The Adirondack Landowners Association (ALA) has announced that Cornell University’s Adirondack Fishery Research program will be the recipient of their 2012 Stewardship Award.
The award will be presented at the ALA winter meeting taking place Friday and Saturday, December 7 and 8 at the Adirondack League Club in Old Forge. In addition to the Cornell presentation, NYS DEC Commissioner Joe Martens has been invited to be a special guest on Friday evening. The Cornell partnership with various Adirondack landowners over the last 60 years has focused on Brook Trout stocking programs, acid rain research and overall ecosystem science and management.
“This collaboration has proven to be a great example of the value of citizen supported research and how these partnerships can benefit society on a regional and national level. In recognizing Cornell we hope others will embrace this concept and hopefully build on these accomplishments,” according to ALA President Tom Williams.
The ALA was founded to encourage continued stewardship and sound resource management of lands in the Adirondacks; to promote public awareness of the valuable role played by private landowners in the Park; to advocate laws, regulations and governmental policies that promote and facilitate good stewardship by private landowners and to recognize and preserve their rights in the land.
You can learn more about this event and the ALA at www.adklandowners.org.
