State of the Saranac River
State of the Saranac River
October 28th, 2022
3:30 to 6:30pm Hudson Hall Lecture Room 101
The Plattsburgh State University is hosting this event along with the Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited for the citizens of Plattsburgh New York and the surrounding area.
3:30 pm Introduction – Timothy Mihuc - Plattsburgh State University
- Early History of the Saranac River – Joshua Beatty Co Historian for the City of Plattsburgh and Associate Librarian PSUC
- Industrial history of the river – Joshua Beatty/Tim Mihuc
- Gasification, Coal Tar, and it’s removal - Mike Flynn NYSEG
- Saranac River Trail – Jesse Feiler, President of Friends of Saranac River Trail
Break 5:00 pm
- Salmon Pen Project - Nicole Balk NYS DEC Fisheries
- PSUC River Restoration Project – Jacob Fetterman Trout Unlimited
- Salmon Restoration Indian Rapids/Fredenberg Dam - Dave Minkoff – Fish Biologist with USFWS
- Imperial Dam update – Depending on speaker availability 6:30 pm Program ends
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Friends of Saranac River Trail is a grass-roots group formed to develop and promote the tourist, recreational, commercial, historical, and natural opportunities of the Saranac River Trail by providing public information; coordinating volunteer opportunities; developing and purchasing trail amenities such as signs, benches, and the universally accessible Max Moore Memorial Treehouse
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