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Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Village of Saranac Lake – HarrietstownFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 15 at 1:12 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a report of an overturned canoe in the Second Pond boat area on Lower Saranac Lake. One person was on shore and uncertain if her companion was still in the water or…
By Ry Rivard
“Our emergency was precautionary,” the Upper Saranac Foudation's lake manager said.
Join us for a digital panel discussion of renewable energy projects and potential in the Adirondack Park . About this Event The one-hour discussion will be led by Adirondack Explorer Policy Reporter Gwendolyn Craig with the following panelists: Noah Shaw, partner and co-chair, Renewable Energy Practice, Hodgson Russ LLP; Conrad Karsten, project developer for Sunvestment…
By Melissa Hart
We’re coming off what’s typically the busiest weekend of fall in the Adirondacks, but interestingly, that’s not the top story of the week. (Keep scrolling to find out!) Here’s a look at some of the week’s top news, on both AdirondackExplorer.org and AdirondackAlmanack.com. If you want to dig in deeper, take a look at our full slate of topical Explorer…
Longtime Adirondack Council advocate Diane Fish plans to retire this winter, Council Executive Director Willie Janeway announced. “All who know Diane are familiar with her infectious energy and famous dedication to the Adirondacks, the Council and its mission of preserving the ecological integrity and wild character of the Park,” Janeway said in an email to…
In 1976, as guest curator for the Albany Institute of History and Art’s bicentennial exhibit, Caroline Welsh undertook a survey of 200-year-old artwork found in private collections from ten counties around that city. Her tools for documenting, one by one, more than 1,000 pieces of art were index cards and a Polaroid camera. The tools…
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 5 at 7:45 p.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting two hikers lost off the Street and Nye Mountains Trail in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. Forest Ranger Lewis responded and located the hikers from Rochester…
Will a burgeoning hiker shuttle industry grow into regular service? When outdoor adventure-seekers prepare for multi-day outings, measuring out food, sorting gear and packing bags, they also have to weigh their transportation options. Unless they plan to travel round-trip and end up back where they started, travelers need to determine how they’ll get back to…
By Melissa Hart
Fall pics taken from around the park Here’s a snapshot of what the holiday weekend was like for hiking, from various spots outside the busy High Peaks Wilderness. Clockwise from top: the view from Baker Mountain in Saranac Lake (by Debra Thuet); from Goodnow Mountain’s fire tower in Newcomb (by Michael Hernandez); looking at Lake…