Saratoga Reads!
2026 Reading Season

Adirondack Fish and Piscivorous Birds

Biologist Lisa Holst will offer a brief history of the fish communities of the Adirondacks, including the history of degradation that shaped the Adirondack Park Preserve. The program will briefly touch on effects of acid rain and invasive species affecting fish habitat, as well as profile some of the lesser known native ADK fish species.

The program will wrap up by discussing the ongoing restoration of endangered ADK fish species, how the recovery of certain bird species is affecting fish and fisheries, and how piscivorous birds are affected by environmental contamination.

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Lisa Holst is a Biologist with the Rare Fish Unit at the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and has worked at NYSDEC for 33 years in various planning and restoration roles. She has been the Rare Fish Unit leader since 2008, responsible for assessment, management and restoration of imperiled species of freshwater fish statewide. She attributes her interest in fish to spending summers on (and in) the St. Lawrence River and watching too much of The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau on TV as a child. She holds a B.S. in Marine Biology from Southampton College of Long Island University. She resides in Niskayuna with her husband and daughter. To learn more about the work that Trout Unlimited is doing with the DEC, view their YouTube video which explains their joint efforts in the Adirondacks.