Adirondack Murray Lecture at the Adirondack Museum

From a recent Adirondack Museum Press release:

On July 5, 1870, the New York Daily Tribune reported that "nature tourists" were flooding to the Adirondack Mountains. "Last summer, Mr. Murray's book drew a throng of pleasure-seekers into the lake region," the paper noted.

"Mr. Murray" was the Reverend William H.H. Murray, a New England clergyman, author of Adventures in the Wilderness: or Camp-life in the Adirondacks, and one of the all-time most passionate boosters of the outdoor life in the North Country.

On Monday, July 21, 2008, Dr. Terrance Young will offer an illustrated program entitled "Into the Wild: William H.H. Murray and the Beginning of Camping in America" at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York.

Part of the museum's Monday Evening Lecture series, the illustrated presentation will be held in the museum's auditorium at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge for museum members. Admission is $4.00 for non-members.

Dr. Young will explain how Reverend Murray's book was the first to present Adirondack camping as a form of pilgrimage to wild nature. Every tourist and would-be camper who came to the Adirondacks in the summers of 1869 and 1870 had a copy of Adventures in the Wilderness tucked into his carpetbag, rucksack, or bundle. The result was the transformation of this previously remote and quiet region into an accessible, bustling destination.

Young is an Associate Professor of Geography at the California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, Ca. He teaches and writes about the historical geography of American recreation, and its relationship to the natural environment. He is the author of Building San Francisco's Parks, 1850 - 1930, a book about the city's municipal park system.

Dr. Young is currently working on a book about the history and meaning of American recreational camping entitled Heading Out: American Camping Since 1869.

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Best Bets - Adirondack County Fairs Guide

Local fairs start this week, so here is a full list of Adirondack County Fairs, listed according to opening date. I've included a few of the most important regional fairs as well. Enjoy!

Lewis County Fair
7/15 through 7/19; Lowville, NY
http://www.lewiscountyfair.org/

Saratoga County Fair
7/15 through 7/20; Prospect Street, Ballston Spa, NY
http://www.saratogacountyfair.org/

Jefferson County Fair
7/15 through 7/20; Coffeen Street, Watertown, NY
http://www.jeffcofair.org/

Booneville-Oneida County Fair
7/21 through 7/27; Adirondack High School, Booneville, NY
http://www.frontiernet.net/~boonvillefair/index.htm

Clinton County Fair
7/22 through 7/27; Morrisonville, NY
http://www.clintoncountyfair.com/

Warren County Youth Fair
8/2 (only); Schroon River Road, Warrensburg, NY
http://counties.cce.cornell.edu/warren/

Franklin County Fair
08/02 through 08/10; East Main St., Malone, NY
http://www.frcofair.com

St. Lawrence County Fair
8/4 through 8/10; East Barney St., Gouverneur, NY
http://www.gouverneurfair.com/

Herkimer County Fair
8/12 through 8/17; Frankfort, NY
http://www.herkimercountyfair.org/

Essex County Fair
8/13 through 8/17; Main St., Westport, NY
http://www.essexcountyfair.org

Washington County Fair
8/18 through 8/24; Route 29, Greenwich, NY
http://www.washingtoncountyfair.com/

New York State Fair
8/21 through 9/1; State Fair Blvd., Syracuse, NY
http://www.nysfair.org/fair/

Champlain Valley Exposition
8/23 through 9/1; Pearl St., Essex Junction, VT
http://cvexpo.org/

Vermont State Fair
8/29 through 9/7; S Main St., Rutland, VT
http://www.vermontstatefair.net/

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Court Guts Acid Rain Clean Air Rules

Forwarded from the Adirondack Council fyi:

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia [Friday] struck down a crucial component of the federal government’s rules that were designed to curb the Midwestern air pollution that damages Northeastern forests and lakes and causes lung disease.

“By striking down the Clean Air Interstate Rule, the US Court of Appeals has left all of the Northeastern states vulnerable to acid rain and fine particles of smoke that damage people’s lungs,” said Scott Lorey, Director of Government Relations for the Adirondack Council, a national leader in the fight against acid rain. “CAIR was our only hope that significant reductions would be made over the next decade in the Midwestern smokestack pollution that has killed our forests and fish, tainted our drinking water and poisoned our food and wildlife with mercury. Now the rule is gone – struck from the books. We need quick action from the US Environmental Protection Agency to reissue the rule. Failing that, Congress must act right away to pass a bill that would require similar, or deeper, cuts in smokestack pollution.

