Join us for an evening presentation of Wool and Water during Adirondack Water Week at the Innovation hub in Lake Placid, NY. This program will encourage attendees to create their own science and fiber art pieces that will be showcased throughout the region in the fall.

Wool and Water is a data art project that blends fiber art with scientific data to create visual representations of changing water quality conditions in the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain Basin. In association with the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, the Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute has embarked on a collaborative fiber arts project supported by the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to showcase the legacy of protecting clean water in the Lake Champlain Basin and beyond. The physical collection was created by Michale Glennon, who serves as the Science Director for AWI. She has conducted ecological research in the Adirondack Park for more than two decades and has been knitting for almost four.

Northwood School’s commitment to excellence in academic programming now extends into a progressive 9,000+ square foot facility in downtown Lake Placid. The flexible, open classroom and event space is a center for real-world application, creative thinking and community collaboration, providing a hub for modern day learning for all of Northwood's students.

This program is funded by a grant from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership through the Lake Champlain Basin Program and it’s fiduciary agent, the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC). As per their requirements to support events that keep all participants as safe as possible and promote the well-being of our community, NEIWPCC requires all individuals who participate in NEIWPCC-funded events to be fully vaccinated in order to attend.