Printer-friendlyAdirondack Cooperative Loon Program
The Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program (ACLP) was initiated in the spring of 2001 to research the natural history of Common Loons (Gavia immer) and the effects of contaminants and human interactions on loon populations in the Adirondack Park. The ACLP conducts research to determine the status and trends in the Adirondack breeding loon population and the effect of mercury contamination on this population's reproductive success. This work is coordinated with similar research throughout northeastern North America.
Artwork by Jean Gawalt
The ACLP also provides a variety of public education programs including presentations, ACLP's website (www.adkscience.org/loons), newsletters, a lead sinker exchange project and interactive student programs for classes in the Adirondack Park. The results from ACLP's research and education projects will be used by New York's wildlife managers and other decision-makers, as well as the public, to ensure that Common Loons remain an integral and vital part of our state's wildlife heritage.
Look for educational signs like
this in loon areas.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is a partner in the ACLP with the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks, the BioDiversity Research Institute (of Gorham, Maine), and the Audubon Society of New York State, Inc.
For more information, visit the ACLP website via the link at right, or write to:
Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program
P.O. Box 195
Ray Brook, NY 12977
E-mail: aclp2@juno.com
More about Adirondack Cooperative Loon Program:
- Loon Migrations in North America - Tracking the migration of Common Loon in the North America using satellite transmitters.
