The Adirondack Explorer is a non-profit newsmagazine devoted to the protection and enjoyment of the Adirondack Park.
January/February 2010
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| Adirondack ski video: Descent from McKenzie Pass 02/01/2010 |
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| Banff Film Festival in Lake Placid 01/29/2010 |
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| Question about Slant Rock 01/28/2010 |
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Community Blogs
Notes from the field
by Brian McAllister
| Flocking together 02/09/2010 |
| I was walking along a snowmobile ... |
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The nature of things
by Gary Lee
| Other visitors to your Bird Feeder 02/08/2010 |
| One night last week I looked out in the spot ... |
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Student Notebooks
by Plattsburgh State College Students
| A lesson in self preservation 02/08/2010 |
| The weather in the mountains mirrors human ... |
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The Brandreth Park Association is digging in its heels against those who contend that the public has the right to paddle through private land to avoid a mile-long portage between Lilypad Pond and Shingle Shanty Brook in the William C. Whitney Wilderness.Judson Potter, the association's president, says in a letter to state Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis that the canoe route has never been open to the public and should not be now. READ MORE
As we head to Indian Lake for our exploration of the Jessup River, weather is on our minds. The forecast calls for storms by midafternoon, but as we arrive before 8 a.m. the sun is breaking through the overcast and the thermometer reads 54 degrees. Moisture from overnight rain adds a rich luster to the fall colors that climb the hillsides. So far, at least, we have good autumn conditions.We rendezvous at the Indian Lake Islands Campground at the southern end of the lake. Jeannie and I join photographer Mark Bowie and Mike Prescott, a retired school administrator and licensed guide who takes advantage of any opportunity to get out in the wild. READ MORE
Park's Banana Belt is appealing!
Asian longhorned beetle and emerald ash borer poised to decimate Adirondack forests.Exotic insects have invaded the Adirondacks before. Since the 1960s, the beech-scale insect has devastated the region's beech trees, so much so that scientists believe the species may not survive here. More recently, the Sirex woodwasp has infested red and white pines in several Adirondack counties. READ MORE
The state Adirondack Park Agency will hold its monthly meeting Thursday and Friday to discuss a number of matters, including a proposed telecommunication tower in Keene. Read more.
From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Two Adirondack lakes have been removed from the state’s official list of polluted waters, an indication that acid rain recovery is under way. Read more.
From: The Saratogian
The nomination of canoe maker Peter Hornbeck to a seat on the state Adirondack Park Agency Board of Commissioners has been held up in the state Senate amid local-government concerns about him being an environmental group board member. Read more.
From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
PAUL SMITHS - When Gov. Mario Cuomo traveled to the Adirondacks in May of 1989 to open the state Adirondack Park Agency's Visitor Interpretive Center in Paul Smiths, he said the new facility, along with a smaller visitor center in Newcomb that would open the following year, would provide visitors, residents and school children with "an in-depth understanding of the ecology and resources of the Adirondacks." Read more.
From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise
One of the nation’s leading voices in the fight against acid rain today praised US Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, for introducing legislation that would require air pollution cuts from the smokestacks of power plants across the nation. Read more. From: Adirondack Council The Lake George Association, which was formed in 1885, celebrates its 125 From: Lake George Association The Adirondacks’ leading conservation groups, the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) and Protect the Adirondacks! (PROTECT), filed a lawsuit Tuesday in state Supreme Court in Albany to force the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to adhere to state law and classify a state-owned wilderness canoe route in the heart of the Adirondacks. Read more. From: Protect the Adirondacks! The FUND for Lake George has submitted public comments From: The Fund for Lake George