Life In Lumberzac's Adirondacks

“Are you saying you have a thing for nuns with rulers?”

“"Are you saying you have a thing for nuns with rulers?"

Yeah.............I suppose they beat a sense of grammar into me.

Or...............maybe they just beat me senseless.

By the way, "it takes twelve inches to make a ruler"........said the queen to the king.

Maybe that's why nuns tend to be so mean.”

“Enjoyed the 45 minutes I got to see of the show by the time I got home. Felt like old home week. I didn't see the Noonmark Diner though. That was a glaring omission.”

“They didn't mention the Jack Rabbit Inn.”

“I didn't get to see it and if others didn't see it, it will be back on 5/22 @ 9 pm and 5/24 @ 1:30 pm”

“Hey Zac.. weren't you surveying for the Camp Santanoni restoration project a few years back?

Its great to see how much restoration they have done!

Have you been there lately?”

“On FYAO '04 we humped out on Sunday across the lake to the camp and then out by way of the road.

You should have been there.”

““Hey Zac.. weren't you surveying for the Camp Santanoni restoration project a few years back?

Its great to see how much restoration they have done!

Have you been there lately?”
Adventurist
9:43:02 AM
5/18/08

Yup. We did some restoration on the Gate Lodge and West Cottage there. Have another project at the camp coming up.

I did a ski trip into the camp this past Feb.

My office has also done most of the restoration work at Sagamore since the early '90's”

“Cool..got any pics?”

“YGM”

“Why, was Sagamore sagging?”

“Fair well Saranac Beer. Hope you are able to rebuild soon.

http://www.wstm.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=140639”

“wow - i used to be able to buy their beer in North Carolina - good stuff.”

“Wow, that sucks.”

“NO WAY?


crap.”

“We should have brought some back with us. Darn.

They'll rebuild.”

“if they rebuild, we will come”

“Spent part of my morning on a job site to see a crew move an 1806 farmhouse. This was the first time I've ever seen this done. The old mortis and tendon structure handled the 230 foot move with out incident. I ended up taking about 10 minutes of video and about 60 photos. I will try and post some links when I find the time.

Thursday it's back up on the 60 foot lift to look at a church roof in Vermont. Some times my job is just plain cool.”

“I made it on the news or at least my back did.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137806146/bclid1143371293/bctid1711767090”

“Greenfield dismantles beaver dam
Crews pump out backed-up water, clean out culvert in race to beat weekend rain

By CHRISTEN GOWAN, Staff writer
First published in print: Thursday, November 6, 2008

GREENFIELD — State and local officials spent hours pulling apart a large beaver dam Wednesday in hopes of preventing serious flooding in the town.


The homeowners at 55 Spier Falls Road discovered Monday that a culvert underneath a set of railroad tracks had been jammed by a beaver dam. Officials became concerned about the amount of pressure being put on the dam and the possibility it could burst and send a wall of water toward Route 9N.

The towns of Corinth and Greenfield brought in 10 pumps to move the water, which is about 5 feet deep on 100 acres, said Greenfield Town Supervisor Dick Rowland.

"We had not been able to keep pace with it," Rowland said of the water level rising, despite pumping the beaver-made pond. "Saturday, we're getting heavy rain."

Workers stayed late into the night Wednesday to slowly pull apart the dam and put steel plating in its place to control the water flow. Route 9N was closed at Middle Grove Road at 1:35 p.m. because of the threat of a flash flood, should the dam burst while it was being disassembled. The road was expected to be reopened before the evening commute.

Saratoga Springs City School District cancelled all late buses and after-school activities as a result of the incident, district spokeswoman Maureen Dana said.

Corinth Town Supervisor Dick Lucia said it's been a longtime problem and every precaution is being taken. The town of Corinth owns the railroad tracks, which sit in the town of Greenfield.

Wayne Litke of 4061 Route 9N would be the first affected if the dam breaks. "There isn't much space for the water to come up before it would affect me pretty drastically," Litke said.

