Zachary Matson

Are you a scientist with an innovative research project to help identify dams not included in the state’s dam inventory — a critical step to improving aquatic connectivity? If so, the Cornell-based New York State Water Resources Institute wants to hear from you. (Someone out there must have an idea for this.) Yes, New York has a statewide dam inventory that lists over 5,000 dams — and it still has important holes. Many structures not included in the dam inventory are still harmful barriers to aquatic organism passage and potentially dangerous disruptions to streamflow. That hyper-specific question is just one of dozens of research topics eligible for funding from the Department of Environmental Conservation and » Continue Reading.

Gary Henry, stream restoration manager of the Ausable Freshwater Center, spends about half his time crunching numbers at a computer and the other half wading through Adirondack rivers

Brian Greene discusses the challenges facing Adirondack Park as it loses its natural defenses against invasive species, emphasizing the role of herbicides in future conservation efforts

The Boquet River Association (BRASS) this month named Colin Powers as its new leader, the watershed group’s first paid staff in a decade.

Region's drainage losing the battle against climate change By Zachary Matson

After more than three years as a specialist focused on aquatic invasive species in the Adirondacks, Brian Greene this fall became the new leader of the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP).

When I went to visit Westport’s highway department a few weeks after July storms wreaked havoc on roads across the lakefront community, the small team of road workers were still devoting most of their time to repairing storm damage.

The Lake George Association named Brendan Wiltse as the group’s new executive director after a year of searching.

NASA scientists can track plankton blooms across the ocean and, thanks to a satellite launched about a year ago, drill down into the specific species dominating a particular bloom.

New York is spending $75 million to bolster its fish hatchery system, which provides millions of freshwater fish to the state's waterways.