“CAIR was the single most effective environmental rule issued by the Bush Administration,” said Lorey. “The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 weren’t enough to stop acid rain in the worst-hit places in the nation. We aren’t alone in our plight. The entire East Coast is suffering. It’s time for the ecological damage and unhealthy air days to stop.”

New York’s 9,300-square-mile Adirondack Park is the largest American park outside of Alaska. It is larger than Massachusetts. The Adirondack Park has suffered worse damage from acid rain than any other region of the United States. More than 700 lakes and ponds have become too acidic to support their native aquatic wildlife. Heritage strains of brook trout have gone extinct. Thousands of acres of high-elevation forests have been killed. Mercury pollution from the same coal-fired power plant smokestacks is poisoning fish, birds and mammals. The Catskill Mountains, Hudson Highlands, Long Island’s eastern Pine Barrens and the Finger Lakes are also suffering long-term damage from acid rain. Acid rain damages East Coast ecosystems from the Florida Everglades to the forests of Maine.

CAIR was created by EPA to require cuts of 70 percent in sulfur dioxide and 60 percent in nitrogen oxides from electric power plants ranging from Maine to Texas. About half of the cuts would have been made by 2009, while the remainder would have been made by 2015.

The court’s decision came after a legal challenge to technical aspects of the rule by two power companies, Minnesota Power Corp. and Entergy.

Lorey said the remedies available are:

* EPA could review the decision and adjust the rules to comply with the court’s objections.

* EPA could appeal the decision, which would take longer than a rule revision.

* Congress could pass a law similar to, or more aggressive than, the CAIR.

* Congress could pass legislation such as that proposed by US Rep. John McHugh, R-Jefferson County, which would require cuts slightly deeper and faster than CAIR, and also require deep cuts in mercury and carbon dioxide. Several other similar bills have been proposed as well.

“Any of those options would be better than allowing acid rain and smog to continue unabated across the nation,” Lorey concluded.

Lorey noted that New York’s environmental standards are much tougher than federal rules, so New York power plants won’t get a reprieve from in-state air pollution standards from today’s decision. However, a significant portion of the acid rain falling in the Adirondacks and Catskills comes from the Midwest, not New York.

The Adirondack Council is a privately funded, not-for-profit environmental research, education and advocacy organization dedicated to ensuring the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park.

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OPINION: Local Anti-Enviros Hate-Monger Too Much

When some folks prattle on about conservation and environmentalist ideas being forced on us from outside the Adirondack region, they simply get it wrong. Take this quote from blogger Dave Scranton, calling himself Adirondack Citizen:

The fact is that the NON-Residents Committee to “Protect” the Adirondacks and the Adirondack Council do not speak for all New Yorkers and in fact, they speak for damn few real Adirondackers (those of us that live and work here.) Elitist such as Sheehan, Beamish and Bauer are nothing more than professional lobbyists who peddle misinformation to advance their extremist Enviro-Nazi agendas at the cost of our Adirondack communities. Their claims of supporting “healthy Adirondack communities” are hypocritical beyond belief and APA & DEC need to stop giving their whines so much weight.

From the Keene Valley the Adirondack Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and the Adirondack Land Trust have recently announced the hiring of summer intern Meghan Johnstone of Saranac Lake.

An Adirondack native, Johnstone graduated from Saranac Lake High School in 2006. She just finished her sophomore year at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry where she majors in Environmental Studies with a concentration in Environmental Communication and Culture.

"Growing up in the Adirondacks has given me a deep appreciation for the environment. Now I'm working with a highly respected organization helping to protect the place that I know and love," Johnstone recently said (that's her at top left on a visit to recently purchased OK Slip Falls). It's statements like those that show local anti-environmentalist like Dave Scranton for what they really are - hate mongers with a political agenda. The internship Johnstone is pursuing this summer was established in part by Clarence Petty (now there's an "enviro-nazi" for ya!) - who probably has a few more years of "real" Adirondack living than the so-called Adirondack Citizen does.

And what is Meghan Johnstone’s primary goal this summer? It's to work with the Conservancy's director of communications starting with improving the pages relating to the recent purchases of ecologically and economically significant lands in the heart of the Adirondacks.

Nature Conservancy interns like Johnstone - raised in our own backyard - are gaining the practical skills to help equip them to address environmental challenges and public threats from folks like Adirodnack Citizen.

