
Upcoming Events

ACORN Listening Session at Paul Smith's College
Paul Smith's College, a proud founding collaborator of the ACORN network, will host a community climate resilience listening session. In addition to gathering valuable information about climate-related needs and solutions from community members, there will be a presentation on the latest findings on warming trends and seasonal changes in the North Country.

ACORN at the 2025 Sustainability Day and Green Living Fair
Sunita Halasz will deliver the Keynote at the 2025 Sustainability Day & Green Living Fair at 3:30pm, sharing the results of 2024-25 ACORN listening sessions.

ACORN at ANCA's "Clean Energy + Small Communities. Big Opportunities"
Through a variety of networking and learning opportunities, conference participants will explore ways we can work together to foster strong, resilient and inclusive North Country communities. ACORN will be presenting on May 1.

Great Lakes Action Agenda (GLAA) Sub‐Basin Work Group Meeting
The purpose of this meeting will be to review DEC Great Lakes Program and Work Group member progress updates, present on progress of the Baseline Conditions Characterization and discuss how the information can be used in work planning, and discuss upcoming funding and work group collaboration opportunities. ACORN will co-present with the Tug Hill Commission to discuss our recent Ecosystem System Based management projects.

ACORN at the Adirondack Planning Forum
The Adirondack Planning Forum (formerly known as Local Government Day) is an annual conference hosted by the Adirondack Park Agency that provides training for Planning and Zoning Board members and informational presentations about current Adirondack issues, ideas, and funding opportunities. ACORN will be speaking on a climate resilience panel at 3pm on May 8.

ACORN at Adirondack Research Consortium Annual Conference: "Resilience in Action: Addressing Climate Challenges in the North Country"
ACORN will participate on a Climate Impacts Panel at 11am on May 15, and hold an ACORN community climate networking workshop at 1:30pm on May 16.

Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District Water Quality Coordinating Committee Annual Meeting
ACORN and the Adirondack Watershed Institute will present recent water quality findings related to warming temperatures, and hold an interactive workshop with lake associations and community members to identify shared concerns and partnership possibilities. Contact Hamilton County SWCD for more information and to register: (518) 548-3991

Grassland Bird Research Talk and Discussion at John Brown Farm State Historic Site
John Brown Farm will host a talk and discussion by Senior Research Scientist Michale Glennon, on grassland conservation and bird research at Heaven Hill and Uihlein Farm. These lands border the historic site, and have a shared history. Northern New York Audubon (NNYA) will cosponsor this event. A short reception will follow the discussion. The talk will take place in the visitor center in the barn at the Historic Site, and is free and open to the public.

ACORN at the Adirondack Park Agency Monthly Meeting
Meeting begins at 9:30am with the Executive Director's monthly report, public comment, and other procedural actions. At 10 a.m., the Public Awareness and Communications Committee will hear a presentation from ACORN about the findings of their community listening sessions, online survey, and focus groups.

Adirondack Climate Conference
The Adirondack Climate Conference on March 6, 2025 at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake will bring together residents, government officials, emergency responders, professionals in academia, non-profit organizations, business owners, the media, and other members of the ACORN network.

Wool, Water, and Wellbeing: Stitching the Story of Water with Fiber Art
Join the University of Rochester for a series of conversations with Senior Research Scientist, Michale Glennon, Ph.D. These discussions and workshops will be focused on Wool and Water, a unique project that blends fiber art with scientific data to tell the story of waterways in the Adirondacks and beyond. Her residency in Rochester will explore the connections between water quality and human health through art.

Mohawk Valley Communities ACORN Listening Session, MVCC-Utica
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN)will hold a community listening session at Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica Campus. Participants will engage in a visioning session to identify local needs, partnerships, and solutions for climate resilience.

ACORN at the Food Justice Summit
ACORN will host a listening session at Adirondack Food System Network's 2025 Food Justice Summit on February 27, 2025. This participatory workshop will identify challenges and opportunities in North Country food systems that may be complicated by climate change. Participants will engage in a visioning and solutions implementation exercise. The results of the discussion will be included in the North Country Rural Resilience Roadmap report to ensure that our food systems remain key to supporting the health, ecology, economy, and way of life of our region.

