Warning: ‘Endangered spruce grouse on road’
By Phil Brown
This summer the state Department of Environmental Conservation released spruce grouse in the area of Blue Mountain Road. The birds were captured in Maine and Ontario.
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Forest rangers rescue hikers on Little Porter, Shelving Rock and elsewhere
By Mike Lynch
The following are forest ranger actions from August 12-18. The information is provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On August 12 at 12:11 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man reporting that his wife had a non-weight bearing ankle injury on the side…
Garden parking lot to remain closed until late September
By Mike Lynch
The Garden parking lot in Keene Valley will remain closed until at least late September.
Protect joins state in appealing timber lawsuit
By Tim Rowland
Both parties to a controversial and consequential forest-use lawsuit have appealed a July 3 court ruling that says construction of a planned network of snowmobile trails in the east-central Adirondacks is illegal because it would mow down too many trees on the forest preserve.
Ticks spread in the Adirondacks as funding to study them shrinks
Soon after he began taking Lee Ann Sporn’s introductory biology course in the fall of 2018, Bryan confided to his professor that he frequently felt sick, as though he was fighting a mysterious disease that wouldn’t go away. A freshman at Paul Smith’s College near Saranac Lake, Bryan sometimes asked during class to be excused, which Sporn later learned was due to fevers that would spike without warning.
Mosquitoes with a view at new Wolf Pond trail and lean-to
With DEET on our clothes and nets over our heads, we would have forgotten about the mosquitoes if not for our dog's suffering.
McKibben: Climate action requires a movement
"We're essentially paying no attention."
More Adirondack Park wilderness rescues last week
On Aug. 5 at 11:25 p.m., Franklin County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an overdue trail runner on the Deer Pond Trails. The 19-year-old runner from Mexico runs on trails daily but was unfamiliar with this particular trail system.
Drawn to Nippletop and Dial
By Lisa Ballard
Nippletop (4,620 feet), the 13th-highest peak in the Adirondack Park, especially intrigued me. A prominent landmark as one drives up the Northway from the south, this silent sentinel always welcomed me back to the High Peaks from trips to Albany and beyond.
State appeals ruling barring tree cutting for trails
Local officials and proponents of other trail projects to benefit cyclists and skiers have fretted that the court's ruling could block more initiatives.