The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that an ongoing fish kill of smallmouth bass and rock bass in Skaneateles Lake has been linked to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS).

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GREETINGS TO OUR CANADIAN FRIENDS
If you are planning to recreate in the Adirondacks this Victoria Day weekend (Canada) May 18-21, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation asks you to please remember the following:
HIGH USAGE LEVELS: Visitors to the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness this weekend should be aware that trailhead parking lots and interior [...]

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Emergency regulations adopted by New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation need the cooperation of all fishermen in the state to help prevent the spread of a deadly fish disease, Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS).
VHS, although fatal to fish, does not pose a threat to human health, according to DEC.
On waters where bait fish are allowed, those [...]

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One of America’s leading ornithologists, Dr. Frank Gill, will be the keynote speaker for the 5th Annual Great Adirondack Birding Celebration, to be held June 1-3, 2007 at the Adirondack Park Agency Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) in Paul Smiths. Dr. Frank Gill will give his address to birders at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 2 [...]

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I know it’s holiday season and everything, but my recent fascination with unique Adirondack hazards forces me to mention another tragic story. Trapping animals has been a traditional activity here for hundreds of years, and was one of the primary reasons White Man even became interested in what was otherwise a “useless” wilderness. [...]

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