Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation

Dutchman's Breeches, photo credits: Pamela Hyde, ALSC

Available for Download : click to expand Updated June 30, 2009

1984-1987 ALS Summer Surface Chemistry NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!

1984-1987 ALS Summer Surface Chemistry References This zip archive contains eight companion references for the 1984-1987 Summer Surface Chemistry. The approximate size is 55Mb. The reference files in this download, as well as the 1984-1987 ALS Summer Surface Chemistry files, can also be obtained on CD upon request. The address to request a copy is found at the bottom of this webpage.

1992-2004 Stream Chemistry

1992-2004 ALTM Chemistry

1992-2008 ALTM Yearly Averages UPDATED THROUGH DECEMBER 2008

Acid Rain and the Adirondacks: A Research Summary

Events at ALSC: click to expand

Adirondack Council's 2006 Conservationist of the Year
The Adirondack Council named the Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation as its 2006 Conservationist of the Year at the Council’s annual Forever Wild Dinner at Great Camp Sagamore on July 8, 2006.

Articles and publications: click to expand

Threats From Above: Air Pollution Impacts on Ecosystems and Biological Diversity in the Eastern United States, Lovett, G.M., and T.H. Tear. 2008, The Nature Conservancy and the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies.

Forever Wild: Protecting the Adirondacks From Acid Deposition, Milford, J., and P. Middleton. 2008, Environmental Defense Fund.

Results from the 2003-2005 Western Adirondack Stream Survey, Lawrence, G. B., Baldigo, B. P., Roy, K. M., Simonin, H. A., Bode, R. W., Passy, S. I., and Capone, S. B. 08-22. 2008. NYSERDA.

A concise primer on acid rain may be found at the following address: http://www.nyserda.org/programs/environment/emep/acidRainPrimer.pdf

Adirondack Lakes Survey Corporation (ALSC) is a not-for-profit corporation established in 1984 as a cooperative agreement between the Empire State Electric Energy Research Corporation (ESEERCO) and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). ALSC's mission is to determine the extent and magnitude of acidification of lakes and ponds in the Adirondack region. ALSC works together with NYSDEC's Division of Air Resources and receives joint funding from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the USEPA.

The work began with an extensive baseline survey conducted from 1984 - 1987 that culminated with the 1990 Adirondack Lakes Survey Report. Since that time acid rain monitoring surveys, fisheries and watershed projects have continued (Research). The most intensive of these is the Long-Term Monitoring Project which began in June 1992 and continues presently.

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