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Watershed Stories

Keep up with the work of Ausable River Association staff. These stories share information about our stewardship and monitoring work, natural stream restoration, and culvert replacement techniques by highlighting specific projects in the Ausable and Boquet River watersheds of northern New York. They also give you fun facts about the plants and wildlife that live in these watersheds, as well as tips for enjoying responsible, low-impact recreational opportunities.

Mar
07
2023
Restoring Stream Health and Measuring Success
Over the past several years, AsRA has been working in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to restore the health of the rivers and streams in our watershed. Restoring stream health involves many different strategies, but the goals are always the same. From a scientific perspective, a “healthy” stream is more than a collection of subjective ideas that mean different things to different people. In 2012, a group of scientists specializing in the study and restoration of rivers and streams established a framework to help them understand and quantify the health of these critical natural systems. AsRA’s approach to restoration is guided by this framework.
Restoration
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Nov
30
2022
How Much Water Moves Through the Ausable River Watershed?
While it is obvious that rivers move water, and that there are different amounts to be moved at any given time, this begs the question: how much water does the Ausable River and its two branches move in a day, or in a year?
Hydrology
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Nov
23
2022
Thankful for Trees
The Ausable River Association works to restore native grasses, plants, and trees to the once lush streamside, or riparian, habitats along river and stream corridors in the watershed. Whether we're planting to increase riparian shading or establishing plants on newly restored streambanks– we focus on bringing back the diverse native plant structure that is essential to stream health and wildlife diversity.
Ecology
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Nov
14
2022
How to see the Forest for the Trees (and Other Plants and Fungi)
Here are our top tips for anyone looking to get into learning their plants and fungi.
Recreation
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Nov
03
2022
New Educational Signs Installed Around Mirror Lake
The Ausable River Association (AsRA), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) partnered to design and produce the four educational signs.
Stewardship
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Nov
01
2022
A Riparian Planting Primer: Ausable Natives
Ausable River Association staff along with botanist Steve Langdon have been working to inventory native trees, shrubs, plants, and grasses in the Ausable River watershed. Since 2019, we have inventoried 17 sites along the East Branch, West Branch and...
Ecology
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Oct
26
2022
A Young Fisherman’s Journey
This is the story of our 2022 River Steward, Vy Duong, learning to fly fish in the Ausable River.
Recreation
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Oct
11
2022
10 Essentials to Bring on Every Adirondack Adventure
Packing for an outdoor adventure can be overwhelming, especially if you are new to it. Am I bringing enough? Am I bringing too much? Is there something I'm forgetting about? Read on to learn about what you should bring along on every outdoor adventure.
Recreation
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Aug
24
2022
An Update on the Ausable River Association’s 2022 Lake Sampling Program
Monitoring water quality is critical to ensuring the health of Ausable streams and lakes. Each year AsRA's staff monitors 30 stream sites and 12 lakes. Two of those lakes, the stunning Cascades Lakes, are a focus of our long-term monitoring efforts.
Limnology
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Aug
19
2022
Healthy Streams Have Wild Edges
Talk about getting to know the Ausable River even better than before! AsRA science staff Carrianne and Liz spent the past two weeks climbing up, down, and along riverbank forests surveying the buffer zone between people’s homes and the river or stream bordering their yard. From thick stands of speckled alder-dominated shrub lands and dense hemlock forests, all the way to riverbanks full of towering hardwoods, we've seen a lot of healthy buffers.
Ecology
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