Both supervisors said they were erring on the side of caution by using 13 different state and local agencies. During a major flood in May 2006 on Daniels Road, debris in a culvert gave way, resulting in serious flooding in Saratoga Spa State Park and homes being threatened in Saratoga Springs, Greenfield and Milton.

http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=736707”

“It's been a busy Fall for SARs teams here in the Adirondacks. http://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com/page/content.detail/id/503831.html?nav=5046”

“http://www.geteskimo.com/foundations/store_geteskimo/scresults.asp?category=79

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“Been using one of these:

last edited: 1/29/09 9:02:38 AM”

“you could see it from space!”

“Huh?

I've heard of ice climbing, now ice clamming?”

“DEC closing six campgrounds to save money

Albany (WSYR-TV) – The state Department of Environmental Conservation announced Friday it would not open six campgrounds in Adirondack and Catskill Park, to help save money. The campgrounds are considered by the DEC to have very low occupancy rates.

The six facilities slated for closure are:

* Poke-O-Moonshine, Essex County, Town of Keesville (Adirondacks).
* Sharp Bridge, Essex County, Town of North Hudson (Adirondacks).
* Point Comfort, Hamilton County, Town of Piseco (Adirondacks).
* Tioga Point, Hamilton County, Town of Raquette Lake (Adirondacks).
* Beaverkill, Sullivan County, Town of Roscoe (Catskills).
* Bear Spring Mountain, Delaware County, Town of Walton (Catskills).

The DEC said the facilities were selected based upon sparse use over the previous years. The state agency said the camps often had an occupancy rate 20 percent or less. Poke-O-Moonshine had an occupancy rate of 8 percent or less the last two years, according to the DEC.

"As Governor Paterson has made clear, New York is facing a large budget deficit and must make many hard choices," Commissioner Pete Grannis said in a news release. "Closing these facilities for the 2009 season is one such hard choice, but is one that is necessary in these tough economic times."

The DEC says anyone who may have already made camping reservations for the 2009 season will be contacted by ReserveAmerica, who manages the campground reservation system. They will be provided assistance with making alternative camping reservations. All of the targeted campgrounds have other DEC campgrounds nearby.

The DEC says staff who worked at these campgrounds last year will be re-assigned to other campgrounds in the area.
Copyright 2009 Newport Television LLC All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/DEC-closing-six-campgrounds-to-save-money/VCNysvRfJEu83fmASVxpWA.cspx”

“It must be Obama's fault.”

“Nope Stovie, standard rule is that your blamed for everything that goes wrong for the first six months after you leave a job. After that though, your in the clear.

So, it's (still) all Bush's fault until about June. ;)”

“Another historic Adirondack landmark my be lost.

http://www.uticaod.com/news/x1237122768/Fire-damages-historic-barn”

“Quit giving away all my secrets Mark”

“Isn't that a schitty way to hunt?”

“looks more like an out house..

but a real crappy one”

“But will it work?”

“Just make sure you wash your hands before gutting the deer. Don't want to taint the meat.”

“I got a good laugh out of Family Guy tonight.

How's the ice in hell holding out?”

“The lakes and ponds are still frozen, but the ones near me aren't safe to walk on. Did some trout fishing last Friday, but the water is still too high and murky.”

“Lois was investigating Michael Moore and found that he and Limbaugh were gay until she found............”

“Well stay out of New York.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/28722.html

Firewood and Invasive Insects
Don't Move Firewood - you could be killing our trees!


New Firewood Regulation - On March 18, 2009 a new regulation was enacted to protect our forests from destructive invasive species. If you have any questions regarding this regulation, that are not answered by the Frequently Asked Questions , please call our toll free number at 1-866-640-0652 or e-mail us at:

[email protected]

In short, the regulation...

