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AdkAction program boosts access to locally grown produce

By Melissa Hart

AdkAction has become an approved vendor through the Double Up Food Bucks program. A national initiative administered in New York State by the Buffalo-based Field and Fork Network, the program helps kick in an extra incentive for people receiving food assistance, by giving them a financial boost when they buy local.

State to reroute Pitchoff trail in plan for Sentinel Range

By Tim Rowland

The new trailhead will be located at the Keene end of Cascade Lakes and traverse the face of Pitchoff to access Balanced Rocks, an interesting collection of boulders on a bare nose of Pitchoff’s western flank.

Parch Pond protection

Moriah OKs potential state purchase of a coveted climbing destination

By Tim Rowland

Parch Pond offers a picturesque lake framed by mountains and evergreens and a diverse forest east of the Northway and west of Port Henry on Ensign Pond Road. It was once renowned for its 200-foot cliffs that offered challenging rock climbing.

students rallying against climate change

Global Climate Strikes planned for the Adirondacks

By Ben Westcott

On Friday, Sept. 20, adults are being called on to join schoolchildren who have been skipping class on Fridays to protest a lack of action to stop climate change.

Neighbors’ complaints halt weapons training at Olympic site

By James Odato

“Our whole market here is about peace and tranquility,” said Wayne Failing, who rents cabins a half-mile away from the training site.

The most grueling bike race in the Adirondacks

By Alan Wechsler

Departing from Waterfront Park in Northville, on the southern edge of the Adirondacks, they began what would be a meandering, 550-mile loop around the park. There would be hours after hours spent cruising down roads, bouncing over trails, dragging loaded bikes over rocks and fallen logs. Only half the riders would finish.

Neighbors alarmed by weapons training at Mount Van Hoevenberg

By James Odato

State police officers began a three-month weapons training course at Mount Van Hoevenberg this week, startling neighbors with sustained bursts of assault rifles and shotguns and possibly violating terms of authorized activities in the state forest preserve.

Improved Boreas Ponds access opens

By Phil Brown

Last Friday the state Department of Environmental Conservation opened Gulf Brook Road as far as the Four Corners near LaBier Flow, allowing the public to drive to within a mile of Boreas Ponds.

Forest ranger highlights: 90-Miler participant gets lost and is rescued

By Adirondack Explorer

The following are forest ranger actions that took place between September 2 and September 8. The information was provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

Big Brook through Whitney property

The next land preservation fight?

By Phil Brown

The list of Adirondack lands protected over the past two decades is long and impressive, but one choice property coveted by conservationists remains wholly in private ownership, its future uncertain: Whitney Park.

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