APA, DEC seek feedback on North Hudson campground plan
By Gwendolyn Craig
The APA and DEC have issued a draft five-year plan for public comment to upgrade the Sharp Bridge Public Campground and Day Use Area.
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John Ernst’s Adirondack legacy
By Gwendolyn Craig
Adirondack Park Agency Chairman John Ernst reflects on his service and family legacy.
State seeks to improve communications service prior to World Games
By Gwendolyn Craig
APA reviews temporary cell tower, utility poles, mine demolition
How to spot hemlock woolly adelgid
By Gwendolyn Craig
Forester Jason Denham provides tips and trick for spotting hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive insect plaguing Lake George's hemlocks.
In-park commissioner takes job in Maine
By Gwendolyn Craig
Johnsburg Supervisor Andrea Hogan will remain supervisor and commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency until the terms expire, she said.
Can state (ex)employees submit public comments?
By Gwendolyn Craig
The APA stymied a retiree's attempt to submit input during a public comment period. The state's new ethics commission may consider the matter.
Bond Act gets mixed results in Adirondack counties
By Gwendolyn Craig
Adirondack North Country counties rally red in support of Zeldin
New Buck Mountain fire tower hike in the works
By Gwendolyn Craig
Community partners are working to open a trail up Buck Mountain in Long Lake, adding to the Hamilton County Fire Tower Challenge.
Continuing the battle against hemlock woolly adelgid
By Gwendolyn Craig
The New York State Hemlock Initiative released predator beetles, which eat invasive hemlock woolly adelgid, at Paradise Bay on Lake George.
The fight to save hemlocks
By Gwendolyn Craig
The New York State Hemlock Initiative released predator beetles to eat the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid on Lake George