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Park and ride

By Gillian Scott

Get off your bike for some camping, hiking and fishing along Adirondack Rail Trail

Hydrilla and other invasives knocking on doors to the Adirondacks

By Zachary Matson

AWI stewards inspected over 84,000 boats in the Adirondacks this past summer, looking for invasive plants such as hydrilla

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Mapping a vision

By Contributing Writer

Adirondack Council plots journey to improved park management and communities

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Hikers get separated on Ester Mt.

By Adirondack Explorer

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions

State repairing Boreas Ponds access road

By Mike Lynch

A large stretch of the access road to Boreas Ponds should be ready for vehicle traffic after this construction season. 

Renewable energy

Subdivisions and solar to come during APA Chairman Ernst’s debut

By Gwendolyn Craig

John Ernst will oversee a discussion on solar farms Thursday in the first meeting of the APA since he was appointed chairman.

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Permits in the preserves

By Gwendolyn Craig

Do the experiences in the Catskills travel to the Adirondacks?

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A (rail) trail to success

By Michael Virtanen

As Adirondack Park waits on rail trail construction, Pennsylvania GAP Trail boosts local business and offers hope for enthusiasts

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‘Everyone should have access to this joy’

By Times Union

ADK's first Black Summit Steward encourages people of color to explore Adirondack trails

Scientists study salmon stocking methods

By Mike Lynch

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is using a genetic tracing program to study salmon in the Lake Champlain watershed.

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