New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week! Love Your Lakes and Lands

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Gather at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center to celebrate the start of summer with local organizations, just in time for New York’s Invasive Species Awareness Week! Love Your Lakes and Lands is a free, family friendly event taking place at Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. There will be fun, educational opportunities for attendees of all ages to learn about how they can do their part to protect the lakes and lands that they love.

Event Schedule:

4:00-8:00pm

Workshops

Boater safety with Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Boat wash demonstration with Adirondack Watershed Institute

Tackle box inventories with Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation

Mobile boot brush clinic with Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program

Interactive tabling with:

Wool & Water

The Wild Center

Lake Champlain Basin Program

Adirondack Lakes Alliance

Adirondack Council

Adirondack Rail Trail Association

and more!

5:00pm-6:00pm

Presentations:

5 – 5:15 pm: Native Seed Harvesting with Kiana French from Ausable Freshwater Center

5:20 – 5:35 pm: Aquatic Invasive Species in the Adirondack Park with Brett Wimsatt from Adirondack Watershed Institute

5:40 – 5:55 pm: Aquatic Invasive Species Management with Guy Middleton from Upper Saranac Foundation

6:00 – 7:00 pm

Guided Bird Walk by Northern New York Audubon

Food & Drink

Two Jerks BBQ & ADK Mobile Bar will be serving food and drinks for purchase the whole night!

This event is brought to you by Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute, the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation, and Adirondack Park Invasive Plants Program.

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Venue

Dewey Mountain Recreation Center
State Route 3
Saranac Lake

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Dates

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