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Posted The Art of Storytelling to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
This time of the year, the Saranac Lake Carnival once again celebrated its 116th annual tradition. The 10 day festival was jam packed with performances, parades, live bands and historical traditions. The celebration noted an ice castle built by local...
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Posted North Country Sustainability Plan to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The term sustainability encompasses and maintains the existence of humans to co-exist with nature, which permits the fulfillment of social and economical factors for current and future generations. Yet, understanding all the facets of how an individual, community or state...
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Posted Molasses-On-Snow Candy to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
Sparkly, glittery snow has deposited on our landscape. Its beauty is never fully known until the precise moment the sun's rays reaches the snow crystals and a sparkling, twinkle effect radiates off the surface. This precise moment is the moment...
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Posted Merry Christmas to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year....
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Posted Christmas Bird Count to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
As the year begins to wind down, the seasonal tidings bring family and friends from far and wide. As I stroll down tinytown, windows are decorated with Christmas bulbs and painted words are etched in the windows. Santa's sleigh and...
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Posted The sweet smell of hemlock needles to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
This time of the year I enjoy venturing into the woods, just as the sun enters into the horizon. I have been out on the trail for a mere half hour when I turn and look to the horizon. Colors of...
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Posted Adirondack Youth Climate Summit to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
This week marked the annual Adirondack Youth Climate Summit, at The Wild Center, located in Tupper Lake New York.This is the first year I was able to attend and I came away with not only many things to ponder about...
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Posted Winter Survival to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The erratic Autumn weather teases all who live in the Adirondacks with dips of cold and warm spells. It is as if it is trying to prepare us, gradually, for the upcoming winter season. Warm weather has graced the landscape...
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Posted Bruce the Moose to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
Hello everyone, First and foremost let me begin by apologizing for my delayed blog entries. I have recently begun teaching a college course and time allowance has ceased to exist....
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Posted White Pine Tea to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The arrival of the autumn season has brought with it cool nights and warm days. This is the perfect temperature to get outside and watch as the trees change to hues of red. The temperatures have begun to dip each...
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Posted Autumn Season to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
Beautiful hues of red have coated the tips of deciduous trees and this make the season of Autumn my favorite time of the year....
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Posted Species of Concern: The Bicknell's Thrush to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The Bicknell's Thrush (Catharus bicknelli) is a rare, medium sized thrush weighing roughly 28 grams. The adults have olive-brown underparts, a reddish tail, grayish brown spotted breast, a faint grey eye-ring and gray cheeks....
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Posted American Dagger Moth (Acronicta Americana) to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The American Dagger Moth is the largest dagger moth found in the Eastern United States and is easily recognizable by its large size with a wingspan between 2 to 2.5 inches. It is gray to gray-brown with darker markings and...
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Posted Summer Sunshine Blues to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The summer sunshine and lack of rainfall has resulted in unusual high temperatures and wildfire warnings; in the Adirondacks and across much of the Country. Many towns in the Adirondacks have experienced temperature well into the 90's with little rainfall and...
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Posted Wild about Loons to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The sound of the distinct tremolo call and wailing hooo-lii of the Common Loon (Gavia immer) rewards the early Adirondack riser. This large bird weighing an average of 8 to 9 pounds with a black head, thick black bill, white...
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Posted Falco peregrinus: The fastest animal on Earth to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
If I were to ask you what species is the fastest on Earth, what would you say?If you said the Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) than you are quite correct. This species can reach speeds of up to 185 mph when...
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Posted Ruby-Throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The Ruby-Throated Hummingbird is the smallest bird in the Adirondacks and has a distinguishable long, thin beak, bright green to golden green crown, green back and white on the belly and throat. Males have an amazing iridescent red throat and...
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Posted Fireworks: A chemical explosion in the night sky to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
July 4th is a date that I mark in my calendar with great anticipation. Each town in the Adirondacks comes to life with family activities, fireworks displays, town parades and live music. Sometimes the celebrations are only for a day...
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Posted To frack or not to frack...that is the question? to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
I recently attended a presentation on "Fracking in NY" held at my local library. I attended the presentation to increase my knowledge on this subject and to interact with others, within my local area, regarding their views and opinions on...
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Posted Actias Luna: Better known as Luna Moth to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
One of the most spectacular species in the Adirondacks is the lime-green winged moth called, Luna Moth (Actias luna). Luna Moths are members of the Saturniidae family, also known as the Giant Silkworm Moths. The family name is based on...
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Posted A sustainable investment in New York State to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
Last week, a $4.4 million investment was announced by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to deploy 325 electric vehicle charging stations across New York State. The funds will be awarded to ten companies, municipalities and other entities to create jobs, lower...
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Posted Firelies: The nocturnal bioluminescence species to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
I love to sit in my yard during the summer nights and watch for the signature glow emitted by fireflies, which belong in the family Lampyridae. This glow is produced by a light via a chemical reaction consisting of Luciferin...
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Posted The beautiful, reedy tremolo of a Hermit Thrush to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
I take a seat outside with a glass of freshly squeezed lemonade to enjoy this wonderful weather we are having here in the Adirondacks. The robin-egg sky is no match for the numerous birds singing in the forest. Early this...
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Posted Watch and Record Nature: The need for Phenology to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
I recently attended the "19th annual conference on the Adirondacks," presented by the Adirondack Research Consortium, held in the beautiful town of Lake Placid New York. The Conference was a place to discuss, talk and present in the fields of...
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Posted Mad About Bluets to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
I hope all of you are enjoying this beautiful weekend. The combination of blue skies and warm weather entices all to play outside and ignore the 101 other things that may be beckoning us inside. Unlike many who were biking, hiking...
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Posted The cosmopolitan butterfly: Vanessa cardui to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The arrival of sunshine and warmth in the Adirondacks makes for a perfect time for a nice long walk. I decided to enjoy this superb weather at the John Brown Farm located in Lake Placid New York accompanied by Luna; my big...
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Posted Palm Warbler: A furry flying wonder to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The first rays of light have peeked through the early morning sky and I eagerly watch my feeder for furry flying wonders. My cat begins to attack the window in a continuous failed attempt to catch the squirrel that torments...
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Posted Earth Day: An environmental teach-in day to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
Over 40 years has passed since the first Earth Day took place on April 22nd, 1970. Gaylord Nelson, then a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, announced a national teach-in day on the environment to the national media. In 1969, a horrific...
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Posted Dry Forest Floors to Start The Conservation: An Adirondack Environmental Blog
The beautiful weather that has shined upon our landscape has also caused dry conditions across our Nation. Several towns, villages and cities are experiencing low waterways, dry landscapes resulting in burn bans and little precipitation within their forecast....
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Kristel Guimara Hello everyone and welcome! My name is Kristel Guimara and I currently live in the beautiful northern Adirondacks. I have my Bachelor's degree in Biology with a concentration in Environmental Science from Paul Smith's College located in Paul Smith's NY. Currently, I am in my second year of graduate school pursuing my Master's Degree in Conservation Biology from Green Mountain College in Poultney VT. I am currently researching the effects of black carbon concentration in the Adirondack snowpack which will be compared to samples taken in the Arctic Regions. This I hope will continue beyond my thesis requirement.
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