Herbicide treatment coming to Brant Lake
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 15, 2024
Brant Lake in Warren County will be the third weed-plagued Adirondack lake to receive the treatment, joining Lake Luzerne and Minerva Lake.
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Gwen is an award-winning journalist covering environmental policy for the Explorer since January 2020. She is a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association of New York. Gwen has worked at various news outlets since 2015. She has a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Contact her at (518) 524-2902 or gwen@adirondackexplorer.org. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 15, 2024
Brant Lake in Warren County will be the third weed-plagued Adirondack lake to receive the treatment, joining Lake Luzerne and Minerva Lake.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 15, 2024
Remarks for Barbara Rice mark her 2-year anniversary of leading Adirondack Park Agency
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 7, 2024
A rescue Friday, two rescues Saturday and a rescue Sunday: All in a weekend’s work for state forest rangers in the Adirondack mountains.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 1, 2024
The discovery of centuries-old foreclosure and bankruptcy cases is complicating the state’s plan for the Frontier Town campground.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 26, 2024
The New York Inspector General’s Office dispatched agents to the Adirondack Park Agency last week, but it is unclear for what purpose.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 24, 2024
A lag in state land acquisition has some pressing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration over meeting conservation goals.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 23, 2024
New York state agencies working on draft plan for tallying acres toward conservation goal
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 21, 2024
Basil Seggos, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, announced on Wednesday he will step down from his post this spring.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 21, 2024
Follensby Pond is a rare combination of being culturally and scientifically significant
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 20, 2024
An experimental reservation system at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve is over. The state is not yet saying whether it will become permanent.