Events
Upcoming Events
Earth Month Ausable River Cleanup
April 20, 2024
Mark your calendars for our 4th annual Earth Month Cleanup! Join us and other community members to pick up trash that has accumulated along the river throughout the winter. Together we can work towards a cleaner, healthier Ausable River watershed. Volunteers will meet at the Community Center pavilion in Keene. Lunch for all pre-registered volunteers will be provided by Valley Grocery, cookies by Green Goddess Natural Market, and raffle items by NRS. Several local towns have shown their support, providing free waste disposal and other services that will make the event run smoothly. This year's cleanup has been sponsored by the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort and the IRONMAN Foundation. Click here to learn more and register.
The Great Adirondack Trail Run
June 15, 2024
Join us at The Mountaineer for a day of vendors, brand reps, food, music, and of course The Great Adirondack Trail Run & 5K fun run! All proceeds from the event will benefit the Ausable River Association. Click here for more details - registration opens in May.
Friendraiser
June 20, 2024 - 5pm to 8pm
Save the Date for Our Annual Friendraiser! Join the Ausable River Association's staff, board, and fellow supporters at the Hotel Saranac to celebrate our efforts to restore damaged streams, protect and rebuild habitat, find solutions to water quality challenges, and connect communities to the watershed—all made possible thanks to you. This annual event is our way to show our gratitude for your support. Stay tuned for additional details.
Ride for the River
July 13 & 14, 2024
For over a decade, Ride for the River has been a breathtaking and fun ride along the Ausable River that is not to be missed! This fun, family-friendly fundraising event hosted by Bike ADK celebrates the Ausable River and the communities surrounding it. All proceeds directly support the work of the Ausable River Association (AsRA) to protect the clean waters, healthy streams, biodiverse habitats, and scenic beauty of the Ausable River watershed. Registration is capped at 150, so don't wait! Learn more and register here.
Discovering the Ausable: A Teen Aquatic Stewardship Program
July 16 - 20, 2024
We're excited to announce our 9th year of Discovering the Ausable: A Teen Aquatic Stewardship Program in partnership with the Adirondack Mountain Club. This weeklong teen summer camp immerses teens ages 13-15 in field-based science research and a thorough exploration of the waters of the Ausable River. Applications are now open for this year's program - click here to learn more and apply.
Past Events
Guided Watershed Tours
Year-Round
Join our staff and expert guest naturalists for outdoor education programming featuring diverse ecological themes in the Ausable, Boquet, and Saranac River watersheds. Click here to learn more about our tours and to sign up.
Spring Tree Plantings
May 5 & 12, 2023
Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who joined our tree plantings in May and helped us plant over 500 trees along the banks of the East Branch. Together we are working to restore the Ausable River.
Purple Loosestrife Volunteer Pull
August 13, 2023
Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who joined us in August for our annual purple loosestrife pull.
Ausable River Paddling Cleanup
September 10th, 2023
Thank you to the wonderful volunteers who joined us in September for our annual Ausable River Paddling Cleanup.
September Shindig
September 20, 2023
Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our 2nd annual September Shindig. It was a beautiful evening good eats, brews, and friends.
