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snapping turtle

Make way for turtles

By Chloe Bennett

Statewide, turtle populations are declining

Blooms over Basford Falls

Choose your own waterfall adventure

By Betsy Kepes

Tooley Pond Road in St. Lawrence Co. offers a range of family-friendly hikes, sights

View of Lake George from Sagamore Resort.

A tale of two Sagamores

By Tim Rowland

Fans of both iconic Adirondack institutions gather to share stories

A band plays music with a fiddle and other instruments on stage at the VIC.

When serious science is Late Night fun

By Chloe Bennett

Student-run climate game show "Late Night for the Planet" combines fun, games and some overall levity

oak tree

Ancient Oaks Trail makes for ideal early spring jaunt

By Tim Rowland

if you’re just coming out of hibernation, makes for a fine opportunity to stretch the legs in an interesting hardwood forest.

winter squash

How big is too big? Small farms lay bare the struggles they face

By Tim Rowland

Essex County farm owners get candid about difficulties in growing pains, finding the right scale, maintaining profitability

Pataki

Former NYS governor wants to rent you one of his Adirondack homes

By Gwendolyn Craig

Three of the cottages on the 300-acre farm in Essex would be short-term rentals, according to an application to the APA

indian lake dam

Engineers detail Indian Lake Stone Dam rehab designs 

By Zachary Matson

An overhaul of the Indian Lake Stone Dam is estimated to cost $7.7 million and could go out for contractor bid this summer.

A statue of abolitionist John Brown and an African American child at John Brown Farm in North Elba.

Gardens, trails and visitor centers imagined for John Brown Farm

By Gwendolyn Craig

Commenters on plans for John Brown Farm offered an eclectic mix of visions for the historic site named for the abolitionist.

Adam Wild, director of the Uihlein Maple Research Forest in Lake Placid, stands in between some tapped beech trees. Photo by Mike Lynch

Seeing the potential in beech

By Mike Lynch

A Lake Placid scientist sees an untapped potential in a tree species that has traditionally been considered a nuisance by many foresters and maple syrup producers. 

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