Town of Malta

CREEK SEEN AS MEANS TO REEL IN VISITORS:

The Kayaderosseras twists through several towns on its path south from Corinth into Saratoga Lake.

The waterway's name comes from the Mohawks and means "the land of the beautiful lake of the winding river." The creek, a spot favored by both fishermen and kayakers, embodies the green infrastructure Saratoga County is attempting to highlight and convince its municipalities to work together to preserve.

Malta Supervisor Paul Sausville, a fisherman himself, doesn't want the creek to just be an entry on a list of iconic natural wonders in a dusty planning document.

"It's got to be more than an inventory of resources," said Sausville. "It could be a fish trail. It could be an ecological trail to which visitors go."

The creek is considered one of the best trout streams upstate, with several designated fishing access points along the stream.

The creek's 6.5-mile run from Ballston Spa through Malta down to Saratoga Lake is officially the Kayaderosseras Creek Canoe and Kayak Trail. The watery path is sponsored by Saratoga Preserving Land and Nature, which posts the definition of the creek's name on its Web site at http://www.saratogaplan.org.

Sausville's vision fits with that of Saratoga PLAN's for developing the county's green infrastructure: trails, waterways, farms, woods and other natural resources.
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Sausville said the county and its communities shouldn't stop at promoting a fish trail or other ecological attractions. The Zim Smith Trail, a pathway through the towns, is the core of the hiking trail network the county is building linking its various communities. But, it can't just be a line on a map.

"If you don't have a vision of where you want to go, you're not going to get there," Sausville said.