Join Us for Our Guided Watershed Tours!
For the seventh year in a row, we are happy to offer Guided Watershed Tours. Join our staff and other experts for outdoor activities featuring diverse ecological themes in the Ausable, Boquet, and Saranac River watersheds. Watershed tours are designed to engage people of all ages and abilities in outdoor recreational activities, while also inspiring participants to be active stewards of their local environment. Celebrate or kindle your appreciation for the natural beauty of the northern Adirondacks and leave with a better understanding of threats to our local environment – and what you can do to protect these diverse habitats.
What to Expect
All guided watershed tours are free and open to the public, though donations are accepted. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Tours will last two to four hours and we only cancel programs if the weather is dangerous, so programs will be held rain or shine. We like to keep these group small, so tours are capped between 10 and 15 participants and registration in advance is required.
For questions and to register, please email events@ausablecenter.org or call (518) 637-6859.
Upcoming Tours:
New date! Friday, March 14th at 1pm. We still have a few spots left. Join our staff for an Invasive Species Winter Tour and workshop at the Ausable Preserve. We'll strap on some snowshoes and take a walk in the beautiful winter landscape. Our biodiverse habitats team will teach to identify common invasive plants in our area and provide hands-on demonstrations to manage them in winter. Put this new understanding to use by getting your hands dirty afterwards to help us clear some invasive plants or wander over to a small bonfire and enjoy cocoa and conversation. The tour is free, but space is limited and registration is required. Snowshoes and hand lenses will be provided, but supplies are limited.
Tuesday, March 18th, at 9am. Curious about road salt reduction? Join us to see how the Town of Peru is cutting back on road salt use the Ausable River watershed. The staff of Peru's Town Highway Department, regional leaders in road salt reduction, will be on hand to give tour participants close-up views of brine tanks, live-edge plow blades, and all the other technologies and techniques they have been using to keep town roads clear for the past three winters. The tour is free, but space is limited and registration is required.
Stay tuned for more tours!
This project has been funded wholly or in part by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under assistance agreement (LC00A01141-0) to NEIWPCC in partnership with the Lake Champlain Basin Program. Matching funds generously provided by guest naturalists.
