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More than 5,400 served: A decade of ranger rescues
Dissecting the data of NYS Forest Ranger missions
Learning from the lake
Students from New York and Vermont schools met at the Burlington waterfront to celebrate and protect Lake Champlain.
Revitalizing Adirondack communities, one building at a time
Adirondack Architectural Heritage to distribute $750k in rural revitalization funds
A Schroon Lake hike, with black flies
Yes, they really are “that bad” this year in the Adirondacks
Salamanders to humans: Hold the salt!
Spring rainfall starts migration and breeding for amphibians, but high salinity can make life difficult
Adirondack housing at a crossroads
Communities grapple with housing issues and are forced to deal with inequality.
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A look at the riskiest dams in the Adirondacks
Ten high hazard dams are rated ‘unsound,’ meaning their safety cannot be assured
Recreation
Portage with purpose, on the Marion River
Day-long paddle from Raquette Lake to Blue Mountain Lake is...
Round Mountain: High Peaks feel without crowds, all-day commitment
The hike originates in the Adirondack Mountain Reserve’s lot in...
DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
The trail has been closed to the public this spring...
To Cooper Kiln Pond, and beyond
Wilmington Peak bushwhack beyond Cooper Kiln Pond may or may...
Adirondackers
Open Space Institute leader to pass the conservation...
Under Kim Elliman’s leadership, OSI protected, opened to the public more than...
Antarctica research trip deepens appreciation of winter
Adirondack Watershed Institute scientist pursues dreams of researching ecosystems in Antartica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys
Paul Smith’s College professor digs into evolving ways...
Paul Smith’s College professor digs into evolving ways climate change is taught, and the missed opportunities
Teen creates nature activity book to teach kids...
A Saranac Lake teen created an activity book to teach other kids about the flora and fauna of the Adirondacks
Featured Stories
Road Salt task force members frustrated with report...
The Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force met...
DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
The trail has been closed to the public...
After 200 year wait, work planned to free...
For more than two centuries, dams have blocked...
Total eclipse to pass over Adirondacks in 2024...
Businesses, event planners are forming plans to draw...
At the helm
A Q&A with Raquette Lake Navigation founder Dean...
State facilities turn out lights for migrating birds
Most birds migrate at night and are attract...
Continuing coverage
Climate Change
What climate migration could mean for the Adirondacks
High Peaks Usage
How many hikers is too many?
Adirondack Park Agency
After criticism, APA backs down on public comment restrictions
Invasive Species
Lake communities line up for herbicide approval from APA
Community News
Proposed Raquette Lake microgrid hits local nerve
Water Quality
What is ProcellaCOR herbicide and how does it target milfoil?
Opinion
Commentary: It’s time to rethink place names
Cathead amendment: The time is now
Policies needed to secure access for all
A path to common sense
Canal lock needs to be closed to prevent...
Book Reviews
‘Forests Adrift’
‘Iron Sharpens Iron’
‘The Power Line’
‘Camper Girl’
‘Hiking the Trail to Yesterday, vol. II’
Food and Farms
‘It’s not the cow, it’s the how’
Adirondack turkey farmers face challenges ahead of Thanksgiving
Adirondack Cuisine Trails gain ground
Fighting food insecurity with CSA shares
5 ways to buy local flowers
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Field work in Antarctica
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Adirondack lakes: Insights into...
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