Coffee Co., NRS, Valley Grocery, Green Goddess, and Hannaford for making this year's clean up possible. We hope to see you again next year!
The Great Adirondack Trail Run
June 15, 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us us at The Mountaineer for the 19th annual Great Adirondack Trail Run & 5K fun run! Proceeds from the event benefitted our work.
Friendraiser
June 20, 2024 - 5pm to 8pm
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual Friendraiser! It was a beautiful evening in Saranac Lake celebrating our supporters and 25 years of AsRA. Here's to 25 more as the Ausable Freshwater Center!
Ride for the River
July 14th, 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a beautiful day of biking along the Ausable River! We can't wait to get out and Ride the River with you again next year.
Stream Stewardship Symposium
July 25, 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us, SUNY Plattsburgh, and University of Vermont for an afternoon of demonstrations and a tour of Adirondack stream habitats at the Stream Stewardship Symposium!
Purple Loosestrife Volunteer Pull
August 11, 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our annual purple loosestrife pull on Sunday, August 11th. Thanks to your help, we continued our efforts to remove this harmful invasive plant from along the shores of the Ausable river. We hope to see you again next year!
September Shindig
September 17, 2024
We're so grateful to all who joined us for our first Shindig as the Ausable Freshwater Center. Thank you for joining our staff, board, and fellow supporters at the Mirror Lake Inn for an evening of good eats, drinks, and friends.
