Advising on Invasive Species in New York State
Invasive plants and animals pose a risk to ecosystem and human health, and often cause economic harm as well. Adirondack Research has conducted assessments of non-native plants for the...
05Apr
10Jan
Aiding reforestation in Lebanon
Article published in Adirondack Daily Enterprise on January 10th, 2017.Chris Knight, Senior Staff Writer Aiding reforestation in Lebanon Adirondack researcher helps environmental campaign SARANAC LAKE — The owner of a local environmental consulting...
05Nov
10 Tips on Managing Agricultural Land to Protect Ground-Nesting Birds
The Adirondacks is filled with different types of ground-nesting birds: nightjars, loons, bobolinks, robins, Wilson’s warblers, meadowlarks, harriers, and killdeer, to name a few. Why do these species lay their...
03Nov
Boreas Ponds Roads: How soil properties affect maintenance costs.
Boreas Ponds Roads: How soil properties affect maintenance costs. What do soil properties have to do with road maintenance costs? A lot! The Boreas Ponds Tract is being classified based on...
03Nov
Advising on Invasive Species Regulations in New York State
Invasive plants and animals pose a risk to ecosystem and human health, and often cause economic harm as well. Adirondack Research has conducted assessments of non-native plants for the...
25Oct
Should Land Conservancies use Citizen Science?
What exactly is citizen science? The Eastern-Tailed Blue. One of the many species logged during the ATBI BioBlitz (Photo Credit: John Cramer) In recent years, a new breed of scientist has...
27Sep
The Hidden Costs of Road Salt
The Hidden Costs of Road Salt What you don’t know can hurt you. Everyone wants to be as safe as possible when they drive – that is why we use de-icing...
15Jul
Community Conservation Program
We are working with the Lake Placid Land Conservancy to implement their new strategic plan and expand their conservation efforts in the region. This includes engaging landowners within the Ausable...
15May
Dr. Jacob Wickham
Jacob obtained his PhD in chemical ecology and entomology in 2009 from SUNY-ESF, exploring the chemical communication and olfactory system of invasive woodboring beetles, including the Asian longhorned beetle...
30Mar
Our recent paper: Super cool research – literally
Our recent paper is titled "Supercooling points of diapausing forest tent caterpillar (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) eggs" New research paper published in the Canadian Entomologist. What did we find? An insect's ability to...