Upper Hudson Communities ACORN Listening Session at Chester Town Hall
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) will hold a listening session at Chester Town Hall to gather information about climate impacts in Upper Hudson communities. Participants will engage in a visioning session to identify solutions and shovel-ready projects with the goal of bringing federal, state, and private funding to the North Country.

Virtual Listening Session on Community Housing Resilience with Northern Forest Center
The Northern Forest Center and ACORN are teaming up to offer a virtual listening session as part of the Northern Forest Center's Housing Affinity Group series. We will brainstorm and identify needs and solutions for building local community resilience related to housing challenges in Northern New York, particularly in response to warmer, wetter, and more severe weather. As with all ACORN listening sessions, the topics that get discussed will be up to the participants, but we may hear about things like upgrades to aging housing stock, storm-proofing, electrical supply and other municipal services, land use (clustered development, known flood zones).

Tug Hill Region Community Climate Resilience Listening Session
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) will hold a community listening session for the Tug Hill region. Participants will engage in a discussion to identify solutions and shovel-ready projects with the goal of bringing federal, state, and private funding to the North Country.

Canton-Potsdam ACORN Listening Session at Cheel Center Barben Rooms, Clarkson University
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) will hold a listening session at the Cheel Center to brainstorm and identify key needs and solutions for stormwater resilience in the Raquette and Grass River Watersheds where they pass through Canton and Potsdam with the goal of bringing federal, state, and private funding to our area.

Champlain Valley Communities ACORN Listening Session at Whallonsburg Grange
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) will hold a listening session at the Whallonsburg Grange to gather information about climate impacts in Lake Champlain communities. Participants will engage in a visioning session to identify solutions and shovel-ready projects with the goal of bringing federal, state, and private funding to the North Country.

Lake Champlain Data Art – Hands-On Workshop
Join Michale Glennon, AWI Senior Research Scientist and organizer of the Wool and Water Project currently on view in the North Branch Nature Center gallery, for a fun, hands-on workshop on translating watershed data into art. Participants will use felt balls to visually represent data from the lake while learning about the Lake Champlain watershed. Participants will work collaboratively on a large project that will be displayed at NBNC for the rest of the Wool and Water show, then create a small individual project to take home.

Data Art for Yarn Lovers
Join Michale Glennon, AWI Senior Research Scientist and organizer of the Wool and Water Project currently on view in the North Branch Nature Center gallery, to learn how to create knitting and crochet projects that represent scientific data in beautiful and approachable ways. Wool and Water blends fiber art with science to visually represent changing water quality conditions in the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain and provide inspiration to protect our waterways.

Art Gallery Reception – Wool and Water
Please join AWI Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Michale Glennon at North Branch Nature Center for an evening celebrating Wool and Water.

Central Adirondack ACORN Listening Session at Adirondack Ecological Center
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) will hold a listening session at the Adirondack Ecological Center to gather information about climate impacts in Central Adirondack communities including Raquette Lake, Indian Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, Long Lake, Newcomb, and Minerva. Participants will engage in a visioning session to identify solutions and shovel-ready projects with the goal of bringing federal, state, and private funding to the North Country.

ACORN Listening Session at 2024 Fall Forestry Roundtable
The Adirondack Climate Outreach and Resilience Network (ACORN) will hold a listening session with 2024 Fall Forestry Roundtable participants to gather information about climate impacts to forests, forest management, and the forest products industry, and lead a visioning session to identify solutions and shovel-ready projects that will keep forestry vibrant and key to meeting NYS's climate goals.

Birds and Bogs: Climate Change and Life at the Edge of the Boreal
Learn about the impacts of climate change on boreal bird populations from AWI Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Michale Glennon in Hudson Hall 106 at SUNY Plattsburgh.

