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Kris Parker

Kris Parker is a student at the City University of New York's Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, and a 2021 summer intern at the Adirondack Explorer.

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Fundraising efforts going to buy needed medical equipment, amid dwindling support

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Exploring high use in the High Peaks

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The number of users in the High Peaks has risen significantly over the last decade. In this video, Adirondack Explorer intern Kris Parker explores the issue.

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Rainy Adirondacks: Wet, gray July coincides with lower traffic on the trail

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Has the wet weather kept visitors away? And how much rain have we received this summer?

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The battle against Lake George beach closures

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A series of beach closures has sparked an intensive search for the origin of contamination

Tick-borne anaplasmosis on the rise in Warren County

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By Kris Parker Health officials in Warren County have issued a public warning after a surge in cases of anaplasmosis, a rare disease carried by ticks. In a press release distributed this week, Warren County Health Services reported a four-fold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, a disease caused by bacteria transmitted through tick bites. Anaplasmosis,…

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