Saranac Lake Marina proposed expansion spurs questions on precedent
Saranac Lake Marina's proposed expansion leads to Adirondack Park Agency regulations questions on precedent.
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Rangers assist lost, missing people
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…
A place for all
The Adirondack Diversity Initiative and its supporters hope to create a more welcoming environment in the state’s largest park and its rural communities.
Union Falls Pond kayakers stranded in the dark
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 formal lake management plan for Lake Placid
A formalized plan is being developed for Lake Placid designed to mitigate a number of man-made and ecological concerns on the lake.
Owner of 36,000-acre Long Lake estate will not sell to developers or the state
John Hendrickson, owner of 36,000 acres in Long Lake, said he will not sell his property to the state or developers.
Environmental Protection Fund is safe from first round of state budget cuts
The state budget quarterly review did not include cuts to the Environmental Protection Fund, but more reviews are coming.
Barnes Pond: An upgraded zone of the Sable Highlands
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.
Closures hit some Adirondack businesses hard, but there are silver linings
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…
Divers clear popular Lake George waterfront of most invasive plants
A survey of Lake George near Million Dollar beach shows promise for the fight against Eurasian watermilfoil, but at a hefty cost.