DEC Region 5 has a new acting director
By Gwendolyn Craig
Joseph Zalewski is the new acting director of the state Department of Environmental Conservation's Region 5.
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High Peaks advisers suggest crowd strategies, hold off on hiker permit plan
By Gwendolyn Craig
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group released recommendations for visitor management.
Petronis named DEC deputy commissioner of natural resources
By Gwendolyn Craig
Katie Petronis, formerly of the Open Space Institute, has been tapped for a top level position at the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
Nature’s defense fund at risk
By Gwendolyn Craig
“When you’re looking at being tens of billions of dollars in the hole, I don’t think voters of New York are going to say, ‘Let’s add another $3 billion.'"
State Senate confirms governor’s APA board picks
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park Agency board has finally been filled. The state Senate approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo's seven nominees on Wednesday.
Cuomo nominates seven to Adirondack Park board
By Gwendolyn Craig
The APA board's composition has been a point of contention, with three vacant positions and four board members serving on expired terms at the governor's pleasure.
Records show Lake George parasail company was fined $4,000 after 2019 accident
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Lake George Park Commission fined a parasailing company earlier this year for violations related to a near-drowning of a customer last summer and breaching a 2016 order of consent.
Tick disease with COVID-19 symptoms on the rise in northeastern New York
By Gwendolyn Craig
Anaplasmosis, a tick-borne illness with similar symptoms to COVID-19, is on the rise in the Adirondacks and upstate New York.
Lake George parasail permits get safety updates after near-drowning
By Gwendolyn Craig
There are some safety changes to parasailing on Lake George this summer.
Adirondack zoning map amendment raises questions
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park Agency is considering a land use map amendment request in Lake Luzerne, with mixed feedback from the public so far.