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Tracking salt

Annual road salt summit follows release of task force report

By Zachary Matson

The annual summit, celebrating its eighth year, brings together road crews, water scientists and advocacy organizations interested in new approaches to winter road management.

Two deaths in Lake Placid plane crash

By Times Union

Former NFL player Russ Francis killed

Lincoln's sparrow, a small brown bird

Lincoln’s sparrow: Sweet notes from a secretive bird

By Birdwatch

One of two boreal bird species in the Adirondacks that nest primarily in bogs.

woman in front of housing development

Taking Stock of Housing: The role of nonprofits

By Tim Rowland

Organizations putting people before profits help fill in housing gaps

a-frame lodge

At NewVida, amenities for both locals and visitors

By Tim Rowland

Owners aim to create local gathering place as well as a getaway

An aerial view of Spring Pond Bog in the Adirondacks

Can art encourage stewardship of North Country waters?

By Chloe Bennett

Artists combine science and aesthetics to showcase the voices of local waters.

Help is on the way: Both Meadow

By Tim Rowland

Four affordable cape-style homes in the hamlet of Keene

Aerial view of river and a bridge

Fall paddle on the Oswegatchie

By Tom French

An easy, two-car, mostly flatwater float along the Oswegatchie between Cranberry Lake and Newton Falls. 

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Bionique testing lab proposes to triple in size

By Adirondack Explorer

Harrietstown business expansion aims to add 60 jobs

Bass lake

The fishing looks good at Bass Lake

By Tim Rowland

There are a few different ways to access this Hammond Pond Wild Forest destination

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