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Gwendolyn Craig

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 [email protected]. utm_source=explorer&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=author_bi">Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.

All Stories by Gwendolyn Craig

Greg Furness using a laser pointer showing black fungus on his house in Moriah

Whiskey fungus in Mineville: How community concerns and state actions unfolded in 2024

By Gwendolyn Craig

Exploring the impact of mold-like fungus on buildings near WhistlePig distillery

A rendering shows the Paul Smith's Power and Light Building at 1-3 Main St. in the village of Saranac Lake as the Adirondack Park Agency's new headquarters. The agency would build a 19,000-square-foot addition behind it and a new parking lot.

From mines to solar projects, Adirondack Park Agency had a busy project year

By Gwendolyn Craig

Some reviews to continue into 2025

State Land Master Plan updates spark push for other ‘wish list’ items

By Gwendolyn Craig

Lake George Battlefield protections, backcountry ski trails rank high in concerns in hundreds of comments to Adirondack Park Agency plan revisions

Meg LeFevre Bobbin tests out "The Rig," a mobility device created by the company Not A Wheelchair, to ride into Camp Santanoni in August 2024 in Newcomb. Bobbin made the excursion with her husband Buck

Debate heats up over accessibility in Adirondack Park wilderness areas

By Gwendolyn Craig

Debate around accessibility, wilderness protection plays out in 2,000 pages of comments

Leo DuFour

Missing Canadian hiker: What we know so far

By Gwendolyn Craig

Search enters 5th day for 22-year-old man from Quebec, who set out to hike remote Allen Mountain

NYCO Minerals seeks to blast underground, expand hours in Lewis

By Gwendolyn Craig

NYCO Minerals wants the state to authorize a year-round, 24-hours-per-day underground work schedule that includes weekday blasting.

ash borer

Inside the battle against emerald ash borer

By Gwendolyn Craig

How parasitic wasps are deployed to combat invasive pest in the Adirondacks

A photo of the now-cleared property Word of Life leases from a board-member-run limited liability company for its campground called The Pines.

Wetlands violation on Schroon Lake results in fine for campground tied to Word of Life

By Gwendolyn Craig

Adirondack Park Agency and company tied to Word of Life settle over wetland fill

Barton Mines

Adirondack Park Agency approves Barton Mines expansion

By Gwendolyn Craig

Barton Mines received an expansion permit from the Adirondack Park Agency, allowing it to operate another 66 years.

DEC/APA Accessibility Advisory Committee member Scott Remington rides quadracycle at Great Camp Santanoni.

Adirondack Park’s wildest lands caught in debate over access

By Gwendolyn Craig

Disability advocates debate motorized vehicle access in Adirondack wilderness