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A rendering shows the Paul Smith's Power and Light Building at 1-3 Main St. in the village of Saranac Lake as the Adirondack Park Agency's new headquarters. The agency would build a 19,000-square-foot addition behind it and a new parking lot.

State budget funds Saranac Lakes capacity study, boosts APA building fund

By Zachary Matson

The New York State budget feels more tenuous as federal funding cuts loom.

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Insurance co. backtracks on Audubon Society cancellation after public outcry

By James Odato

From left, Hamilton County IDA Executive Director Christy Wilt, Hamlets to Huts Executive Director Joe Dadey, local government leader Bill Farber, and ALT's Megan Stevenson at Griffin Gorge on the East Branch of the Sacandaga River in the town of Wells. Erika Bailey, courtesy Adirondack Land Trust

Hamlets To Huts to get land in Wells for developing lodge

By Mike Lynch

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Volunteers planting trees along Beaver Brook which feeds the Boquet River, on Ananta Farm in Westport.

Environment

Native trees take root in Boquet River restoration

Volunteers plant 685 saplings along Beaver Brook in Westport 

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Clean energy

Panel weighs in on balancing solar development with environmental protection in the Adirondacks

How to balance farmland preservation with renewable energy goals in the Adirondack Park?

Environment

‘Envirothon’ gets students out of the classroom and into the woods

Students draw on knowledge of Adirondack Park in annual science competition

Damion Stodola of the APA

Government

Night of APA staff socializing ends with top lawyer involved in Saranac Lake bar fight

Within hours of an Adirondack Park Agency staff social event at a bowling alley, Damion Stodola was involved in a physical altercation at the Waterhole

Lake Luzerne subdivision challenged.

Communities

Lake Luzerne residents sue over approved housing development

Approvals for a controversial 18-home subdivision in Lake Luzerne has provoked a lawsuit

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Outdoor Recreation

A big day on Adirondacks’ Little River 

Trip includes unexpected strong current, black bear sighting



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  • From left, Hamilton County IDA Executive Director Christy Wilt, Hamlets to Huts Executive Director Joe Dadey, local government leader Bill Farber, and ALT's Megan Stevenson at Griffin Gorge on the East Branch of the Sacandaga River in the town of Wells. Erika Bailey, courtesy Adirondack Land TrustHamlets To Huts to get land in Wells for developing lodge

Adirondack Explorer reports on the intersections between the natural world and the built environment, through the lens of the unique 6-million acre Adirondack Park in Northern New York State. Topics include: environment, communities, recreation.

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Communities

Lake George businesses brace for summer tourism slump

Even if visitors come, will there be enough workers to staff seasonal businesses?

Communities

Lake Pleasant snail mail: Mysterious delay in tax payments solved

Rural communities in Adirondacks see decline in quality of mail service

Adirondackers

Jones Hill trail a tribute to an Adirondack great

Mary Coffin was dedicated to making the North Country National Scenic Trail a reality

Outdoor Recreation

Northern Forest Canoe Trail marks 25th anniversary, 740 miles of scenic waterways

Organization that oversees the trail looks back on 25 years of paddling and progress

Adirondackers

Southern Adirondack Audubon chapter gets surprise insurance cancellation

Insurer cites Audubon's environmental advocacy as reason

Economy

Tariffs on tulips: An Adirondack business hit hard by trade policies

Ampersand Bulb Co. has turned to letters to representatives and social media to tell her story

Communities

Listening to the Adirondacks

Adirondack residents reflect on belonging, bias and what it means to feel welcome at recent listening sessions

Biking

Barkeater Trails Alliance to unveil new descent route on East Branch Trails in Keene

Mountain biking network open for spring riding

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Outdoor Recreation

A big day on Adirondacks’ Little River 

Trip includes unexpected strong current, black bear sighting

couple paddling a canoe along the Northern Forest Canoe Trail

Outdoor Recreation

Northern Forest Canoe Trail marks 25th anniversary, 740 miles of scenic waterways

Organization that oversees the trail looks back on 25 years of paddling and progress

bike leaning against a tree with mountains in the background

Biking

Barkeater Trails Alliance to unveil new descent route on East Branch Trails in Keene

Mountain biking network open for spring riding

The 400-foot canyon south of Coot Hill.

Hiking

Coot Hill: Short hike with big views in the Champlain Valley

Recently added to Champlain Area Trails, Coot Hill climb is less than a mile with minimal effort

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