Money is being raised for an endowment to ensure funds are available well into the future to keep this program going. Everyone who deplores the divisive and hate-filled attitudes of some of our neighbors should contribute.

It's time some of the folks around us stop trying to turn the rest of us into public enemies - donating to the fund is an appropriate way to send a message that those of us who live here are determined to protect our way of life, which includes protections for our surroundings and the economic opportunities our environment affords us.

For More Information

“Friends in Conservation,” a ten-minute video about the Adirondack Conservation Internship Program, featuring Barbara Glaser and Clarence Petty, is available by contacting Connie Prickett at 518-576-2082 x162 or cprickett@tnc.org.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading international, non-profit organization working to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Since 1971, the Adirondack Chapter has been working with a variety of partners in the Adirondacks to achieve a broad range of conservation results. The Chapter is a founding partner of the High Peaks Summit Stewardship Program, dedicated to the protection of alpine habitat, as well as the award-winning Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program, which works regionally to prevent the introduction and spread of non-native invasive plants.

The Adirondack Land Trust, established in 1984, protects open space, working farms and forests, undeveloped shoreline, scenic vistas, and other lands contributing to the quality of life of Adirondack residents. The Land Trust holds 45 conservation easements on 11,174 acres of privately-owned lands throughout the Adirondack Park, including 15 working farms in the Champlain Valley.

Together, these partners in Adirondack conservation have protected 556,572 acres, one out of every six protected acres park-wide. On the Web at nature.org/adirondacks.

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History of Electric Boats at The Adirondack Museum

Although they were popular in the Adirondacks in the 1890s and early 1900s, according to the G. W. Blunt White Library at Mystic Seaport, Connecticut, no one is really sure who founded the Electric Launch Company ("Elco"):

Electric motors that could be used for marine application had been invented by William Woodnut Griscom of Philadelphia in 1879, and in 1880 he started the Electric Dynamic Company. In 1892 Griscom's electrical company went bankrupt, and Electric Dynamic Company was bought by Isaac Leopold Rice who founded Electric Storage Battery Company ("Exide"). Rice had become interested in Electric Launch Company; they had been buying his storage batteries. He also was interested in Holland Torpedo Boat Company. He purchased the latter and merged it, along with Elco, into the Electric Boat Company in 1899. In 1900, Elco, which had previously acted as middleman by farming out the hull contracts and installing Griscom's motors and Rice's batteries, built its own boat-building facility at Bayonne, NJ.

Join Charles Houghton, former president of the Electric Launch Company will present a program entitled "Batteries Included: The History, Present, and Future of Electric Boating" at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake that will be presented this Monday, July 14, 2008 in the Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

The company provided 55 electric launches for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago to ferry sightseers over the fair's canals and lagoons. Elco shifted to gasoline engines by 1910 and had a long life building military and some of the first widely produced pleasure boats. During World War One, the company built 550 sub chasers for the British navy. In 1921 they introduced the popular and (reasonably) affordable 26-foot Cruisette, a gas engine cabin cruiser. During World War Two Elco developed the the PT Boat, an 80-foot torpedo boat with a Packard aircraft engine.

At the end of the war, the company merged with Electric Boat of Groton, CT to form the nucleus of General Dynamics. By 1949, General Dynamics' CEO thought he could make more money by building military craft and Elco's workers were fired, the shipyard in Bayonne, New Jersey and all its equipment was sold.

The company was re-incorporated in 1987 but didn't shift into electric boats again until 1996 the year Monday's speaker, Charles Houghton, became company president. Under his direction the company began building electric motor boats and electric drives for boats and sailboats.

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2008 Annual Adirondack Loon Census

The Zen Birdfeeder points us to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Annual Loon Census, set to take place Saturday, July 19th:

The Annual Loon Census provides valuable data for the Loon Program to follow trends in New York’s summer loon population over time. Hundreds of residents and visitors throughout New York assist them each year by looking for loons on their favorite lake or river.

Details on participating are available from the Wildlife Conservation Society Loon Census website:

An annual census of loons on lakes in and around the Adirondack Park is conducted the third Saturday in July. Observations from throughout New York State are also welcome. The number of adult loons, chicks, and immature loons observed in a one-hour period (from 8-9a.m.) are recorded. This data provides a quick glimpse of the status of the breeding loon population in the Park and the summering loon population in New York. Over time, the Annual Loon Census will enable us to understand trends in the Adirondack and New York State loon population. This data will be used by the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation to better monitor the New York loon population and to implement management efforts if indicated.

