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Lisa Ballard wins award for ‘Explorer’ story
Saranac Lake native Lisa Ballard has won a national award for a story about hiking with her brother that appeared in the Adirondack Explorer. Her… >>MoreView Finder
Crews clean up contaminated soil at Lake Flower Superfund site
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is currently removing contaminated sediment from Lake Flower in Saranac Lake. The sediment is located in Pontiac Bay and… >>MoreIn this Magazine
Parking area location is hot topic at Boreas Ponds meeting
Even before New York State bought the Boreas Ponds Tract in 2016, people started arguing about how close to the ponds the public should be… >>More
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Timelapse of hikers on Cascade Mountain
Timelapse video from a busy September weekend in 2017 on Cascade Mountain. About 550 hikers visited the summit on this… >>MoreNews Releases
DEC seeking public input on recreational opportunities in Boreal South Management Unit
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public input to improve recreational opportunities and natural resource… >>MoreExplorer Reports
State seeks to prevent algae blooms on Champlain, Lake George
By Michael Virtanen New York environmental authorities and stakeholders have issued detailed plans for preventing harmful algae blooms on Lake Champlain and Lake George, which… >>MoreOutdoor Recreation
Raising Kane
It’s scary to get lost while hiking. It’s worse when you have children who depend on you to deliver them… >>MoreEnvironment
Ausable River dam’s fish passage postponed again
By Michael Virtanen Federal authorities have granted the utility operating a power dam on the Ausable River near Lake Champlain… >>MoreAdirondack Almanack
Adirondack Explorer Publishes Outings Guide
The Adirondack Explorer recently published a special edition of its Annual Outings Guide in commemoration of the magazine’s twentieth anniversary.… >>MoreAdvertisement
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