Adirondack Champlain Regional Salt Summit
The free full-day event includes speakers, presentations, live demos, and panel discussion with experts in the field, municipal leaders, politicians, and vendors dedicated to the reduction of winter road salt use.

Wool and Water: Stitching Water’s Story with Fiber Art
Join us at Union College on Monday, September 23rd at 5:30pm for a conversation with Michale Glennon, Senior Research Scientist for the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute and creator of Wool and Water, a unique project that blends fiber art with scientific data to create visual representations of water quality conditions in the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain Basin.

Adirondack Harvest Festival
Visit with AWI staff at the Adirondack Harvest Festival and learn more about Wool and Water, a community data art project that highlights Adirondack waters and related environmental issues.

Wool and Water at the Adirondack Interpretive Center
Join us during Adirondack Water Week for an introduction and workshop developed from Wool and Water - a collaborative data art project of the Paul Smith's College Adirondack Watershed Institute which uses fiber art to illustrate issues affecting our Adirondack waterways and to inspire their careful stewardship.

Purple Loosestrife Volunteer Pull
Join the Ausable Freshwater Center during Adirondack Water Week for a Purple loosestrife pull. Purple loosestrife is a common invasive plant that harms the health and biodiversity of stream sides in the Adirondacks and other parts of New York.

Friends of Moody Pond 5th Annual Ice Cream Social & Online Auction
During Adirondack Water Week, the non-profit Friends of Moody Pond (FMP) invites everyone to their 5th Annual Ice Cream Social on Moody Pond at 331 Forest Hill Ave, from 4p-7p. This free and family-friendly event celebrates the group’s efforts to eliminate the aquatic invasive Eurasian water milfoil from Moody Pond.

Adirondack Water Week at the Saranac Lake Farmers Market
Join AWI staff at the Plattsburgh farmers market to learn more about water quality and aquatic invasive species. AWI staff will have information about opportunities to get involved to protect your watershed.

Wildlife in Our Watersheds
Join AWI Education staff at Fish Creek Campground for a family focused program on Adirondack wildlife. Learn about the species that call our watersheds home, and what you can do to protect them! This program will take place at Fish Creek campground, in the Ampitheater.

Hands on Fly Fishing with Adirondack TrOutfitters
Cast a line with Adirondack TrOutfitters at The Wild Center’s Adirondack Water Week Fly Fishing Workshop. With equipment provided, participants of all ages and experience levels can learn the basics of fly fishing, and test their skills with guests Ryan Baker and Jon Herman of Adirondack TrOutfitters guide service. Drop in any time between 11am and 3pm outside by Greenleaf Pond and the Animal Viewing Area.

Honoring the Voice of Water
During Adirondack Water Week, organizers and storytellers from Talking Rivers will host a workshop/circular conversation, in which they will invite participants to explore how human beings can speak with and alongside Water and all their relatives.

Mirror Lake Watershed Association Open House
As part of Adirondack Water Week, the MLWA is celebrating with an Open House to highlight the importance of keeping Mirror Lake free of invasive species. AWI Chief Scientist, Dr. Brendan Wiltse will share information on AIS spread prevention efforts.

Sips & Science: Updates on Road Salt in Mirror Lake
Please join staff and friends at Sips & Science during the 5th Annual Adirondack Water Week, this year celebrating the Champlain-Adirondack Biosphere region. During this event, AWI, The Ausable Freshwater Center, AdkAction, and the Mirror Lake Association will provide updates on road salt in Mirror Lake. Additionally, we will be recognizing an organization that has achieved notable work in protecting clean water.

Canoe the Raquette River
During Adirondack Water Week, spend a relaxing afternoon on the Raquette River with a NYS Licensed Guide and Wild Center Naturalist. We’ll go over safety and paddling before we embark on an interpretive trip around the Oxbow, a unique, natural formation found in rivers around the world. Catch a glimpse of native wildlife and learn about the natural history of the Adirondacks. This trip is geared to all paddling skill levels.