Brief Bio: Barbara Green
Why I love the Adirondacks: The people. We “get” each other, for the most part. We understand the spirit of creativity that is born of necessity.
Stories
A motor tour of the Sable Highlands
By Phil Brown
Two good logging roads—the D&H Road and Piney Ridge Road—cut through the interior of the Sable Highlands.
Adirondack Park Agency approves marina, solar panel projects
The projects were approved on Friday after a more than three-hour meeting on Thursday that hashed out their details in the APA's regulatory committee.
Hemlock woolly adelgid found on nearly 250 acres along Lake George
The invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is threatening one of the most common trees on the shoreline of Lake George.
APA board could vote on Saranac Lake Marina expansion
The APA collected more than 200 written comments on a proposal to expand and renovate the Saranac Lake Marina. Now there could be a vote.
Forest rangers rescue hikers on trails for Marcy, Azure and Cranberry 50
By Mike Lynch
Descriptions of the following forest ranger missions were provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Study tracks hiker impacts on birds and wildlife in the Adirondacks
What are the impacts of human recreation on wildlife in the Adirondack Park? A two-year study is working to find out.
Finding peace among the teeming High Peaks
I had assigned myself one simple ground rule when I packed gear and my freeze-dried vittles for this four-day walk. I would summit none of the 4,000-foot-topping peaks that draw hikers by the hundreds and thousands.
Figure 8: A Sable Highlands destination in need of long-planned road improvements
By Phil Brown
In a 2009 interim recreation plan, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said it intended to build a new road and short trails to provide access to Lilypad and Figure 8 ponds.
Owls Head: A popular hike in the otherwise lonely Sable Highlands
By Phil Brown
It was a warm, sunny day, and people were out in force. I counted 15 other parties, most of them with young children.