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By Tim Rowland
Slides are notoriously hard to get to, and as the days shorten, climbing one becomes, for us mere mortals, a sport that’s off the table until spring. One shoulder-season exception is the slide on Wilmington Peak in the Stephenson Range in northern Essex County.
By Melissa Hart
Now more than ever, mom and pop stores in our communities could use our dollars.
By Mike Lynch
Proponents of a Road Salt bill signed into law earlier this week showed up Saranac Lake Friday to tout the bill and honor the man they named it for: the late Randy Preston, a longtime Wilmington town supervisor.
The DEC treated about 2,500 hemlock trees around 138 acres near Lake George in Washington County for the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid.
By Ry Rivard
The governor signed a law aimed at reining in the 300 million pounds of salt dumped each year in the Adirondack Park to clear roads for fast-moving vehicles.
The Masten House has been sold for $1 million and will be a private residence, ruling out any plans for a High Peaks visitors center.
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of Fort AnnWashington CountyWilderness Rescue: On Nov. 28 at 1:06 p.m., Warren County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch requesting assistance for a 57-year-old male hiker from Clifton Park with a possible leg fracture one mile from the summit of Buck Mountain. Forest Ranger Lt. Ganswindt…
What effect have dams had on two of the parks' important rivers, the Boquet and the Saranac? As beautiful as these rivers are and as wild as they seem, dams have changed them, blocking the natural movement of fish for decades.
By Tim Rowland
Long Lake is known for its forests, waters, trails, solitude and rural stores. Residents want to keep that and plan for a sustainable future.
By Ry Rivard
Efforts to restore salmon to the Boquet have had victories and setbacks in recent years.