Similar censuses are also conducted in other states throughout the Northeast at the same time on the same day. Thus, a regional overview of the current status of the loon population in northeastern North America is obtained.

You can download results [beware - pdf!] from previous years' census; 2001-2006 is here, 2007 is here.

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Newcomb VIC to Host Climate Change Lecture

According to a media release we received last week, the SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry’s (ESF) Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC) and the Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) in Newcomb will feature a presentation on climate change during the Huntington Lecture Series at 7 p.m. this Thursday, July 10th at the Newcomb VIC.

Colin Beier (that's him at left) is a research associate at the AEC. He will present a program titled “Changing Climate, Changing Forests: from Alaska to the Adirondacks.”

Beier will demonstrate that the impacts of climate change in the far north are much more than disappearing sea ice; the boreal forests are changing dramatically, due to increased fire, insect outbreaks and tree diebacks. These are all are linked to climatic changes in the last century.

“As the magnitude and rate of change increases, we can expect that future forests, especially in unique places like the Adirondacks, may be quite different,” Beier said. “But in what ways? What will these changes mean for the Adirondack wilderness and the people who live and visit here?”

Beier is a forest ecologist who studies the connections between economies, cultures and the natural landscapes upon which society depends. He completed his master’s research at Virginia Tech in forest ecology, and his doctoral research at the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. He has recently published several articles from his Alaska studies, including one of the first studies of the impacts of climate change in the coastal temperate rainforests of southeastern Alaska. Beier’s research interests in his new home – the Adirondack Park – follow along many of these themes: climate change, conservation, forest management, community resilience, and sustainability.

The Huntington Lecture Series is sponsored by the Adirondack Ecological Center, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, based in Newcomb. The programs are free and open to the public.

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Andy Flynn's New Blog 'Adirondack Writer'

Adirondack Almanack gets a lot of requests to link to new blogs and nearly all of them we turn down because they don't have anything to do with the Adirondacks. By the way, our criteria for inclusion as an Adirondack blog is simple - it should be written in or about the Adirondacks. A new blog from Andy Flynn promises both.

Flynn, from Saranac Lake, reports that he:

Writes the newspaper column, 'Adirondack Attic,' which runs weekly in five northern New York newspapers. It features stories about artifacts from the Adirondack Museum in Blue Mountain Lake, N.Y. Andy is the author of the book series, New York State's Mountain Heritage: Adirondack Attic, with volumes 1-5 in stores now. He owns/operates Hungry Bear Publishing and lives in Saranac Lake, N.Y. During the day, he is the Senior Public Information Specialist at the NYS Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center in Paul Smiths.

A recent post covered his so far unsuccessful attempts to save a historic one-room schoolhouse in Ellenburg Center (Clinton County):

In this case, I contacted the Adirondack Museum to see if they were interested in saving this schoolhouse, No. 11, in Clinton County. Not really. You see, they already have a one-room schoolhouse, the Reising Schoolhouse, built in 1907 in the Herkimer County town of Ohio. The Reising Schoolhouse was located in the extreme southern part of the Adirondack Park. The Ellenburg Center schoolhouse is located in the extreme northern part of the Adirondack Park.

The Adirondack Museum’s chief curator suggested I call Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH) in Keeseville, which I did. The director and I spoke about the situation and agreed it would be a good idea to see the structure first. If anyone can help with saving an historic building in the Adirondack Park, it is AARCH.

So, that’s where we are. If there is any way to help, we’ll try to make it happen. Maybe we’ll get lucky and find someone in the Adirondack region, hopefully in Clinton County, who can help preserve this one-room schoolhouse, an important part of our rich North Country heritage.

Give Andy's new blog a read, and lend a hand in his latest effort if you can.

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Great Camps of the Adirondacks at the Adirondack Museum

From an Adirondack Museum media release:

Adirondack rustic lodges or "great camps" as their wealthy owners called them, were summer vacation homes. Built primarily of wood and stone and set deep in the great forests, the truly fabulous structures are today both relics of a bygone age and prototype for the contemporary architect, amateur builder, and historian.

On Monday, July 7, 2008, Dr. Harvey H. Kaiser will offer a program entitled "Great Camps of the Adirondacks, 25 Years Later" at the Adirondack Museum at Blue Mountain Lake, New York.

