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Rainstorm viewed from Cascade Mountain.

Rainy Adirondacks: Wet, gray July coincides with lower traffic on the trail

By Kris Parker

Has the wet weather kept visitors away? And how much rain have we received this summer?

Black-throated blue warbler

Silent spring (and summer)?

By Adirondack Explorer

Longtime bird enthusiast takes stock of sobering population declines at his home in the Adirondacks and beyond

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Summer reads: New releases by regional authors

By Betsy Kepes

North Country scenes and themes fill recent reading list

St Regis Canoe Area

NYS Dept of Health relaxes rules for consuming wild-caught fish from various Adirondack waters

By Megan Plete Postol

NYS Department of Health relaxes rules for consuming wild-caught fish from certain Adirondack waters

snowmobiles

Future of some snowmobile trails remains murky after court decision

By Gwendolyn Craig

NYS DEC and APA have said little about what the decision means for tree-cutting projects.

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Fort Drum helicopters to train over Adirondacks in August

By Gwendolyn Craig

Helicopters from the U.S. Army out of Fort Drum will travel from Aug. 8 through the 13th to private property near Blue Mountain Lake.

northern forest canoe trail work

A summer spent shoring up the trail

By Mike Lynch

Northern Forest Canoe Trail stewardship crew members spent part of their summer in the Adirondacks, improving access along the route.

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Rangers locate overdue, injured Marcy hiker

By Adirondack Explorer

More ranger actions from the past week; DEC has moved to a single number for dispatch.

old forge short-term rentals

Locals and landlords square off over short-term rentals

By Jamie Organski

Town of Webb officials look to regulate short-term rentals (STRs), while locals worry about Old Forge community becoming a 'party town'

Cranberry Lake

State preserves 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County

By Adirondack Explorer

Through an easement and forest preserve acquisition, state protects nearly 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County.

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