The Long Lake Association will be hosting a special event during their Annual Meeting and Get Together on Friday, August 9th at the Adirondack Hotel, 1245 Main St, Long Lake, NY.
“Unveiling the Secret Lives of Nesting Adirondack Loons” provides a summary of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation’s findings from its nest camera study, as well as information about loon behavior and natural history. It also provides an overview of the conservation efforts of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation.
Dr. Nina Schoch is the Executive Director of the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation, and has studied loons in New York’s Adirondack Park since 1998. A wildlife veterinarian and rehabilitator, she also has a master’s degree in Natural Resources/Wildlife Management. Dr. Schoch practiced small animal medicine in New York’s Adirondack Park from 1991-2002, is a member of numerous conservation and wildlife health related organizations, and has written many scientific and lay articles about the results of the Adirondack loon research. She received the 2018 Adirondack Research Consortium’s Elizabeth Thorndike Adirondack Achievement Award, the 2011 NYS Outdoor Writers Association M. Paul Keesler NY Outdoor Citizen Award, and was inducted into the NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame in 2014.
