Watershed Stewardship Program: Program Summary, Research Findings and Recommendations 2001

Adirondack Watershed Institute

Eric Holmlund, Jason Bried, Laura Salmonsen, Jeremy Riedl, & Cherise Bailey

The summer of 2001 brought with it a remarkable expansion of service to the Paul Smith’s College region for the Watershed Stewardship Program. The Upper Saranac Lake Association decided to sponsor the Upper Saranac Lake Stewardship Program, based on the successes of the St. Regis Lakes Stewardship Program. Meanwhile, the St. Regis Lakes Stewardship Program enjoyed its second summer of exemplary service on Upper St. Regis, Spitfire and Lower St. Regis Lakes. The two programs are managed together under the umbrella of the newly-named Watershed Stewardship Program of Paul Smith’s College, sharing staff and resources. Both programs enjoyed excellent press coverage from the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, including a full-page color photo spread chronicling the Educational Programs effort of the Watershed Stewardship Program, which offered fun and educational experiences to area children. At this point I have received serious inquiries from two other area lake associations interested in hosting Stewards, which attests to the quality of our program. I am once again very proud of the diligent work of our Stewards.