Environment, Communities and Outdoor Recreation in the Adirondack Park

More than 5,400 served: A decade of ranger rescues

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.

A look at the riskiest dams in the Adirondacks

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

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

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

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

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 torch

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 delays

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

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 Saranac salmon

After 200 year wait, work planned to free...

For more than two centuries, dams have blocked...

Total eclipse to pass over Adirondacks in 2024 and communities are getting ready

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

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

What climate migration could mean for the Adirondacks

High Peaks Usage

How many hikers is too many?

How many hikers is too many?

Adirondack Park Agency

After criticism, APA backs down on public comment restrictions

After criticism, APA backs down on public comment restrictions

Invasive Species

Lake communities line up for herbicide approval from APA

Lake communities line up for herbicide approval from APA

Community News

Proposed Raquette Lake microgrid hits local nerve

Proposed Raquette Lake microgrid hits local nerve

Water Quality

What is ProcellaCOR herbicide and how does it target milfoil?

What is ProcellaCOR herbicide and how does it target milfoil?

Book of 12 Short Hikes on preserves near lake George

North Country Public Radio

Paul Smiths

Video

Field work in Antarctica

Field work in Antarctica

Garden journals

Garden journals

Adirondack lakes: Insights into a changing climate

Adirondack lakes: Insights into...

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