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03/26/2013 - AdkAction.org and The Wild Center announced that AdkAction.org made a $20,000 donation to the musuem to sponsor locallshowing of a major new documentary about Monarch butterlies. Flight of the Butterflies will open at The Wild Center in July for a one-year run. The movie premiered in large science centers and museums last fall. Watch a trailier for the movie. Read the details in press releases from AdkAction.org and from The Wild Center. [READ MORE]
03/19/2013 - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise carried a commentary by Marsha Stanley, AdkAction.org Monarch project head, in the March 19 edition. The commentary was a followup to a news story in the Enterprise about the decline of Monarch numbers overwintering in Mexico in 2013, the lowest count ever and a continuation of a 20-year decline. [READ MORE]
03/15/2013 - Monarch Watch.org has released its reaction to news of the decline in Monarch numbers to a record low in 2013. They conclude the most important thing we can do to help is plant LOTS of milkweed. Read their statement. [READ MORE]
03/13/2013 - The Associated Press today released a story detailing the findings of scientiests who study Monarch numbers at their overwintering sites in mountains of Central Mexico. The AP story began:Monarch butterflies drop ominously in MexicoBy MARK STEVENSON"MEXICO CITY (AP) - The amount of Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico dropped 59 percent this year, falling to the lowest level since comparable record-keeping began 20 years ago, scientists reported Wednesday.It was the third straight year of... [READ MORE]
03/10/2013 - AdkAction.org's board of directors noted at its March 8 meeting that a recent Adirondack Daily Enterprise article reported that the school boards in Saranac Lake and Lake Placid "agreed to pursue grant funding for a consolidation study of the two school districts." AdkAction.org board members commend the school boards for acting on a idea explored with them during a Nov. 2012 presentation (read the full presentation here) from a consultant from the Center for Governmental... [READ MORE]
01/08/2013 - Plans are progressing well for a forum titled " Empowering Adirondack Schools through Broadband Tech". The forum, organized and sponsored by AdkAction.org, to be held October 25, 2013, will be part of an all day teachers in service training day for schools in the Franklin-Essex-Hamiltion Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) District, with streaming proposed for educators throughout the Adirondacks. A contract has been signed hiring noted educational consultant and... [READ MORE]
01/07/2013 - The AdkAction.org Board of Directors regretfully accepted the resignation of Ross Whaley in December, 2012. Ross was a valuable member of the AdkAction.org Board for more than 2 years. He is a past Chairman of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and has served on many Adirondack organization boards and study groups. Chair Dave Wolff summed up the Board's appreciation when he said that Ross's sound advice and counsel over the years and his reasoned input during Board meetings will be sorely missed... [READ MORE]
07/26/2012 - AdkAction.org hosted an informational reception in Old Forge on July 12, 2012. The Adirondack Express, a weekly newspaper based out of Old Forge, ran an article highlighting the program's success on July 17th.Read all about it here. [READ MORE]
06/25/2012 - AdkAction.org purchased three sets of stream monitors to track NY State's attempts to reduce salt use along Route 3 between Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, one of four roads the State is using as test areas for new approaches to winter road maintenance. Paul Smith's Adirondack Watershed Institute (PSAWI) installed the monitors in three streams, one each on the upstream and downstream sides of the highway. PSAWI will compile the results of these flows on a continuous basis.... [READ MORE]
06/25/2012 - AdkAction.org is working with various Adirondack lake associations to stop the spread of invasive water milfoil. Currently, both Eurasian and Variable-Leaf water milfoil are present in many Adirondack waters. These non-native plants have the ability to take over entire ecosystems, harming both aquatic life as well as recreational activities such as boating and fishing. Although it is difficult to eradicate milfoil once it has already taken hold in a body of water, it is... [READ MORE]
01/06/2012 - Our efforts over the past three years to convince the state to reduce winter road salt applications are paying off. This winter the State Department of Transportation (DOT) agreed to reduce road salt by 10% across the board in the Park and to experiment with four trial routes where new techniques and chemicals will be used to reduce salt even further.AdkAction.org has been working in conjunction with the Adirondack Council and Paul Smith's Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) for several years... [READ MORE]
12/14/2011 - AdkAction.org Chair Dave Wolff was a key participant behind a successful application for a state grant of almost $600,000 announced in December, 2011, that will bring the first-ever broadband service to Hamilton County, starting with Long Lake. Dave first outlined the idea in a presentation in September, 2011, at an Adirondack Park Broadband Symposium hosted by Congressman Chris Gibson. Dave then worked with the following people on development of the grant proposal:Members of... [READ MORE]
09/29/2011 - Dave Wolff, AdkAction.org chair, spoke in September at an Adirondack Park Broadband Symposium hosted by Congressman Chris Gibson. Dave's presentation is a short and interesting read with many important facts. For instance, he presented figures showing that extending the average stay of seasonal residents could add 10% to the summer economy. One important way to enable more people to work from their seasonal homes -- and even move their businesses to the Adirondacks -- is to... [READ MORE]
06/23/2011 - AdkAction.org sponsored a second meeting of the Adirondack Association of Assessors June 23 at the Wild Center. More than 50 assessors from across the North Country attended to discuss best practices for collecting assessment data. Click here for more information regarding the conference and our efforts at establishing fair assessment procedures. [READ MORE]
06/13/2011 - At the recent conference sponsored by AdkAction.org and the Adirondack Council, Dr. Dan Kelting of Paul Smiths College presented findings of his latest research linking 85% of rising sodium chloride levels in Adirondack lakes to state application of road . The goal now is to advance changes in public policy to reduce the environmental damage caused by our current winter snow-clearing practices. Click here for more information regarding the conference and our efforts at reducing salt... [READ MORE]
