Upper Saranac Lake shoreland added to forest preserve
By Mike Lynch
The DEC purchased a five-acre parcel on Upper Saranac Lake that was once owned by former regional director Bill Petty.
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].
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Rangers gain experience fighting Quebec wildfires
By Mike Lynch
Four Adirondack rangers return from two-week assignment
Connecting protected places
By Mike Lynch
A 64-year-old Quebec science writer plans to hike 400 miles on the Algonquin to Adirondack (A2A) corridor for about five weeks, starting in mid-August.
Long Lakers band together to become ‘bear aware’
By Mike Lynch
Group strives to educate the public, prevent killings
Eavesdropping on passing songbirds
By Mike Lynch
Ornithologist Bill Evans has installed a nighttime monitoring station at Paul Smith's College, which will be used by students.
Northeast Wilderness Trust makes plans to create Moriah wilderness preserve
By Mike Lynch
The Vermont-based nonprofit land trust has a contract with New Timber, LLC, and hopes to purchase the property for $1.8 million by early July.
Founder of Champlain trails group looks to retire
By Mike Lynch
The 74-year-old was a founding member of CATS and has been the organization's only director since it started in 2009.
Land trust buys 137 acres near High Peaks Wilderness
By Mike Lynch
Property adjoins the High Peaks Wilderness and Adirondack Mountain Reserve in St. Huberts
DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
By Mike Lynch
The trail has been closed to the public this spring for 10 miles from Station Street in Lake Placid to Broadway in Saranac Lake to allow crews to complete their work.
After 200 year wait, work planned to free Saranac salmon
By Mike Lynch
For more than two centuries, dams have blocked salmon from migrating up the Saranac River and reaching some of the best spawning habitat.