The first offering of the season in the museum's Monday Evening Lecture series, the slide-illustrated presentation will be held in the museum's auditorium at 7:30 p.m. There is no charge for museum members. Admission is $4.00 for non-members.

Dr. Kaiser's talk will be based on his book Great Camps of the Adirondacks. This seminal study of rustic architecture is about great camps built from 1870 to 1930, establishing a style of domestic architecture imitated throughout the country in similar terrain of lakes, timber, and native stone.

Kaiser will preface his observations on the architecture with the history of the Adirondacks and the social forces that created structures that retain their charm and utility, in some cases a century and a quarter after construction. There are fascinating accounts of both the personalities who engineered and financed fabulous great camps, and of the buildings themselves.

When he wrote Great Camps, Kaiser made a strong case for preservation. The destruction of these remarkable structures would have been an irreparable loss, not only to our architectural heritage but also to every individual to whom they are a resource and inspiration.

In his presentation, Kaiser will offer observations on the book's concerns, the changes that rescued the camps from demise, and the resurgent interest in rustic architecture.

Dr. Kaiser is president of Harvey H. Kaiser Associates, Inc., a consulting firm providing services domestically and internationally in architecture, urban planning, and facilities management.

In addition to Great Camps of the Adirondacks, Kaiser's current research interest is historic architecture in the national parks. He is the author of Landmarks in the Landscape: Historic Architecture in the Western National Parks, guidebooks on parks in the far and southwest.

The Adirondack Museum tells the story of the Adirondacks through exhibits, special events, classes for schools, and hands-on activities for visitors of all ages. Open for a new season from May 23 to October 19, 2008. Introducing Rustic Tomorrow -- a new exhibit. For information about upcoming exhibits and programs, please call (518) 352-7311, or visit www.adirondackmuseum.org/

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Adirondack Park Invasive Species Awareness Week

Adirondack communities and organizations will celebrate the 3rd annual Adirondack Park Invasive Species Awareness Week July 6- July 12, 2008.

WHY: Invasive plants and animals threaten Adirondack lakes, ponds, rivers, and forests, which are precious resources that underwrite the economy of many communities through recreation, tourism, forestry, and numerous other uses.

WHAT: Learn about the issues surrounding invasive species (both plant and animal, aquatic and terrestrial) and about the importance of native biodiversity in the Adirondacks by attending workshops, field trips, lectures, and control parties.

WHO: Hundreds of citizens of all ages across the Adirondack Park.

WHERE: Nature centers, natural areas, lakes, rivers, agricultural fields, parks, campgrounds, institutions of higher learning, natural history museums…

HOW: Plan an activity for adults or youth. Attend a lecture. Visit a display. Lend a hand during an invasive species control project. Be involved.

Monday, July 7, 2008
8:00am - 5pm (Aquatic Plant ID, Bolton Landing) If you have a plant that you think may be Eurasian watermilfoil but you're not sure - bring it by to have it ID'd by an expert for free! To have a plant identified, bring at least three intact plants to DFWI in a plastic bag or container with a small amount of water and the following information: name of collector, lake name, site of collection, depth at which the plant was growing, date of collection, the name and phone number of a person to contact with the results. Plants for identification should be directed to Lawrence Eichler. For more information or directions, contact DFWI at (518) 644-3541.

11:00am - 3pm (Display and Information Specialists, Lake George) Stop by the Lake George visitor center to talk to members of various local organizations about invasive species in the Lake George watershed. Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species in your own yard or community.

7:30pm (Presentation, Bolton Landing) "White Nose Syndrome: A New Threat to Bats in the Northeast." Hosted by the Darrin Fresh Water Institute (DFWI) and presented by Carl Herzog from NYS Department of Environmental Conservationt. Call DFWI at 518-644-3541 for more info.

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
8:00am - 5pm (Aquatic Plant ID, Bolton Landing) If you have a plant that you think may be Eurasian watermilfoil but you're not sure - bring it by to have it ID'd by an expert for free! To have a plant identified, bring at least three intact plants to DFWI in a plastic bag or container with a small amount of water and the following information: name of collector, lake name, site of collection, depth at which the plant was growing, date of collection, the name and phone number of a person to contact with the results. Plants for identification should be directed to Lawrence Eichler. For more information or directions, contact DFWI at (518) 644-3541.

