Speaker to discuss implications of catch-and-release fishing
PLATTSBURGH — Guest speaker Dr. Bruce Tufts from Queen's University, Ontario, a recognized expert on bass biology and catch-and-release fishing, will give a talk at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 9 at the Cardinal Lounge of the student center at Plattsburgh State.
The talk is sponsored by the Lake Champlain Sea Grant program, Great Lakes Research Consortium, and Lake Champlain Research Institute and should be of interest to those who follow the bass tournaments on Lake Champlain.
For more information, contact timothy.mihuc@plattsburgh.edu or mark.malchoff@plattsburgh.edu at Plattsburgh State's Lake Champlain Research Institute.
New online guide to multi-use trails in state
Parks & Trails New York has launched a new online guide to multi-use trails in New York state, just in time for arguably the best outdoor season of the year in New York — fall.
Called TrailFinder, the site focuses on trails and greenways that allow multiple uses — such as walking, bicycling, in-line skating, cross-country skiing and, in some cases, horseback riding and snowmobiling. TrailFinder includes 110 trails, totaling more than 1,200 miles.
Visitors will be able to plan their trail adventures in just a few minutes at the computer — with key information at their fingertips. Visitors to TrailFinder can search for trails in several ways. They can select a trail from a drop-down menu, query by trail attributes such as length, surface, allowable uses and distance from a particular location, or browse the interactive map.
Trailhead parking areas are included, as are directions and nearby bike shops and other amenities such as bicycle-friendly bed and breakfasts.
Parks & Trails New York developed TrailFinder to make people more aware of the vast resource of multi-use trails and greenways in New York and to make it easier for people to enjoy them.
Parks & Trails New York Executive Director Robin Dropkin hopes that TrailFinder will build support for the vital and growing trail movement in New York. She also hopes the new Web site will spur more communities to develop trails and encourage bicycle tourism, which will foster the protection and re-use of abandoned transportation corridors throughout the state.
"The potential for creating one of the best statewide multi-use trail networks is fantastic," says Dropkin.
Visit TrailFinder at www.ptny.org/trailfinder.
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