| Upper Washbowl reopened to climbers 05/09/2013 |
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| Early-season rock climbing 04/19/2013 |
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| A plea to hikers: don’t post-hole 04/08/2013 |
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| Exos Beanie a nice hat for skiers 11/28/2012 |
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| OR’s Echo Tee ideal for trail running 05/24/2012 |
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| Guidebook for Adirondack trail runners 05/23/2012 |
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A sure thing for skiers
Paul Smiths VIC offers more than just good snow: it has doubled the mileage of ski trails since taking over the facility from the state in 2011. By Phil Brown Winter started slowly, so after we received a few small snowfalls in late November, I jumped at the chance to go on my first ski Read the Rest…
Town’s skeptical of train
Officials in Tri-Lakes region urge state to study the benefits of converting rail corridor to a recreational trail or to just go ahead and tear up the tracks. By Brian Mann The battle over use of a historic railroad corridor through the heart of the Adirondacks escalated this fall, with a growing number of local Read the Rest…
A rafter’s rocky ride
Once a hero to Adirondack rafters, Pat Cunningham has become a pariah among his peers, and the state is seeking to shut down his outfitting business following the accidental drowning of a customer. By Mary Thill On March 30, 2012, Hamilton County Court gave Patrick Cunningham a second chance. It came with conditions and a Read the Rest…
What makes this a park?
Environmentalists want the state to do more to protect and enhance the region’s identity as a special place. By Kim Martineau The Adirondack Park is more than double the size of Yosemite and Yellowstone National Parks combined, but its greatness is not always apparent. Silver lakes and dark woods beckon from some roadsides, while lawns Read the Rest…
MINERVA — New York state taxpayers now own 18,294 additional acres of timberland that once largely comprised a working forest. Read more.
From: Plattsburgh Press-Republican
OSWEGO — A SUNY Oswego biology faculty member suggests that a forest preserve in the Adirondack Mountains can accommodate the reintroduction 150 to 350 cougars, challenging previous findings. Read more.
From: Plattsburgh Press-Republican
WILMINGTON — A bull moose on the loose in the Wilmington Notch since Saturday was euthanized Tuesday after officials found it to be gravely injured. Read more.
From: Plattsburgh Press-Republican
TUPPER LAKE - The mostly volunteer group that has run the Big Tupper Ski Area for the last three years, ARISE, announced Tuesday night that it won't open the ski slope again this year. Read more.
From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
The state Adirondack Park Agency is concerned that a 2009 decision in the Old Mountain Road case could lead to former town roads in the Adirondack Forest Preserve being reopened to motorized vehicles. Read more. From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program has received a private foundation grant of $170,000 for invasive species prevention and control in 2011, it announced Monday. Read more. From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise The owners of private land between two Adirondack wilderness lakes are suing a Saranac Lake canoeist who paddled a stream crossing the parcel to assert the public's navigation rights. Read more. From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise High-profile biologists, supervisors and fish hatchery staff and are among the 260 state Department of Environmental Conservation employees who recently left the agency after accepting a 2010 early retirement incentive program offered by Gov. David Paterson. Read more. From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
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