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Mike Lynch

Mike Lynch has been the Explorer's climate reporter since January 2025 and has worked for the publication since 2014. In addition to writing about climate change, he covers issues related to wildlife. Mike has also worked as a licensed outdoor guide and thru-paddled the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. He is the author of 12 Short Hikes on Preserves near Lake George. He can be reached at [email protected].

Latest Story by Mike Lynch

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North Country left out of New York’s in-person energy plan hearings

By Mike Lynch

The state is looking for feedback on its proposed energy plan for the next 15 years, which is focused on transitioning to clean energy.

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Lake Champlain water levels are much lower than normal for this time of year due to a recent drought. Shown here is the mouth of the Ausable River at Ausable Point in late August. Photo by Mike Lynch

Severe drought declared in Essex County as Lake Champlain’s water level drops

By Mike Lynch

The Adirondack region saw very little rain in August and rivers and lakes are now drying up

Regent Roger Catania lives two miles from Petrova Elementary School in Saranac Lake.

New York adds climate education, financial literacy requirements for high school students

By Mike Lynch

New requirements expected to start as soon as the fall of 2026

From left, Hamilton County IDA Executive Director Christy Wilt, Hamlets to Huts Executive Director Joe Dadey, local government leader Bill Farber, and ALT's Megan Stevenson at Griffin Gorge on the East Branch of the Sacandaga River in the town of Wells. Erika Bailey, courtesy Adirondack Land Trust

Adirondack Hamlets to Huts plans lodge in Wells

By Mike Lynch

The 18-acre land donation allows Adirondack Hamlets to Huts to move forward with pursuing a lodge

A sunrise view from the summit of Goodman Mountain on Friday, August 22. Photo by Carol MacKinnon

Once closed for a moose, Goodman Mountain trail is open again

By Mike Lynch

Goodman, one of the Tupper Lake Triad mountains, had been closed since early June.

Man in yellow pants and hoodie and farm boots stands beside trees planted in a row in black plastic with wooden stakes in the ground as part of a silvopasture system.

Farmers turn to tree crops to diversify income sources, build resilient landscapes

By Mike Lynch

As interest in agroforestry grows in Northern New York, funding sources decrease

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What is agroforestry?

By Mike Lynch

Agroforestry is a form of farming that integrates trees with crops, livestock or fungi in one sustainable system

A view from Pilot Knob, which was recently purchased on July 29 by the Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) Photo by Carl Heilman II

Land trust preserves 517 acres on Lake George’s eastern shore

By Mike Lynch

$3.8 million Pilot Knob purchase protects prominent mountaintop from development

A trail camera set up by DEC captured this image of the moose on June 29. Photo courtesy of DEC

DEC euthanizes ailing bull moose that closed Goodman Mountain trail

By Mike Lynch

Trail closure continues as DEC studies the area to evaluate moose's range and foraging habits

Erin Griffin, right, is North Country Clean Energy Hub director. Photo courtesy of ANCA

North Country Clean Energy Hub helps communities transition from fossil fuels

By Mike Lynch

Local program helps households and businesses navigate the complex world of grants to reduce heating costs and environmental impact