Road salt lawsuit looms as residents fight contamination
October 11, 2018
New York spent about $214 million in the last snowplowing year, according to New York's Office of General Services.
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New trail opens for Columbus Day crowds
October 5, 2018
Cascade’s usual parking zone is closed through Monday, and shuttles are running hikers to that trail from the Olympic Sports Complex every half hour from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The last return shuttle leaves the trail at 7 p.m.
Lake George group targets major cut in road salt
October 5, 2018
New York's Department of Transportation this winter plans to test better salt management practices for 17 miles of Route 9N north from Lake George Village and 16 miles of Route 86 from Lake Placid to Wilmington.
ADK seeks successor to longtime director Woodworth
By Mike Lynch
October 4, 2018
The Adirondack Mountain Club plans to start searching this fall for a new executive director to replace Neil Woodworth when he retires in coming years.
Paul Smith’s hires Wildlife Conservation Society staffers
September 28, 2018
Zoe Smith, formerly the AWS program's director, is now deputy director at the college's Adirondack Watershed Institute. Former AWS science director Michale Glennon joins the institute and retains the same title there.
Whiteface ATV tours a prelude to land-use amendment?
By James Odato
September 27, 2018
ATV rides abruptly ended at Whiteface after environmental watchdogs raised concerns to state officials, and after the Adirondack Explorer inquired about the propriety of the rides.
Paddling case in judge’s hands
September 26, 2018
A new ruling is expected by year’s end in the eight-year-old lawsuit that pits landowners against outside paddlers over rights to a two-mile waterway in the remote northwestern Adirondacks.
State funds its former interpretive centers
By Mike Lynch
September 21, 2018
The state doled out $180,000 to the Paul Smith’s College VIC in Brighton and $120,000 to the the Adirondack Interpretive Center in Newcomb, which is run by SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Former AP president to lead Adirondack Explorer board
September 17, 2018
Tom Curley, a part-time Tupper Lake resident who retired from AP in 2012, replaces another retired news executive, Charlotte Hall, in leading the 17-member board.
State bans roadside parking at Roaring Brook Falls Trail
September 17, 2018
DEC encourages hikers to discover and visit the other numerous hiking opportunities in the area. The DEC web page, Hikes Outside the Adirondack High Peaks lists a dozen nearby hikes that provide a hiking experience similar to a High Peaks hike, including great scenic views, but with fewer people.