Another Whitney property up for sale
By Gwendolyn Craig
John Hendrickson is selling “Camp on a Point” on Little Tupper Lake. The 36,000-acre Whitney Park is also still for sale.
Gwendolyn Craig
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What is a unit management plan?
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park Agency Act directs the state Department of Environmental Conservation to create management plans for units under the department's jurisdiction.
State adopts new forest preserve tree-cutting policy
By Gwendolyn Craig
Officials released this week a new policy that will count smaller trees when working on forest preserve projects, among other changes.
Upper Locks between Lower and Middle Saranac Lake to close for repairs
By Gwendolyn Craig
DEC announces start of $1.6 million in repair work to continue into 2024
APA continues review of weapons test range in Lewis
By Gwendolyn Craig
The owner of a former Atlas F nuclear missile silo in Lewis is still hoping for APA approval to test-fire military artillery.
Baking bread in the Saskatchewan wilderness
By Gwendolyn Craig
How a forager and living history expert from the Adirondacks survived in the Canadian wilderness, "Alone."
DEC considers testing longer stays at Adirondack campground
By Gwendolyn Craig
The DEC is working on ways to thwart campers who skirt its 14-night reservation limit, and one experiment could start in the Adirondack Park.
Indian Lake Stone Dam repairs to begin in October
By Gwendolyn Craig
The 126-year-old Indian Lake Stone Dam, one of the state’s “high hazard” dams, is slated for much-needed repairs this fall.
Chimney Mountain trailhead closed to the public
By Gwendolyn Craig
Access to Chimney Mountain, a hike with an iconic rock feature in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness, became more difficult last week.
APA classification package would set and “correct” zoning on state lands
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park Agency is proposing to classify, reclassify and correct zoning on a batch of campgrounds and other state lands.