9:00am - noon (Paddle, Queensbury) Canoe/Kayak Paddle, Dunham's Bay Marsh. Learn about aquatic invasives such as Eurasian watermilfoil, zebra mussels, and purple loosestrife as you paddle about the bay. Staff from the Lake Goerge Land Conservancy (LGLC) and the Lake George Association (LGA) will supply the narration; you must provide your method of staying afloat. Call the LGA at 518-668-3558 or the LGLC at 518-644-9673 to register or for more info. Advance registration is required for this event. Meet at Dunham's Bay Marina parking lot ($5 parking fee).

11:00am - 3pm (Display and Information Specialists, Lake George) Stop by the Lake George visitor center to talk to members of various local organizations about invasive species in the Lake George watershed. Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species in your own yard or community.

Wednesday, July 9, 2008
8:00am - 5pm (Aquatic Plant ID, Bolton Landing) If you have a plant that you think may be Eurasian watermilfoil but you're not sure - bring it by to have it ID'd by an expert for free! To have a plant identified, bring at least three intact plants to DFWI in a plastic bag or container with a small amount of water and the following information: name of collector, lake name, site of collection, depth at which the plant was growing, date of collection, the name and phone number of a person to contact with the results. Plants for identification should be directed to Lawrence Eichler. For more information or directions, contact DFWI at (518) 644-3541.

9:00am - 10:30am (Family Program, Lake George) Alien Invaders, Shepard Park. Learn all about invasive species, how they get here, and why they cause a problem. See some samples of local invaders for yourself and make your own zebra mussel paper weight. Advance registration required; Call the LGA at 518-668-3558 to register.

11:00am - 3pm (Display and Information Specialists, Lake George) Stop by the Lake George visitor center to talk to members of various local organizations about invasive species in the Lake George watershed. Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species in your own yard or community.

Thursday, July 10, 2008
8:00am - 5pm (Aquatic Plant ID, Bolton Landing) If you have a plant that you think may be Eurasian watermilfoil but you're not sure - bring it by to have it ID'd by an expert for free! To have a plant identified, bring at least three intact plants to DFWI in a plastic bag or container with a small amount of water and the following information: name of collector, lake name, site of collection, depth at which the plant was growing, date of collection, the name and phone number of a person to contact with the results. Plants for identification should be directed to Lawrence Eichler. For more information or directions, contact DFWI at (518) 644-3541.

10:00am - 11:00am (Interpretive Walk, Lake George) Forest Invaders, Lake George Rec Center. Led by Laurel Gailor, Cornell Cooperative Extension.

11:00am - 3pm (Display and Information Specialists, Lake George) Stop by the Lake George visitor center to talk to members of various local organizations about invasive species in the Lake George watershed. Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species in your own yard or community.

2:00pm - 3:00pm (Interpretive Walk, Lake George) Roadside Invaders, West Brook. Led by Laurel Gailor, Cornell Cooperative Extension.

Friday, July 11, 2008
8:00am - 5pm (Aquatic Plant ID, Bolton Landing) If you have a plant that you think may be Eurasian watermilfoil but you're not sure - bring it by to have it ID'd by an expert for free! To have a plant identified, bring at least three intact plants to DFWI in a plastic bag or container with a small amount of water and the following information: name of collector, lake name, site of collection, depth at which the plant was growing, date of collection, the name and phone number of a person to contact with the results. Plants for identification should be directed to Lawrence Eichler. For more information or directions, contact DFWI at (518) 644-3541.

9:00am - noon (Paddle, Bolton) Canoe/Kayak Paddle, Northwest Bay. Learn about aquatic invasive plants such as Eurasian watermilfoil and purple loosestrife as you paddle about the bay. Staff from the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) and the Lake George Association (LGA) will supply the narration; you must provide your method of staying afloat. Call the LGA at 518-668-3558 or the LGLC at 518-644-9673 to register or for more info. Advance registration is required for this event; space is limited. Meet at Northwest Bay parking lot.

11:00am - 3pm (Display and Information Specialists, Lake George) Stop by the Lake George visitor center to talk to members of various local organizations about invasive species in the Lake George watershed. Learn how you can help stop the spread of invasive species in your own yard or community.

Saturday, July 12, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm (Celebration, Ticonderoga) "Waterfest," at Bicentennial Park. Join in the fun at this day long event about everything water related. Help Ticonderoga celebrate their water resources through water related educational games, activities, interactive exhibits, demonstrations and much more!

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