May 21, 2021 Birding, a hike in the woods and river paddles are all part of another summer of free tours of the Ausable and Boquet watersheds. The popular tours, sponsored by the Ausable River Association, begin this weekend and will continue through mid-September.
Tyler Merriam, with the Ausable River Association, says all the water tours and hikes emphasize the flora and fauna of the region, and the threats facing the watersheds. He says this year they ve added an art and ecology tour, waterfall hike and a women s fly-fishing clinic.
Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club is a Adirondack Foundation grant recipient.
(Provided photo â Lisa Godfrey) Generous Acts grants are helping to improve educational pathways through literacy programs for adults and families, summer enrichment programs for teens, community college recruitment efforts for non-traditional students, improving resources for preschoolers and more. Grant recipients: Adirondack Sky Center, Akwesasne Boy & Girls Club, AuSable Valley Central School District, Bing Bang Boom (Saranac Lake Rotary Foundation), Bluseed Studios, CFES Brilliant Pathways, Champlain Children’s Learning Center, Cornell Cooperative Extension for Franklin County, Crown Point Central School, CVES/Clinton-Essex-Warren-Washington BOCES, Depot Theatre, Franklin-Essex-Hamilton BOCES, Lake Placid Central School District, Literacy Volunteers of Clinton, Essex and Franklin Counties, Mountain Lake PBS, North Country Community College Foundation, Northwood School, Plattsburgh Family YMCA, Pl
Why Stacking Rocks is Horrible for Hudson Valley Trails and Parks
Think those stacks of rocks are unique and fun? Think again.
You ve probably seen more stacks of rocks than you can count. You know, those short and narrow stacks of river stones. Sometimes they re by the water, in water, or in a random spot in the woods. It appears there s no rhyme or reason to these stacks of rocks. Honestly, they look kind of cool! But what if I told you stacking rocks is horrible for the environment?
Stacks of rocks are different than rock cairns
Don t believe me? Well, I ll break it down for you. But trust me, a simple Google search can show you multiple reports of why rock stacking is bad. The Ausable River Association says rock stacking is bad for two reasons: disrupting the ecosystem and potentially putting hikers off the trail. They note that rock cairns are often used to guide hikers and people using trails and are different than those stacks of rocks that you see on Instagram. Rock cairn
Why Stacking Rocks is Horrible for Hudson Valley Trails and Parks
Think those stacks of rocks are unique and fun? Think again.
You ve probably seen more stacks of rocks than you can count. You know, those short and narrow stacks of river stones. Sometimes they re by the water, in water, or in a random spot in the woods. It appears there s no rhyme or reason to these stacks of rocks. Honestly, they look kind of cool! But what if I told you stacking rocks is horrible for the environment?
Stacks of rocks are different than rock cairns
Don t believe me? Well, I ll break it down for you. But trust me, a simple Google search can show you multiple reports of why rock stacking is bad. The Ausable River Association says rock stacking is bad for two reasons: disrupting the ecosystem and potentially putting hikers off the trail. They note that rock cairns are often used to guide hikers and people using trails and are different than those stacks of rocks that you see on Instagram. Rock cairn
The Ausable River Association moved its annual AuSable River cleanup from September to Saturday, April 24 this year, shifting the effort from Carpenter’s F