Environment, Communities and Outdoor Recreation in the Adirondack Park

New owners of former Paleface ski area hope to open in June

Project plans for bistro, wellness retreat are under Adirondack Park Agency review. Public comments accepted through June 1.

Portage with purpose, on the Marion River

Day-long paddle from Raquette Lake to Blue Mountain Lake is a trip through Adirondack history

Round Mountain: High Peaks feel without crowds; all-day commitment

The hike originates in the Adirondack Mountain Reserve’s lot in Route 73 in St Huberts, the one trailhead...

Road Salt task force members frustrated with report delays

The Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force met in Lake Placid on April 11, 2022. Photo by Mike...

Proposed Raquette Lake microgrid hits local nerve

More than 150 people attended a meeting in the hamlet of Raquette Lake to discuss the proposed battery...

DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction

The trail has been closed to the public this spring for 10 miles from Station Street in Lake...

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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

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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...

DEC temporarily closes cliffs to protect falcons

Rock climbing routes known to be used by nesting peregrine...

Flowers, fossils and fire: All found in Crown Point

We came for the flowers but stayed for everything else

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

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Road Salt task force members frustrated with report...

The Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force met...

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...

Sounding the bat alarm

Report: White-nose syndrome has wiped out New York...

Woodland shopping for wild edibles

The Adirondack woods offer a bounty equal to...

Swarm season

Black flies are uninvited guests to the outdoors...

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Field work in Antarctica

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Adirondack lakes: Insights into...

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After 200 year wait, work planned to free Saranac salmon For more than two centuries, dams have blocked salmon from…
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What are the fossil fuel alternatives for rural camp owners? Landowners with some of the largest inholdings in the Adirondack…
New owners of former Paleface ski area hope to open in June Project plans for bistro, wellness retreat are under Adirondack Park…

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