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Little snow, lots of fun
The round trip to Raquette Falls is an ideal ski in winters with a dearth of snow. By Phil Brown By early January, we were desperate. We had enough snow to ski the Whiteface Mountain toll road, local golf courses, and a few easy trails, but that was it. As the ski-less days dragged on, Read the Rest…
Green light for resort
Adirondack Council voices support for huge resort in Tupper Lake, revealing split in environmental movement shortly before the APA approves the project. By Brian Mann The Adirondack Park Agency’s decision in January to approve construction of a massive new resort in Tupper Lake angered many environmental activists. David Gibson, one of the founders of Adirondack Read the Rest…
Bird on the verge
By Phil Brown The spruce grouse is likely to vanish from the Adirondacks, perhaps within a decade, if the state fails to take steps to help the species, according to scientists. In a draft recovery plan issued in February, the state Department of Environmental Conservation recommends both manipulating habitat on private timberlands to favor Read the Rest…
Ski centers hanging on
Despite lack of snow, most cross-country facilities manage to stay open. By Rick Karlin Donald Preuninger and Brian McDonnell have something in common: they both took over cross-country-ski centers before one of the warmest and driest winters in recent memory. But they aren’t complaining about the weather—not too much, anyway. “I can’t tell you we’re Read the Rest…
LAKE GEORGE -- The Lake George Waterkeeper hopes to partner with the town on a five-year challenge to reduce stormwater runoff from private property into the lake. Read more.
From: Glens Falls Post-Star
Peter Bauer says environmental advocacy in the Adirondack Park has languished in recent years, something he hopes to change by returning to the front lines of Park-wide issues as the new director of Protect the Adirondacks. Read more.
From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
ALBANY — State forest rangers would train more volunteers to help with search-and-rescue operations under a bill approved by the New York State Senate following unsuccessful searches for two young men in the central Adirondacks. Read more.
From: Saratogian
ALBANY (AP) - State environmental officials say hunters killed more than 228,000 deer during the 2011 big game season, a slight decrease from the year before. 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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