Upcoming Events
Adirondack Waterfest
Adirondack Waterfest serves as the kick-off event for Adirondack Water Week! At Adirondack Waterfest you can find fun for the whole family, including games, activities, and water themed information. AWI staff will be in attendance, providing activities that get children involved in protecting clean water.
EcoArts Festival
The EcoArts Festival kicks off Adirondack Water Week and the Maintain the Chain event with an afternoon where Art meets Science in the View Courtyard.
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.
Adirondack Lakes Alliance Symposium
The Adirondack Lakes Alliance Symposium serves as an opportunity for lake association members, interested community members, elected officials, NGOs, and state and federal agencies to convene and discuss research, challenges, and opportunities surrounding Adirondack lakes and ponds.
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.
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
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. Each year, the Ausable River Association hosts a purple loosestrife pull to mitigate this threat.
Friends of Moody Pond Ice Cream Social
Join Friends of Moody Pond for their 4th annual Ice Cream Social!
Beaverland: How one Weird Rodent Made America
From award-winning writer Leila Philip, Beaverland is a masterful work of narrative science writing, a book that highlights, through history and contemporary storytelling, how this unusual rodent has played an oversized role in American history and continues to feature in its future.
Adirondack Lakes Alliance Symposium
Join AWI and partners from around the Adirondacks for the 2023 Adirondack Lakes Alliance Symposium.
Sips & Science
Please join us for our 2nd Sips & Science event during the 4th Annual Adirondack Water Week.
Celebrating Adirondack Waters with AsRA
Join AsRA Staff for a morning interpretive paddle on Lake Everest as we celebrate Adirondack Water Week.
Health of the Raquette River
In this event, rivers scientist, policy researchers and environmental educators will join together to try to answer some questions about the health of the Raquette River.
Harmful Algal Blooms: An emerging concern in the Adirondack Park
Join AWI's Senior Research Scientist and Director of Student Engagement, Brendan Wiltse, Ph.D. for an informative lecture on Harmful Algal Blooms in Adirondack lakes.
Lake Protectors In-person Training
Join APIPP and the Long Lake Association for a free in-person training on aquatic invasive species identification and the volunteer Lake Protectors program.
Guided Watershed Tour: Aquatic Plant Paddle on Lake Placid
Join AsRA staff and Brian Greene, Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator for the Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program (APIPP), for a morning of paddling and learning about aquatic plants.
Maintain the Chain
What began as a family tradition has evolved into a widespread clean-up event dubbed Maintain the Chain. The event not only focuses on maintaining the beauty of the Fulton Chain of Lakes but the entire Adirondack Park, as well.
EcoArts Festival
An EcoArts Festival with hands-on environmentally focused arts and science projects for all ages will be held at View Arts Center in Old Forge, NY on August 5, 2023, between 10am - 2pm.
Water Hub
Water is everywhere in the Adirondack Park. Bring the whole family to the Innovation Hub for water-based games, activities, and information.
Paul Smith's VIC: Guided Canoe Paddle
Enjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you navigate along the Barnum Outlet into Barnum Pond.
Wool and Water Workshop
Join Michale Glennon, Ph.D. and Adirondack Watershed Institute staff on Saturday, August 13th for a Wool and Water Workshop. This workshop is particularly relevant for knitters and crocheters, but all are welcome to join.
Paul Smith's VIC: Guided Canoe Paddle
Enjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you navigate along the Barnum Outlet into Barnum Pond.
Wool and Water Presentation
Join us for an evening presentation of Wool and Water during Adirondack Water Week at the Innovation hub in Lake Placid, NY. This program will encourage attendees to create their own science and fiber art pieces that will be showcased throughout the region in the fall.
Water Hub
Water is everywhere in the Adirondack Park. Bring the whole family to the Innovation Hub for water-based games, activities, and information.
Discovery Series: Stream Sampling
Join the Lake George Land Conservancy and Up Yonda Farm for an event from their Discovery Series. There’s tons of life in a moving stream, you just have to know where to look! We’ll use nets to collect samples, and will practice using observations to identify what we’ve found.
The Clean Water Act at 50 with Susan Evans McClure
2022 marks the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the nation’s first comprehensive legislation protecting water quality. Susan Evans McClure will discuss the founding, the impact, and the legacy of this watershed legislation on our watershed.
Living Lands Summer Presentation Series: Geology
Living Lands is the LGLC’s weekly presentation series that takes an exclusive and up-close look at the people, history and wildlife of the lands of Lake George and the Adirondacks, past and present.
Learn all about the geology of Lake George with Tom Morgan.
Sips and Science
Join staff from the Adirondack Watershed Institute at Hotel Saranac for drinks. AWI staff will be available to discuss their work and answer any questions you have about protecting clean water.
Wool and Water Presentation
Join us for an evening presentation of Wool and Water during Adirondack Water Week at the Whallonsburg Grange. This program will encourage attendees to create their own science and fiber art pieces!
Water-An Incredible Journey
Join the Adirondack Watershed Institute and Neil Murphy for an evening online presentation on Adirondack waters. Neil will be presenting “Water - An Incredible Journey”.
Maintain the Chain Kick-off Event
Maintain the Chain will be holding a "kick-off" event on August 7th at the beautiful Great Pines Lodge on Fourth Lake. Informational speakers from the Adirondack Watershed Institute, Adirondack Council, Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation and the Fulton Chain of Lakes Association will be in attendance. Registered participants invited. Refreshments will be served.
Paul Smith's VIC: Guided Canoe Paddle
Enjoy a beginner level canoe paddle on Barnum Pond with VIC staff. Participants will learn about Adirondack wetlands and bogs and the fascinating diversity of life they support as you navigate along the Barnum Outlet into Barnum Pond.