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By Stephen Leon When Enchanted Forest Water Safari officials announced the park would not open for the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 crisis, Old Forge area residents and businesses feared that the closure would hit the local economy hard. There would be lost summer jobs, lost sales-tax revenue, and lost business income that would…
A survey of Lake George near Million Dollar beach shows promise for the fight against Eurasian watermilfoil, but at a hefty cost.
Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of HarrietstownFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 5 at 3:24 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man reporting that he was stranded with his wife and two granddaughters (10 and 16 years old) on the shore of Middle Saranac Lake. He stated that the wind was too…
Emerald ash borer hit the park last week. Now, the state Department of Environmental Conservation says hemlock woolly adelgid is here again.
Expansion to the Saranac Lake Marina, a new solar array in Ti and a new general store are among APA projects up for public comment.
By Phil Brown
The Sugarloaf Public Use Area is large enough that you could spend days exploring it, but without trails and better access, it’s likely to be underutilized.
By Ry Rivard
Lake George has been ahead of other communities in imposing stormwater rules, because the lake’s tourism economy so obviously depends on its clarity and many homes around the lake drink water right from it.
By Phil Brown
More than a decade ago, New York State planned trails and other improvements for the conservation easement it bought on the Sable Highlands. Not much of it has materialized, though the land has strong recreation potential.
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos talked about crowds in the High Peaks, the state budget, permits, staffing and protecting hikers and natural resources.
Getting started in rock climbing involves learning the lingo