Iroquois center in Onchiota acquires 333 acres
By Mike Lynch
November 9, 2022
The Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center took a big step forward with a planned expansion, purchasing 333 acres from Adirondack Land Trust.
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Mike Lynch has been a multimedia reporter for the Explorer since 2014 and can often be found hiking mountains, paddling rivers, or skiing down slopes. His photos complement many of the stories throughout the magazine and website, and he regularly writes wildlife, land acquisition and recreation stories. 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 mike@adirondackexplorer.org. Sign up for Mike’s newsletter
By Mike Lynch
November 9, 2022
The Six Nations Iroquois Cultural Center took a big step forward with a planned expansion, purchasing 333 acres from Adirondack Land Trust.
By Mike Lynch
November 3, 2022
State and local leaders celebrate the start of the construction phase of the Adirondack Rail Trail
By Mike Lynch
October 31, 2022
Destructive zigzag sawfly found in St. Lawrence Co.
By Mike Lynch
October 24, 2022
First spotted in Ohio in 2012, beech leaf disease has spread throughout much of western New York, Long Island, and lower Hudson Valley.
By Mike Lynch
October 19, 2022
Turkey vultures, coyotes and bears are among the animals that visit a moose carcass on Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station in the western Adirondacks. Watch this video to see nature in action.
By Mike Lynch
October 13, 2022
The acreage falls within the Adirondack to Algonquin corridor, a wildway that connects the the Blue Line with the Ontario provincial park.
By Mike Lynch
October 7, 2022
Dan Rosenblatt, wildlife diversity section head at the state Department of Environmental Conservation, addresses his department's decision to identify an 85-pound canid a wolf.
By Mike Lynch
September 25, 2022
Invasive species expert talks about insect that could threaten several tree species
By Mike Lynch
September 21, 2022
This is the second lab that has come to this conclusion regarding an 85-pound canid killed in December.
By Mike Lynch
September 17, 2022
A coalition of state and national wildlife and environmental organizations is urging the state Department of Environmental Conservation to do more to protect wolves entering this state.