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Acid Rain Conference Speakers
Posted on February 23rd, 2010 20 comments Add a comment >>CENTRAL ADIRONDACKS ARTS AND SCIENCES ADVOCACY (CAASA)
Presents a Lecture Series
ACID RAIN AND CLIMATE CHANGE:
EFFECTS ON ADIRONDACK ECOSYSTEMS
The burning of fossil fuels affects the global climate by its contribution of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere and the deposition of pollutants on the earth and water of the planet. The waterways of the Adirondack Mountains are, in many ways, especially fragile and prone to disruption by this climate change and these pollutants. Come spend an afternoon with a panel of experts and learn of these effects on our waterways and what needs to be done to mediate or reverse them.
Threats to Adirondack Ecosystems: Acid Rain, Mercury, and Climate Change
Dr. Jerry Jenkins, Wildlife Conservation Society and free lance writer
Long Term Trends in Acid Rain Emissions and Water Chemistry in Adirondack Lakes and Streams
Ms. Karen Roy, New York State DEC and Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation
Effects of Acid Rain on Fishes in Adirondack Lakes and Streams
Mr. Howard Siminon, New York State DEC (retired)
Effects of Acid Rain on Streams, Soils, and Forests of the Adirondack Region
Dr. Greg Lawrence, United States Geological Survey
Recent Climatic Trends and Ecological Responses in the Adirondacks
Dr. Curt Stager, Paul Smiths College
The Arts Center, NYS Rt. 28, Old Forge, NY
Wednesday 3 March 2010
12:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Free of Charge and Open to the Public
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Bird notes
Posted on December 22nd, 2009 4 comments Add a comment >>The snowstorm that hit on Friday, December 11, brought to the feeders a lot of birds that had been living off the natural food in the woods.
I got all kinds of calls about the geese, both Canada and Snows, that were flying all day and night to escape the instant winter. While it was snowing the hardest, flock after flock of Snows were going over at tree-top level, barking to each other and to flocks that were following right behind. At times I could see some wing movement through the falling snow.
The smaller birds mostly went early this year because there was little wild food in the woods. The late frost this spring hit many of the flowering bushes and trees, preventing them from producing berries or seeds. Most of the ones that I saw with fruit were on lakeshores and river edges where the temperature from the water kept the flowers from freezing.
This winter is going be quiet in the woods. You may come on some scattered flocks of Black-Capped Chickadees with a Nuthatch or two tagging along. A lone Hairy or Downy Woodpecker tapping here and there, but no big flocks of Crossbills or Siskins working the evergreen cones as there are none.
I did see a lone Cedar Waxwing eating some fruit from a tree at the Old Forge Bank the other day.
Hope you all have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Profile
Name: Gary
Bio: Gary Lee is a passionate birder and naturalist who worked as a New York State forest ranger for thirty-five years, mostly in the Moose River Plains and West Canada Lakes Wilderness. With John M.C. Peterson, he coauthored Adirondack Birding: 60 Great Places to Find Birds, distributed by the Adirondack Mountain Club. He has written a weekly newspaper column, often focusing on birds and other wildlife, since 1986, first for the Adirondack Express, later for Adirondack Weekly. His photographs of birds have appeared in the Adirondack Explorer and other publications. Gary is a graduate of the New York State Ranger School in Wanakena. He lives in Inlet with his wife, Karen. They have three children and four grandchildren.
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