Glens Falls Saratoga ADK Mtn Club

Club Announces Two Backcountry Citizen Science Projects (Posted: 2015-04-20)

Adirondack Mountain Club is pleased to announce that it will be initiating two Backcountry Citizen Science projects, thanks to the Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP).

Two citizen science projects entitled, the "Backcountry Water Monitors" project, and the "Backcountry Forest Monitors" have been funded through LCBP's Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention, and Education and Outreach Program respectively. These projects involve recruiting volunteers to survey their favorite trails, lakes, and ponds for aquatic invasive species and forest pests.

The two projects focus on the backcountry areas of the Lake Champlain Watershed and the Adirondack Park. For this reason, ADK Lean-To Adopters whose lean-tos are on or near a water body within the Basin are strongly encouraged to participate!

If you would like to become a Backcountry Water Monitor or Backcountry Forest Monitor, to learn more, or to sign-up to adopt your favorite area ( trail, pond, lake shore, stream or river bank), or to participate in citizen science training for invasive species identification, and monitoring protocol, please contact Cathy Pedler at 518-449-3870 or cathy@adk.org

ADK partners in these projects include Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP), the Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) of Paul Smith's College, Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP), the NY Natural Heritage Program, and Cornell University.

The ADK Mtn Club Sign-up Page is found at: Sign Up

Together, we can keep our waters clean and our forests protected! (originally posted in Today@ADK)

Chapter Links