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Archives: In The Spotlight
  • Tom Luciano on the Starbuckville Dam

    Posted by essla on July 20, 2018

    Tom Luciano, Chairman and Commissioner of the Schroon Lake Park District, was the guest speaker at ESSLA’s June member meeting. He gave us a history of the dam, which is owned…


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  • Off the Rails: Railcar Storage Controversy Update

    Posted by essla on May 18, 2018

    The Iowa Pacific Railroad appears to be running off the rails in the Adirondack Park. Iowa Pacific leases tracks between Corinth and North Creek from Warren County to…


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  • 9 Steps to Living Lake Friendly

    Posted by essla on April 21, 2018

    A healthy lake is like mom and homemade apple pie. We all love them. Our lake deserves the love too, and keeping a lake healthy is the responsibility of…


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  • 3 Questions with Jim Lieberum

    Posted by essla on April 21, 2018

    In each issue of The Pearl we pose three questions to an ESSLA partner in protecting the Schroon Lake watershed. This time it’s Jim Lieberum, District Manager for the…


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  • Don’t Move a Mussel: Boat Stewards Save Schroon Lake From Invasive Species

    Posted by essla on April 21, 2018

    By Gary Karl Boat stewards intercepted boats carrying five different aquatic invasive species (AIS) before they entered the Schroon Lake watershed during the 2017 boating season. The Town of Horicon’s stewards…


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  • My Gut Reaction to Roundup

    Posted by essla on March 17, 2018

    By Rich Seegal, Ph.D. My gut level reaction is not solely due to being absolutely ticked off at Monsanto for their decades of Fake News stating that Roundup (RU) is…


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  • Denying the Obvious

    Posted by essla on March 4, 2018

    By Gary L. Karl ESSLA does everything we can to keep invasive species (IS) out of the Schroon Lake watershed. We support boat inspections and washes to keep aquatic IS like…


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  • Wild Protective Services NYS Protects the Boreas Ponds Tract

    Posted by essla on February 27, 2018

    By Gary L. Karl Since 1895, the New York State Constitution has mandated that the State’s forest preserve in the Adirondacks “be forever kept as wild forest lands.” The “forever…


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  • No-Salt Divorce

    Posted by essla on February 23, 2018

    By Gary L. Karl This winter some Adirondack towns and villages are restricting their salt intake for health reasons. Road salt, that is. They find that cutting back on road salt…


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  • Down the Drain

    Posted by essla on January 21, 2018

    The Town of Horicon has shut down the watering tub for good The Watering Tub was a popular source of untreated spring water located near Route 8 in…


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