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Knocking out knotweed
Groups mount eradication efforts parkwide
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Groups mount eradication efforts parkwide
The Adirondack Park Agency on Thursday approved 6-4 a controversial plan to apply an herbicide to two infestations of invasive Eurasian milfoil.
Park commissioners believe ProcellaCOR is the solution they’ve been looking for. Other environmental organizations are not so sure.
Champlain canal system locks to remain open for now
Nature Conservancy calls on governor to keep Champlain Canal lock closed to keep fish from spreading
Invasive species known for killing ash and hemlock trees have spread beyond where they were originally discovered in the southern Adirondack Park.
The endless fight against invasive species continued apace in 2021
AWI stewards inspected over 84,000 boats in the Adirondacks this past summer, looking for invasive plants such as hydrilla
DEC finds Eastern larch beetles are now attacking healthy trees
This year’s report finds a lake that routinely produces safe drinking water, swimming and fishing, but that also has problems that are likely to worsen as the world continues warming.