Summer tourism attractions and events in doubt following governor’s state fair assessment
The governor talked reopening plans, but until the entire state, New Jersey and Connecticut are back open, tourist events and attractions will stay closed.
Stories
Moose evidence piles up on Norton Peak
By Phil Brown
I had read that this region—dubbed the Sable Highlands—has the largest concentration of moose in the Adirondacks, but I still was astounded by the abundance of scat.
Reading in Place: Books to help pass the time
By Melissa Hart
Author/editor John Davis, of The Rewilding Institute spends a lot of time reading, even when it’s not a pandemic. Davis, who lives in Westport, recently shared a list of books of regional interest and/or environmental bent that he’d suggest to neighbors sheltered at home and looking for new ways to pass the time during COVID-19…
Stoking the home fires with pellets
Those looking to reduce their carbon footprints to slow global warming may look to wood pellets. But whether these systems save people money and combat climate change is a complicated question.
Adirondack Wildlife Refuge adapts after violations
After running into multiple state and federal violations, Adirondack Wildlife Refuge is making changes while continuing to protect animals.
In the Adirondacks and around the world, brothers reflect on COVID-19
Four brothers, originally from the Albany area, reflect on the coronavirus pandemic from their homes in the Adirondacks to Hong Kong.
An Earth Day anniversary Q&A with Bill McKibben
"The Adirondacks, in general, have continued to get steadily better—one of the few places on Earth you can make that claim for."
Earth Day at 50: A look back
By Melissa Hart
“You want to advance your cause in the Adirondacks? Then temper your idealism with realism.” That’s the advice Paul Schaefer gave a group of students on Earth Day a generation ago. Dave Gibson of Adirondack Wild looks back in this essay on Adirondack Almanack. At the time, Schaefer challenged the students to start at his…
Earth Day thoughts on the work that remains to protect park waters
By Ry Rivard
Our tap water is so much safer, thanks to the Safe Drinking Water Act, another product of 1970s environmental consciousness, but regulators have done a poor job of keeping up with many emerging threats, including carcinogens, that remain in American drinking water.
Virus challenges Adirondacks census
By Tim Rowland
Even before the virus made its appearance on American shores, there were concerns about the census as the calendar turned to 2020.