Bridging the outdoors: Diversifying the Adirondack experience
By David Escobar
Adirondack museum provides beginner’s guide to outdoor recreation at “Xperience for All” event
David Escobar
David is a Report for America Corps Member who covers diverse communities in the Adirondacks for both the Adirondack Explorer & North Country Public Radio. He previously served as the news editor for WFUV 90.7 FM in the Bronx, where he produced, directed, and occasionally hosted the station’s daily news podcast “What’s What”. Escobar has also worked as an associate producer for the podcast and radio show “Our Body Politic” and as an intern for WNYC’s “The Takeaway.”
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Pursuing accessibility at an Adirondack nature preserve
By David Escobar
Adirondack Land Trust attempts to balance community concerns with trail plans at Glenview Preserve
Prioritizing accessibility at the Adirondack Nature Festival
By David Escobar
Event geared toward breaking barriers and creating accessible outdoor experiences for people with disabilities
Great Camp Santanoni’s accessibility pilot program put to the test
By David Escobar
Advocate says state must take further action to create ADA-compliant trails on state-owned property with 'Forever Wild' restrictions
Reclaiming Haudenosaunee culture through dance
By David Escobar
Native North Country Traveling College dance troupe teaches Indigenous history through performance art in Adirondack festival.
Repairing the damage of racial injustice
By David Escobar
Champlain Valley activist Alice Green worked to shine a light on the struggles of Black Adirondackers as part of conversations around reparations
Mobile food pantry addresses rural ADK food insecurity
By David Escobar
How a Warren County nonprofit is bringing food to people’s doorsteps
President Quezon Day brings Filipino heritage to the Tri-Lakes
By David Escobar
The president of the Philippines once lived in Saranac Lake when he was a TB patient.
Six Nations center looks to build for future generations
By David Escobar
Museum project in Onchiota will allow for expansion and preservation of local Indigenous artifact collections
Small Adirondack community rallies to change racist hill name
By David Escobar
Name-change petition circulates for renaming hill in Franklin County after historic Black settlers