Beds at Boreas Ponds?
Environmental groups are alarmed by a conceptual proposal floated by the Cuomo administration to establish lodging facilities near Boreas Ponds—in an area they believe should be classified as “untrammeled” Wilderness.
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History Of The Stillwater Mt. Fire Tower
The famed surveyor Verplanck Colvin built the first tower on Stillwater Mountain way back in 1882. The hole that once… >>MoreView Finder
Scenes from Cobble Hill
In late May, I joined Explorer publisher Tracy Ormsbee and Brendan Wiltse for a hike to Cobble Lookout in Wilmington.… >>MoreIn this Magazine
Beds at Boreas Ponds?
Environmental groups are alarmed by a conceptual proposal floated by the Cuomo administration to establish lodging facilities near Boreas Ponds—in… >>MoreRecent
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Hull Falls In Slow Motion
Hull Falls is on the East Branch of the Ausable River in Keene in the Adirondack Park. >>MoreNews Releases
ADK Updates Northville-Placid Trail Guidebook
Lake George, N.Y.—ADK has released the fifth edition of its Adirondack Mountain Club Northville-Placid Trail in time for the Northville-Placid… >>MoreExplore More
Lake George ‘Million Dollar Beach’ Closed Again by E coli
After several false starts this season, Million Dollar Beach in Lake George is closed again — just two weeks from… >>MoreOutdoor Recreation
DEC Seeks Volunteers for Trail Maintenance in Adirondacks
DEC is seeking volunteers to maintain trails in the towns of Peru and Black Brook in Clinton County and town… >>MoreEnvironment
PROTECT Statement On End Of 2017 Legislative Session
What follows is a statement issued by PROTECT. The 2017 New York State Legislative session ended on June 21st as both… >>MoreAdirondack Almanack
Garden Blight: Better Never Than Late
It’s not too early to start thinking about late blight. No relation to early blight, with which it shares a… >>MoreAdvertisement
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Alewives pose challenge to Champlain salmon restoration
Scientists are trying to understand how salmon are impacted by alewives, an invasive species that has become a main source of food for salmon, a keystone predator that eats smaller fish.
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