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Kids Can Share Their Experiences of Nature With the “My Adirondacks” Photography Project
My Adirondacks, a project of Adirondack Life magazine and the Adirondack Land Trust, encourages kids to capture, interpret and share their experiences of nature through photography. Kids and teens ages 5 to 17 can get involved by snapping a picture of the natural world inside the Adirondack Park, from landscapes and the lakeshore to all the…
Learn About Our Forests on World Wildlife Day
World Wildlife Day is a day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. On March 3rd, we celebrate World Wildlife Day with “Forests and Livelihoods; Sustaining People and Planet.” This year’s theme highlights the central role of forests, forest species, and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of…
Senator Little on Need for Forest Rangers
Watch our extended interview with Senator Little on need for hiring more forest rangers.
Slowing the spread of invasive species
Jack LaDuke reports on legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to help prevent the spread of invasive species. Two invasive insects, the Emerald Ash Borer and Hemlock Woolly Adelgid have been discovered this summer, for the first time within the Adirondack Park, and threaten millions of Ash and Hemlock trees. Insecticides can slow the…
Invaders Threaten Adirondacks
There have been a couple of close calls this summer with invasive species in the Adirondack Park. Lake Stewards intercepted an incredibly aggressive aquatic plant, called Hydrilla, at a boat launch on Upper Saranac Lake. Local leaders, lake associations, and environmental groups warn Hydrilla, which spreads rapidly and creates thick, dense mats of plants, could…
Invasive Insect Threatens Adirondack Forests
Also this week crews with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program have been surveying hemlock trees on Prospect Mountain in Lake George where a dreaded insect, called the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, was discovered in early July. The insect has infested forests in other parts of New…
Adirondack Invaders – Bonus Interview with Brendan Quirion
Brendan Quirion also talks about a new study he has authored on tackling another invasive plant that has become a common sight along highways in the Adirodacks, Phragmites. The study suggests that it is possible to control Phragmites if the infestation is caught early on.
Adirondack Experience Executive Director
We talk about the new look of the Adirondack Experience with Executive Director David Kahn. Go to www.mountainlake.org to watch our extended interview on the dispute between the museum and the Village of Lake Placid over two lots the museum owns on Main Street. The Village wants to use the lots to build a parking…
Adirondack Experience
Our Jack LaDuke takes us to the iconic history museum in Blue Mountain Lake, New York, where they are celebrating their 60th anniversary with a summer of major changes, including a multi-million dollar makeover and a modern new look. Learn more: www.theADKX.com
Adirondack Experience Bonus Interview: Dispute with Lake Placid
David Kahn talks about the dispute Adirondack Experience is embroiled in with the Village of Lake Placid over two lots the museum owns on Main Street that the village wants to use to build a parking garage.
