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What about “going Dutch” on flood protection?

Every few years news stories circulate about how advanced the Netherlands is at preventing devastating flooding. Sometimes that’s because of current events like Katrina, or Sandy. Other times the tone of coverage is simple awe at stupendous...

Morning Read: Remembering the Flood of 2011

The Burlington Free Press notes that a year ago today the waters of Lake Champlain rose above flood stage, launching a battle for survival that gripped the valley for months. (The lake didn’t drop below flood stage again until June 19th.) A...

Neighbor to neighbor

Curt Stager posted another great account of Irene’s aftermath at his Save the Carbon website. This time, he takes us to the shattered section of the Ausable Valley between Ausable Forks and Keene Valley, ending up with a post centered in Upper...

Morning Read 2: Is a flooded Lake Champlain the new normal?

The Burlington Free Press is reporting this morning that Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin thinks that climate change may have already changed life in the Champlain Valley for good. “We’re concerned about how we get the resources to solve the new...

Morning Read: Lake Champlain program loses $1 million

The Burlington Free Press reported this week that one of the region’s biggest research and ecological watchdog institutions — the Lake Champlain Basin Program — will lose about $1 million in Federal funding next year. The good...

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Eyewitness: Trapped by the Floods

by Greg Warner

Jun 28, 2006 — Governor Pataki says property damage from this week's deadly flooding is likely to total about 100 million dollars. Forecasters say more flooding could be coming tomorrow. They say runoff from today's torrential rain could drive water levels across the state even higher. Today's flooding killed at least three people in upstate New York, closed a 50-mile stretch of the Thruway and caused mass evacuations. Gregory Warner spoke with two Mohawk Valley residents - Sarah Ackroyd of Fort Plain and Jim Garrison of Nelliston. Go to full article

APA Sets New Guidelines for Beaver Control

by Brian Mann

May 11, 2001 — With the decline of trapping, the north country's beaver population has rebounded dramatically. The animals are an important part of the region's wildlife--but they're also a nuisance for government agencies and many private landowners. The Adirondack Park Agency is establishing new guidelines for people dealing with beavers and the flooding caused by their dams. Brian Mann reports. Go to full article

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