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DEC Announces Proposed Modifications to Long Pond Conservation Easement DEC Press Release 30-Day Public Comment Period Opens September 19 and ends October 19 The… -
State to offer hiking shuttle for Columbus Day weekend Hikers will be directed to the Cross Country Parking Lot at ORDA's Olympic Sports Complex… -
Former AP president to lead Adirondack Explorer board Tom Curley, a part-time Tupper Lake resident who retired from AP in 2012, replaces another… -
State bans roadside parking at Roaring Brook Falls Trail DEC encourages hikers to discover and visit the other numerous hiking opportunities in the area.… -
Assessment finds High Peaks trails are in poor shape Many hiking trails throughout the High Peaks Wilderness region are in rough shape and need… -
Infrastructure projects scheduled for Boreas and Saranac Lakes Three infrastructure improvement projects in the Adirondacks will temporarily limit access to the Boreas Ponds…
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OSI protects 1,200 acres in Adirondacks
The Open Space Institute has purchased 1,200 acres abutting the Hammond Pond Wild Forest in the eastern Adirondacks, with an eye toward selling the land… >>MoreView Finder
Monarch starting their big migration
As the days are getting cooler and shorter, more and more monarch butterflies are starting their big migration to Mexico, where they will spend the… >>MoreIn this Magazine
An in-depth look at conservation easements
Most new land preservation in the 5.8-million-acre Park over the past twenty-five years has been done through state-purchased easements, now covering 781,000 acres, or about… >>MoreThe Video Room
Rome Dam Removal
A video update of the Rome Dam removal by the Ausable River Association. The dam on river left has been… >>MoreNews Releases
DEC Announces Proposed Modifications to Long Pond Conservation Easement
DEC Press Release 30-Day Public Comment Period Opens September 19 and ends October 19 The New York State Department of… >>MoreExplorer Reports
‘Explorer’ paddling rights trial to begin in August
When Adirondack Explorer Editor Phil Brown paddled his eighteen-pound canoe through private property on waters linking public lands in 2009 he touched off a legal… >>MoreOutdoor Recreation
State bans roadside parking at Roaring Brook Falls Trail
DEC encourages hikers to discover and visit the other numerous hiking opportunities in the area. The DEC web page, Hikes Outside… >>MoreEnvironment
State seeks Tahawus rail line abandonment
New York officials said the Tahawus line has no active shippers and the owner has “no reasonable prospect for developing… >>MoreAdirondack Almanack
Whirligig Beetles: Four Eyes On You
“What’s this shiny black beetle with four eyes?” asked Erin Hayes-Pontius, a visiting UVM student, from her microscope. Without glancing… >>MoreAdvertisement
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