SEEN: Love Your Lands & Lands
June 11, 2026 - Saranac Lake, Dewey Mountain Recreation Center
AWI’s Love Your Lakes and Lands event - in partnership with the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation and Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program - drew many local organizations and community members to Dewey Mountain Recreation Center in Saranac Lake to have fun and learn more about local efforts to protect our watersheds. It was great to see everyone gathering in support of these efforts!
AWI Summer Intern Zoe Fox.
Marque Moffett of Ausable Freshwater Center, Annie Arnold of AWI, and Denise Silfee of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation,
AWI Graduate Research Fellow Alec Cimini and Research Director (and Wool and Water creator and artist) Dr. Michale Glennon.
Two of the event’s presenters - Guy Middleton, Executive Director of Upper Saranac Foundation and Brett Wimsatt, AWI’s Stewardship Program Director.
AWI’s Stewardship Program Director Brett Wimsatt explaining “why” he does this important work stopping the spread of aquatic invasive species: his kids and their future (pictured in foreground).
Shaun Kittle of the Adirondack Park Invasive Species Program welcoming the attendees.
AWI Watercraft Decontamination Manager Mike Hansen demonstrating how to decontaminate a boat from aquatic invasive species.
Sunita Halasz, Clean Water Community Advocate with Adirondack Council and Claudia Braymer, Executive Director of Protect the Adirondacks!
Kiana French of Ausable Freshwater Center talking about her work curating the Ausable Conservation Nursery.
Sunita Halasz of the Adirondack Council learning about microplastics and Adirondack wildlife from The Wild Center’s summer interns, Hannah and Amy.