* Bans importing firewood into New York unless it has been treated (kiln-dried) to eliminate pests
* Prohibits the movement of untreated firewood within New York more than 50 miles from its source

To protect New York's trees, please:

* Leave firewood at home - do not transport it to campgrounds or parks
* Only buy firewood that has been harvested locally or treated for pests
* Burn all firewood brought to the campsite

A Self-Issued Certificate of Source form is required for the transport of untreated firewood for personal use, less than 50-miles from its New York source.

Self-Issued Certificate of Source (pdf format, 100 kb)
Self-Issued Certificate of Source (Microsoft Word format)

don't move firewood poster
click on the above poster
for a larger imageNew York's forests are under attack from numerous invasive exotic insect pests. In years past, we have been hit with Chestnut blight, European gypsy moth, Dutch elm disease and Beech bark disease, all with devastating results. Recently, we have discovered Asian long-horned beetles, Hemlock wooly adelgids, Pine shoot beetles and Sirex woodwasps infesting New York's urban and rural forests and killing thousands of trees. Other, potentially devastating insect invaders such as Emerald ash borer and Asian gypsy moth loom just over the horizon.
ash tree killed by invasive insects
Invasive insects transported on firewood are killing
trees in our favorite campgrounds

One common way many of these insect pests are moved around the country - beyond their natural rate of spread based on biology and flight potential - is on firewood carried by campers, hunters and other users of our forests. This firewood may come from trees killed by insect pests and taken down wherever the visitors came from. The users are frequently not even aware they are moving eggs or larvae of these pests, which may be hidden on or under the bark or buried deep within the logs. A casual observation of boaters and campers checking in at any campground will reveal trunk loads or boatloads of firewood being brought in, often from far distant states.Once transported to new locations, eggs may hatch, or larvae may mature and emerge to attack host trees in and around the camping areas. Too often, these new infestations are not detected until numerous trees start to die, and the infestation has spread beyond our ability to eradicate it or control it effectively.
A vehicle transporting fire wood.
Vehicle transporting firewood which may contain
tree-killing insects

In the Lake States, the exotic, invasive Emerald ash borer (EAB) has caused great destruction of all native species of ash trees (which are also common across New York). In Detroit alone, over 70,000 city trees have been lost. This pest has also spread throughout Michigan, and into Ontario, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. In numerous occasions, this pest has shown up far removed from previous known infestations, in "outlier" occurrences, at or near campgrounds and forest recreation areas. New York State is now less than 150 miles from the nearest EAB infestations.

Federal emerald ash borer quarantine regulations restrict the movement of ash wood and trees from regulated States (MI, IL, IN and OH), in an attempt to limit the spread of this one pest.

The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) was first confirmed in New York State in 1996. Areas of Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Nassau and Suffolk Counties are also under Federal quarantine which prohibits the movement of firewood and wood products of all hardwood species out of these regulated areas.

In addition, several other states and the province of Ontario, have bans or regulations in place concerning the importation or movement of firewood, of any species, as a means to prevent introduction or limit spread of any of the insect pests known to live in or on cut firewood. In addition, many States and Federal agencies, including United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) and USDA Forest Service, have begun extensive outreach and public education campaigns to explain the dangers posed to forests from the movement of firewood, and encourage recreational users to "not move firewood." Many of these States and Federal agencies have found it necessary to take stronger measures to protect forest resources and have imposed bans on firewood movement.

More about Firewood and Invasive Insects:

* Frequently Asked Questions for Firewood Regulation - Questions and answers to help the public to understand the September 4, 2008 Emergency Regulation prohibiting the importation of untreated firewood into New York State and restricting the movement of untreated firewood within New York State.
* Don't move firewood poster large image - Invasive insects could be spread by moving firewood.”

“http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2009/jun/16/0616_moose/

Looks like they released it about 5 miles from my house.”

“"Department of Environmental Conservation officers arrived with tranquilizing narcotics they had to bring from Ray Brook, near Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Park Preserve."

Perhaps they use that same narcotic on rowdy inmates at the correctional facility at Ray Brook.”

“Could be MarkO.”

“OMG...lol.......”

“http://www.dec.ny.gov/dectv/dectv.html”

“Cool”