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PFAS soil treatment plan raises concerns in New York with Wildlife Management Area close by

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An upstate company’s proposal to use an experimental process to try to clean chemical-laden soil has prompted opposition that focuses on the potential environmental impact, including on areas that are popular with New York anglers, hunters, trappers and birdwatchers.
Clean Earth Inc., of Fort Edward, has applied for a New York State permit to treat soil contaminated with PFAS at its plant that sits a few hundred yards from the Champlain Canal and a short distance from the Washington County Grasslands Wildlife Management Area, which is seasonal home to a number of endangered or rare raptors.

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New York’s ice fishing season gets off to an early start compared to last year

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Ray Connors took advantage of a day off from work Dec. 27 to plant some tip-ups on Brant Lake in northern Warren County, N.Y. With the ice only about 4 inches thick, and weak spots evident around bubblers a few dozen yards away, he didn’t stray far from shore. But he managed to land a few yellow perch on a bluebird day.
“This was the earliest we’ve been on Brant (Lake) in years,” Connors, of East Greenbush, said.

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Invasive golden clams found in Lake Champlain’s South Bay in New York

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An invasive clam species that has caused environmental problems in waters where it has taken hold has been found in Lake Champlain, and fisheries experts in New York and Vermont are working to determine how far they have spread and what impact they may have.
Golden clams, formerly known as Asian clams, were found in Lake Champlain’s South Bay on Oct. 22, with multiple clams confirmed by a team from the Champlain Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Program (CHAMP).

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Cormorants more common on New York’s popular Lake George, prompting study of population

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The proliferation of a fish-eating bird in parts of the Adirondacks this summer has raised concerns among anglers about the impact they can have on waters they frequent, prompting plans for a study next summer on one popular upstate lake in New York.
A growing population of double-crested cormorants that seem to be expanding their territory around the Adirondacks drew the attention of boaters and anglers on a number of waters, particularly on the waters of angler and vacationer favorite Lake George.

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Black bear conflicts increase across New York this year

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Mary Beth O’Hearn has lived in her home in the southern Washington County hamlet of Eagle Bridge, N.Y., for nearly 30 years, and she never had encounters with black bears until the last two summers.
“I’ve probably had them get into my garbage 10 times. I never had issues with bears before the last two years. We have had to put our trash bins in a shed,” O’Hearn said.
On July 11, less than a mile from her home, a bear broke into a home to raid a kitchen, resulting in it being put down by the NY State Department of Environmental Conversation.

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Hudson River plan scrutinized, with some wanting fish barrier in attempts to keep round goby from New York’s Lake Champlain

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The round goby is a small fish, growing to a maximum of 6 inches. But the problems it causes when it makes it has made its way into watersheds in North America belie its size, as it devastates native fish populations via its aggressive feeding and relentless reproduction.
A native of Europe, the round goby is in all of the Great Lakes and has been spreading through the Erie Canal/Mohawk River system in New York, but so far has been stopped from making its way into Lake Champlain, home to healthy lake trout, Atlantic salmon, and warmwater fish populations.

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Invasive spiny water fleas ‘worst they have been’ on New York’s Lake George this year

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Joe Greco has been fishing on New York’s Lake George for more than four decades, hitting the lake daily in the summer with his charter fishing business.
Paying attention to trends on the lake is a big part of his business, so when he says an invasive pest on the lake has never been as prevalent as it is now, he speaks from knowledge. Whenever Greco and his crew at Justy Jo Charters are using lighter tackle, they find a small pest known as spiny water fleas clustered to their lines this summer.

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Warren County, New York, introduces bass in attempt to counter invasive goldfish near Lake George

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Goldfish may look harmless in your child’s aquarium, but released into a watershed, those cute little orange fish can cause major problems for native species and water quality.
So, when a school of goldfish appeared in a pond just a few hundred yards from Lake George in New York last year, the organizations that watch out for the lake were concerned. They set out to eradicate the fish from the pond, but unfortunately it turned out to be easier said than done to eliminate them all.

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