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Adaptive management for the High Peaks

By Adirondack Explorer

Recommendation "Overall-3" proposes that the state implement a world-class visitor management system for the High Peaks Wilderness, and ultimately the entire park, using adaptive management to apply to every aspect of park management.

Does social distancing mean discouraging Adirondack visitors this spring and summer?

By Brandon Loomis

The question: Should the Adirondacks discourage visitation during the coronavirus outbreak?”

Stop forest pests at the source

By Adirondack Explorer

This is not a local issue or even a state issue, because once these pests enter the country through international trade it is almost impossible to keep them from spreading.

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Biodegradable waste leaves a trace

By Adirondack Explorer

There are common misconceptions about biodegradable waste that contribute to what we as hikers feel comfortable leaving on the trail.

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What New York’s bold climate law means for the Adirondacks

By Adirondack Explorer

The CLCPA calls for 100 percent “clean” (read: including nuclear) electricity by 2040, 70 percent “renewable” (read: not including nuclear) electricity by 2030, and an 85 percent across-the-state reduction in all greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels – including not just electricity generation but also transportation, buildings and other sectors.

Crowding crisis or hyperbole? With enough help and shuttles, we can manage

By Adirondack Explorer

The unprecedented influx of vehicles on sunny summer weekends cannot possibly be denied. Yet pick a day with a little drizzle and the hordes disappear. So are we actually facing a summer with usage spikes that we will not be able to manage?

A stupid species

By Adirondack Explorer

Consider the mighty moose, kind of an odd-looking creature. It’s said that after all the other animals were created, God made the moose out of leftover parts. To get a sense of the moose population in Adirondack history, one could start by simply looking at a map.

Hamlets to huts: an idea worth exploring

By Tracy Ormsbee

In the near future, if hikers on the Northville-Placid Trail choose, they can stop in the Town of Long Lake via a new spur trail that comes out at the top of Mount Sabattis, offering a rare mountaintop view on the NPT journey that looks out over the town and lake. They can pick up…

Let nature determine the ski season

By Adirondack Explorer

In the March/April issue, I was struck by the juxtaposition of the two articles “Canaries in the Mine” and “Giving Winter a Hand.” In the latter, Mr. Cheney-Seymour’s answer to how global warming is disrupting the Van Hoevenberg ski season: install “snow factory” machines that can make snow in any temperature. These machines, of course,…

Fewer agencies, not more

By Adirondack Explorer

I just read the letter from Robin DeLoria, Newcomb town supervisor, regarding rail-car storage in the Adirondack Park (March/April issue). While I’m sure the recommendation of involving all parties is theoretically the proper way to proceed, unfortunately this course of action will result in inaction. Getting two governmental agencies to agree on a course of…

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