State to treat hemlocks for invasive pest in Saratoga, Warren counties
By Gwendolyn Craig
October 11, 2023
The state plans to treat invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in the Adirondacks this fall including a new batch in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.
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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
October 11, 2023
The state plans to treat invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in the Adirondacks this fall including a new batch in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.
By Gwendolyn Craig
October 6, 2023
The state is going out to bid for its first “Build-Ready” renewable energy project, which is located in the Adirondack Park.
By Gwendolyn Craig
October 5, 2023
An Albany County Supreme Court justice has affirmed that some forest preserve snowmobile trails violate the state constitution.
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 21, 2023
The ECO Stephen L. Raymond Memorial Scholarship will help children and grandchildren of the DEC force afford college.
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 18, 2023
Nearly a third of state-owned lands in the largest park in the continental U.S. are missing plans for recreation and resource protection.
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 14, 2023
John Hendrickson is selling “Camp on a Point” on Little Tupper Lake. The 36,000-acre Whitney Park is also still for sale.
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 14, 2023
The Adirondack Park Agency Act directs the state Department of Environmental Conservation to create management plans for units under the department's jurisdiction.
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 9, 2023
Officials released this week a new policy that will count smaller trees when working on forest preserve projects, among other changes.
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 6, 2023
DEC announces start of $1.6 million in repair work to continue into 2024
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 1, 2023
The owner of a former Atlas F nuclear missile silo in Lewis is still hoping for APA approval to test-fire military artillery.