Adirondack Explorer is the only nonprofit, independent media organization solely dedicated to covering the Adirondack region in Northern New York State. Through our news reporting and analysis, we aim to further the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality and lasting protection of the Adirondack Park.
At Adirondack Explorer, we work on the following on behalf of our readers:
Informed decision-making: We provide fact-based reporting on environmental and community issues in Adirondack Park, helping readers make educated choices.
Local perspective: We cover topics that larger news outlets overlook, giving insight into Adirondack-specific challenges and successes.
Recreation guidance: Our articles help readers safely and sustainably explore the park, ensuring responsible enjoyment of the outdoors.
Meet our team
Adirondack Explorer reports on the intersections between the natural world and the built environment, through the lens of the unique 6-million acre Adirondack Park in Northern New York State.
Topics include: environment, communities, recreation.
Our reporters dig deeply into the issues on which the future of the park rests—the impact of climate change on our ecosystem, the challenges of keeping our waters clean and our wilderness areas wild, and the health and economic vitality of Adirondack communities. Our recreation stories provide ideas for enjoying this special place with hikes, paddles, skis, fishing and bicycling.
Our work
Through its website, magazine, newsletters and social channels, Adirondack Explorer reaches millions of readers –located both inside and outside the region– who care about environmental issues, Adirondack communities and recreation opportunities in this unique part of Northern New York State.
Adirondack Explorer was founded in 1998 as a print magazine. We produce six issues a year, along with an annual outings guide. (Click here to subscribe).
In addition, we publish stories daily to our Explorer website, manage a community forum found at Adirondack Almanack.com and put out weekly and daily email newsletters around a variety of topics.
As a nonprofit, the Explorer relies on tax-deductible contributions from supporters to help cover these issues that matter. Without this help from our readers we wouldn’t be able to bring you this publication. Click here to support our work.
Interested in advertising with us? Click here to download our media kit.
As journalists, we are committed to transparency. Check out our donation policy to see what funds we do and do not accept.
Meet Our Board
Our current board:
Richard Beamish, Adirondack Explorer founder
Tom Curley, Chairman
Tom Balderston
Adam Federman
Charlotte Hall
George Hearst III
Tamara Jolly
Larry Master, Finance Officer
Ed McNeil
Tracy Ormsbee, Secretary
Lynne C. Poteau
Laurel Skarbinski
Rex Smith
Timothy L. Thompson, Vice Chairman
Charles B. Updike
Craig Weatherup
Bridget Williams
Robert F. Worth
Land acknowledgement statement
Adirondack Explorer is committed to reporting on communities, both human and non-human, in the Adirondack Park in Northern New York State. However, we recognize that the Park as we know it is a somewhat arbitrary boundary imposed on a land with a rich history. Long before the Park’s creation, there have been thriving communities of Haudenosaunee, specifically Kanienʼkehá:ka (Mohawk) and Wabanaki, specifically Abenaki, people living in deep communion with these lands.
The Kanienʼkehá:ka and Haudenosaunee play vital roles in maintaining the ecological balance of this region, and we not only acknowledge their past and present connections here but are determined to include Indigenous perspectives in our work.