When speaking about native fish of the Adirondacks, most people immediately zero in on the brook trout -and with good reason. Once plentiful in Adirondack ponds, lakes, rivers, and small streams, these beautiful fish have seen a drastic reduction in habitat. While still thriving in some remote small ponds, they have all but disappeared from
The Cougar is considered by most ecologists as a “Key” species in an undisturbed ecosystem. Since the Adirondacks Park is the closest to an undisturbed ecosystem in the entire Northeast the cougar’s absence as a full functioning member of that ecosystem is something that detracts from the Park’s completeness. Cougars have been seen as somewhat of a
Did you know that eastern elk once inhabited New York’s Adirondack Mountains and surrounding areas? Elk once ranged throughout the eastern US, including in the Adirondacks. The last eastern elf was killed in the 1870’s, in Pennsylvania, this species is now extinct! In the early 1900’s, 175 elk were reintroduced to New York’s Adirondacks State
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) are renowned for their extraordinary migration, one of the most remarkable phenomena in the natural world. Each year, millions of these delicate insects embark on a perilous journey spanning thousands of miles from their wintering grounds in Mexico to breeding sites across the United States and Canada. **The Migration Journey** In
