The Importance of Accessible Design Standards for Interpretation and Cartography
By: Olivia Otsuka Approximately 36 million Americans have at least one disability—over 19 million have a mobility impairment, over 10 million have a hearing impairment, and about 7 million have...
Four Native Wetland Species Negatively Impacted by Purple Loosestrife
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive species that originated in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa but has been present in the Eastern United States since 1830. Currently, it...
Field Report: Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Spring Season
In March, Adirondack Research started six weeks of surveys in the Lake George area searching for hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA). Our goal was to complete early detection surveys, to...
5 Questions with Patrick Bly
We sat down with Patrick Bly of Patrick Bly Photography to learn more about his upcoming photo project in partnership with Adirondack Research. Pat is a professional landscape photographer,...
5 Questions with Thomas Firkins
At Adirondack Research we have an outstanding field crew that completes our on-the-ground research, collecting the data that allow us to “use science to inform decisions.” Read on to...
What do we do with Data?
At Adirondack Research, we have a tagline that explains almost all of the work we do. That tagline is “We use science to inform decisions”. What’s interesting is that...
The Makings of a Mountain Biking Map
By Maja Cannavo We have a new project in the works: a mountain bike map design! Here at Green Goat Maps, we’re creating a new map design dedicated specifically to mountain biking! We...
The invaders of New York State
The invaders of New York State Christopher Hart Did you know New York has one of the highest densities of invasive species of any state in the United States? And, did...
What makes a good map
What makes a good map? We make maps at Adirondack Research – and we research the best ways to make them. So how do we determine what makes a map...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
New ADK Research Paper: Climate Change, winter and spring temperatures
Our latest paper: "Effects of winter temperatures, spring degree-day accumulation, and insect population source on phenological synchrony between forest tent caterpillar and host trees" is now published. Great work Johnny...
DEC to Recognize Adirondack Research for Innovations in Citizen Science
Adirondack Research and Larry Master recognized for Intervale Lowlands Preserve Saranac Lake, N.Y. (November 17, 2015) - Adirondack Research, a Saranac Lake-based ecological research firm, has been awarded one of...
New climate change paper by Schwartzberg and colleagues
"Experimental climate warming alters aspen and birch phytochemistry and performance traits for an outbreak insect herbivore" Just published in the top tier peer reviewed journal Global Change Biology (Impact Factor,...
Phenology Trail Talk at ARC Conference
Here is a link to Ezra Schwartzberg's talk on the new Peacock Park Phenology Trail in Lake Placid that was presented at the 2015 Adirondack Research Consortium Annual Conference. Presentation...
Citizen Science: Good for the People, Good for the Earth
A great article on how important Citizen Science is. Written by Erinn Pollock, a student of Paul Smith's College. http://www.paulsmiths.edu/apollos/featurestory/citscience
Experimental climate warming alters Chemistry
Our most recent paper is now published in Global Change Biology. Click here to read more: Jaimison et al 2015
Ezra Schwartzberg’s talk on Citizen Science covered in the Lake Placid News.
http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/522846/A-home-for-budding-naturalists.html?nav=5059
Public Talk: Citizen science and collaborative approaches to climate change research in the Adirondacks
Friday January 30, 10:10 PM in Freer Auditorium at Paul Smith's College. All welcome. Title: Citizen science and collaborative approaches to climate change research in the Adirondacks Synopsis: In recent years colleges,...
Happy New Year – 2015
Happy New Year and thank you for your support in 2014! This past year was a big year for Adirondack Research. Thank you to our friends and colleagues for...
Our latest paper – Asian longhorned beetle pheromone ratios
Our latest paper is now out in the Journal of Chemical Ecology from our collaboration with the Hoover Lab at Penn State. Congratulations Peter! Click here to access the PDF ABSTRACT Native...
Bee Research in the News – Adirondack Research mentioned
Click below for information on this year's Bioblitz and the bee research that is a part of it. Bees are the buzz at this year’s BioBlitz - AdirondackDailyEnterprise
Phenology trail highlighted in Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Science trail proposed at National Sports Academy - AdirondackDailyEnterprise
Adirondack Research gets a new name
In May, 2014, Adirondack Research and Consulting changed its name to "Adirondack Research". This was in a move to simplify for marketing and branding purposes. Our focus is the...
How smartphones are contributing to regional research in the Adirondack Park
Adirondack Research's presentation on the use of smartphone apps for climate change and biodiversity research in the Adirondacks for the Adirondack Research Consortium Annual Conference in Lake Placid. If...
New Adirondack Research paper to be published in Oecologia
Our most recent paper: "SIMULATED CLIMATE WARMING ALTERS PHENOLOGICAL SYNCHRONY BETWEEN AN OUTBREAK INSECT HERBIVORE AND HOST TREES" tests the effects of climate warming on insect plant interactions. This work...
Smartphone Apps – 2014 Northeast Natural History Conference
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Adirondack Research mentioned in Poughkeepsie Journal
Adirondack Research's Ezra Schwartzberg was interviewed by the Poughkeepsie Journal about the new invasive species regulations in New York. Species regulations are now under review during the current public...
Adirondack Research Publishes New Paper: “Aphid honeydew alters plant defense responses”
Read the newest peer-reviewed journal article by Ezra Schwartzberg published in Functional Ecology. The title is "Aphid honeydew alters plant defense responses". This article describes how aphids deposit their...
Adirondack Research-informed DEC invasive species draft regulations open for public comment
Please check out the species regulations Adirondack Research helped to inform. We are responsible for the assessments on all of the non-plant species. Follow the link to information and...
Adirondack Research Wins State Bid for Invasive Species Research
Saranac Lake, N.Y. - Adirondack Research, LLC, a Saranac Lake-based ecological research firm, has been awarded a contract with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to assist...
Asian longhorned beetle eradicated from Manhattan/Staten Island
The tree-devouring Asian longhorned beetle has not yet been driven from the gates of the city, but, by Jove, pest-control authorities have it on the run. The state announced on Tuesday...