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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.

I have been blessed to have wonderful opportunities at such places as; Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Wildlife Conservation Society and much more. Yet, my love of the outdoors goes beyond literature, research and endless days spent on top of a mountain; it's a sense of place. I am not here to stand on top of my soapbox and sway you on your own personal opinions and views in topics that I post. I am here merely to open some topics up that will get a conversation going about the on-goings happening in the Adirondacks. So kindly pull up a chair, get your coffee ready and join me in a lively conversation.

March 2012 Archives

Weather Whiplash

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By on March 25, 2012 1:00 AM
This past week the temperature soared into the seventies and I was initially torn by the temperature change. At first, I welcomed the warm sunshine and dusted off my shorts and began piddling around the yard. I began to see budding on the trees, birds singing for a mate and greening of the grass within the yard. I also began hearing warnings of wildfire prevention from the parched soil and often wondered how the local water table has fared.
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Food for thought: Maple Syrup

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By on March 18, 2012 1:00 AM
The earthy, sweet taste and viscous amber color greets my pancakes every Saturday morning and is a welcomed friend to our kitchen table.
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A visit from a distant traveler

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By on March 11, 2012 1:00 AM
There are roughly 800 known bird species from Canada and the United States. Out of those species, a special feathery friend migrated to our next of the woods and made history. The Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis) has been sighted here in the Adirondacks within the past couple of weeks. This will be its second sighting in the State of New York.
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Aquatic Nuisance Species

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By on March 4, 2012 1:00 AM

Preventing new aquatic nuisance species requires harsher ballast standards from open-ocean ballast exchange in the Great Lakes Basin. New York State requires ballast water to be 100 times cleaner than the current international standards. While these standards may not aid us in friendly exchanges to Canada and other Great Lakes States, many Great Lakes area conservation groups have been disappointed at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for their lack in upholding the Clean Water Act to protect and conserve the waterways of the Great Lakes and other U.S. states.

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