David Starbuck: Excavator of lost arcs
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 14, 2021
'Indiana' Starbuck unearthed park’s hidden tales. The Adirondack native taught thousands of diggers through 70 archaeological field schools.
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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 14, 2021
'Indiana' Starbuck unearthed park’s hidden tales. The Adirondack native taught thousands of diggers through 70 archaeological field schools.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 13, 2021
A partnership of organizations is asking for the public's help to search the Lake George area for hemlock woolly adelgid, an invasive bug that kills one of the area's most prolific and iconic trees.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 9, 2021
The APA's upcoming meetings include the potential approval of a controversial subdivision project and a presentation on High Peaks use.
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 7, 2021
A conversation with the newly elected senator for a big part of the Adirondacks: "I'm all over the mountains."
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 5, 2021
Long-awaited report contains old and new strategies for managing use in the High Peaks
By Gwendolyn Craig
March 5, 2021
The public still waiting on the High Peaks advisory group's final report.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 26, 2021
The Adirondack Park Agency is seeking public comments on a number of proposals including business expansions, a cell tower and more.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 25, 2021
The owner of the retreat formerly called "The Brampton" is paying $42,000 for violating Adirondack Park Agency rules.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 24, 2021
Chad Dawson, who resigned from the APA board last year, has a new role with Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve.
By Gwendolyn Craig
February 22, 2021
Towering, snow-white pines against a bluebird backdrop made it the perfect day for a hike up Blue Mountain.