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By Phil Brown
I paddled Grass Pond and its neighbor, Fishhole Pond, on a sunny day in late May. On neither pond did I encounter people. I did see a red-winged blackbird nesting in a dead tree, a spotted sandpiper bobbing its tail on a rock islet, a deer drinking from the wooded shore and a school of fish wriggling upstream.
A Leave No Trace report found crowding, trail degradation, human and pet waste, unprepared visitors and parking were all pressing issues.
Saranac Lake Marina's proposed expansion leads to Adirondack Park Agency regulations questions on precedent.
Town of Long LakeHamilton CountyWilderness Search: On August 20 at 2:30 p.m., Hamilton County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch from a lost hiker on Owls Head Mountain in the Sargent Ponds Wild Forest. Forest Rangers Temple, Scott, and DiCintio responded to the trailhead. With no coordinates from the dropped call, New York…
The Adirondack Diversity Initiative and its supporters hope to create a more welcoming environment in the state’s largest park and its rural communities.
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of FranklinFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 14 at 10:11 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a woman reporting that her two friends were overdue from kayaking on Union Falls Pond. The 21-year-old woman and 22-year-old man from New City went to watch the sunset from their…
A formalized plan is being developed for Lake Placid designed to mitigate a number of man-made and ecological concerns on the lake.
John Hendrickson, owner of 36,000 acres in Long Lake, said he will not sell his property to the state or developers.
The state budget quarterly review did not include cuts to the Environmental Protection Fund, but more reviews are coming.
By Phil Brown
On neither trip did I see anyone else. Judging from the register, nearly all of the visitors are locals who hike, bike or ski on the tract.