Adirondack Research
monitors, assesses, and manages invasive species

We work with local, state, and federal government agencies, as well as universities, to conduct thorough research in this complex field.

 

Driven by science, we create customized solutions to benefit people & the places they live. 

 

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Our Services

INVASIVE SPECIES SURVEYS

Monitoring, planning for and mitigating the effects of non-native species.

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CARTOGRAPHY

Creating maps for private clients, nature preserves and municipalities

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GIS MAPPING

Mapping and geospatial analysis for the environmental and land conservation fields.

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INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE

A donor-supported free Japanese knotweed control program

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Highlighted Projects

Fort Drum
March 20, 2026

Fort Drum – Cantonment Area Herbicide Application

Adirondack Research implemented a large-scale understory invasive species management program across the cantonment area of Fort Drum, treating approximately 64 acres across multiple Invasive Management Areas (IMAs). The project focused on reducing dense invasive shrub layers to support native regeneration, improve forest structure, and enhance habitat conditions within highly managed landscapes. Design map to emphasize treatment intensity, spatial coverage, and operational...

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March 20, 2026

Fort Drum Beech Control – Hack-and-Squirt Herbicide Treatment

American beech (Fagus grandifolia) can become an undesirable species in managed forest systems when it forms dense understory thickets that suppress regeneration of desired tree species. At Fort Drum, this condition is common in previously harvested areas, where beech root sprouting has resulted in high-density regeneration that limits forest diversity and habitat quality. In 2025, Adirondack Research partnered with Atlas Contracting...

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March 26, 2024

Town of Jay Wayfinding Map and Kiosk

About the Project We worked with our client, the Regional Office for Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) in partnership with the Town of Jay to create a kiosk map showing the three villages of  Upper Jay, Jay, and Au Sable Forks. The purpose for this map and kiosk display was to help support the tourism economy in the Whiteface Region of...

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March 22, 2024

Hamlets to Huts Website Maps

We worked with Hamlets to Huts to design several multi-day outdoor trips. These interactive maps feature daily itineraries and direct instructions so travelers can safely navigate the Adirondack backcountry waterways. Fulton Chain Circuit - Paddle and Bike: Blue Mountain Lake Paddle Traverse: Raquette Lake Loop:

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April 7, 2023

Peconic River - Long-Term Pre & Post Treatment Surveys

  Invasive species are any kind of living organism that is not native to an ecosystem and causes some sortof ecological, human health, or socio-economic harm. In 2022, Adirondack Research, a private researchand mapmaking firm, contracted with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation(NYSDEC) to survey portions of the Peconic River over a five-year period between 2022 and 2025. In2022,...

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horseshoe pond
January 23, 2023

2022 Horseshoe Pond AIS Survey - Procella COR Permitting Report

  We performed an aquatic invasive species (AIS) and native aquatic plant species survey for Horseshoe Pond, in Franklin County on August 8th-9th 2022. This survey was completed in preparation for The Horseshoe Pond - Deer River Flow Association applying to the Adirondack Park Agency for a permit to use the herbicide ProcellaCOR EC for the control of an aquatic pest...

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Our Team

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Ezra Schwartzberg. Ph.D.

CEO

Ezra is originally from Saranac Lake and spent 10 years working in academia in Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Ezra moved back to Saranac Lake in 2012 with a goal to use his passion for research to improve regional social and environmental issues.

Ezra uses research expertise to guide our processes, including program design, data analysis and project evaluation.  By combining ecological research with print and digital media, Adirondack Research is able to communicate science to help our clients reach their policy goals.

Ezra’s work with the Intervale Lowlands Preserve in Lake Placid recently won an Environmental Excellence Award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and his work with Adirondack Council and Adirondack Action is changing the way policy advocates use science in state and regional decision-making.

Ezra’s Curriculum Vita can be viewed here

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Our Clients

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We contracted with Adirondack Research ad Consulting to coordinate our pheromone trapping program in Worcester, MA. Ezra Schwartzberg lead the effort and did an amazing job. The season’s trapping program went flawless, and his organization and management skills made our life A LOT easier. We were very impressed with his coordination with our lab, facilitating sample analysis, trapping logistics, and reporting. He also contributed a great deal to helping us calibrate our in-field volatile release rate. Adirondack Research and Consulting offers a great service and handles complicated survey methods with ease, professionalism, and timeliness. Very easy to communicate with too.
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Dr. Kelli Hoover
Professor at Penn State Department of Entomology
Ezra Schwartzberg helped with design, implementation, and management of the biological research infrastructure at Intervale Lowlands Preserve in Lake Placid, NY. We needed someone with broad expertise to advise on a long-term project with detailed scientific objectives as well as with many open-ended questions relating to climate change monitoring and management on private lands. Ezra was able to provide us with planning to facilitate our goals. We’re very impressed with his use of social media, smartphone apps, and crowdsourcing to make the data we collect useful to a broad audience.
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Dr. Larry Master
Intervale Lowlands Preserve
Ezra completed a large set of assessments for us in a very short period of time. He was able to work with his team with short notice under pressing timelines as we were preparing to meet legislative deadlines. His work came in complete, at a very high quality, and provided us with the information we needed. He was also willing to accommodate a changing work-plan, which was very beneficial to us.
David Adams
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Latest from the Blog

01Jan

The Importance of Accessible Design Standards for Interpretation and Cartography

By: Olivia Otsuka Approximately 36 million Americans have at least one disability—over 19 million have a mobility impairment, over 10 million have a hearing impairment, and about 7 million have a visual impairment (6). Individuals with disabilities are entitled to the same experiences as able-bodied individuals (7). Thus, it is of the utmost importance that cartographers and graphic designers practice universal and barrier-free design when creating maps and graphics in order to prioritize accessibility (1). To effectively practice universal design, people with disabilities need to be involved in... read more

15Jul

Four Native Wetland Species Negatively Impacted by Purple Loosestrife

Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) is an invasive species that originated in Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa but has been present in the Eastern United States since 1830. Currently, it is present in the vast majority of the United States. According to New York Invasive Species Information purple loosestrife grows in meadows, wetlands, and other wet areas like ditches. Given its invasive nature, once introduced to one of these areas purple loosestrife grows rapidly and becomes the dominant species. This leads to a lack of diversity in... read more

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