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Study finds Adirondack emergency calls up 54 percent per ranger With more users and more acreage incorporated into the park over the decade, the increase…A mountain shaped by fire In total, about 90 acres of woods were consumed by the fire, and bordering the…Images of the Noonmark Fire site 20 years later Images and a video from a visit to the 1999 Noonmark Fire site off the…An Adventure in the Five Ponds Wilderness In late September, Explorer Publisher Tracy Ormsbee and I joined Sam Eddy for a bushwhack…November snowfall in the Adirondacks Snow starting falling Monday in the Adirondacks, leaving about 6 to 8 inches by late…Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit encourages students to bring plans home to their schools and communities While most of the schools represented at the summit are in the Adirondacks, students also…
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When is it OK to stack rocks on the trail?
Once used to mark the way, cairns nowadays often are seen as monuments to the ego and a blight on the wild landscape. >>MoreView Finder
Images of the Noonmark Fire site 20 years later
Images and a video from a visit to the 1999 Noonmark Fire site off the trail to Bear Den Mountain. >>MoreIn this Magazine
Adirondack advocates and officials seek a plan for high-use trails
“I can’t go through another day like this past Saturday," Keene Town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson said in October. "It’s beyond the capacity of a… >>MoreThe Video Room
Thousands of snow geese near Lake Champlain
Snow geese migrate through the eastern Adirondacks through the Champlain Valley every fall. Here is a video of them gathering… >>MoreNews Releases
A rescue, two body recoveries, and advice for unprepared hikers
Statistics from Cascade Mountain show that more than 100 hikers were encountered each day on Saturday and Sunday. Approximately 40… >>MoreExplorer Reports
Four bids received for rail line to North Creek
Bidders are expected to propose freight and possible passenger excursions, maintain the tracks and infrastructure, and its connections to Canadian Pacific and points south, according… >>MoreOutdoor Recreation
Adirondack advocates and officials seek a plan for high-use trails
“I can’t go through another day like this past Saturday," Keene Town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson said in October. "It’s… >>MoreEnvironment
Wild Center’s Youth Climate Summit encourages students to bring plans home to their schools and communities
While most of the schools represented at the summit are in the Adirondacks, students also traveled from other places including… >>MoreAdirondack Almanack
American Witch Hazel: A New York Native
As one of the only native plants that blooms in late fall and early winter, American witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana)… >>MoreAdvertisement
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