Opportunities for bikers in Saranac Lake Wild Forest
By Mike Lynch
Barkeater Trails Alliance Director Josh Wilson talks about new biking opportunities in the Saranac Lake Wild Forest.
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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A drone demonstrated in the adirondacks
By Mike Lynch
Dave LaMountain uses a drone near the West Branch of the Ausable River near Wilmington.
DEC Finds A Campsite On Wallface Mountain in Alex Stevens Search
By Mike Lynch
The search for Alex Stevens ended on Tuesday without locating the subject. DEC Forest Rangers located a campsite on the summit of Wallface Mountain, tracks and other signs leading from that camp which they determined belonged to Mr. Stevens. The search continues today with 24 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers, five…
Call For More Forest Rangers
By Mike Lynch
The number of people using the Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park, especially in the High Peaks region, has increased dramatically in recent years, causing some people to say there is a need for more forest rangers.
Tick diseases on the move
By Mike Lynch
Since 2014, Sporn has traveled throughout the Adirondack Park collecting blacklegged ticks (also known as deer ticks) as part of a joint project with the state Department of Health (DOH) and other organizations to determine the extent of tick-borne diseases in the region. The ticks are tested for four diseases—Lyme, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and Borrelia miyamotoi—as well as the Powassan virus.
Buzz Over Helicopter Tours
By Mike Lynch
A local company has started helicopter tours in the High Peaks region, raising concerns about trips over wilderness areas.
Potential Constitutional Convention Raises Article 14 Fears
By Mike Lynch
Every two decades, New Yorkers go to the polls to decide whether they want to rewrite the language in their state constitution.
Peg Olsen to Lead The Nature Conservancy’s Adirondack Chapter
By Mike Lynch
Keene Valley – The Nature Conservancy is pleased to announce Peg Olsen as the Adirondack Chapter’s new director. Olsen, who brings to the position regional, national and international conservation experience and an extensive leadership track record, looks forward to applying her skills in the Adirondacks, with its unique mixture of vast, protected forests and rural…
1812 Homestead Farm and Museum in Willsboro
By Mike Lynch
I visited the 1812 Homestead and Farm Museum in August to get photos of the new barn being constructed there. The old one burned in August 2016. While I was there, I captured images of some of the other buildings and happenings at the Willsboro site. The property was originally settled as a family home…
Hiker Skip Baker Was Military Vet
By Mike Lynch
A fifty-year-old hiker who drowned in the East Branch of the Ausable in late July was a military veteran who had struggled with post-traumatic-stress disorder but found outlets in horses and hiking.