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Tracy Ormsbee is publisher of the Adirondack Explorer. When she’s not working – and it’s not black fly season – you can find her outdoors hiking, running, paddle boarding or reading a book on an Adirondack chair somewhere.
By Tracy Ormsbee
As we head into a new year, the Adirondack Explorer looks back at the most popular online stories of 2018. The state has planned to cut a snowmobile trial in the Blue Ridge Wilderness. Adirondack Wild has argued that this would violate Article 14 of the constitution, which mandates the forest preserve be kept as “wild…
By Tracy Ormsbee
When climbing the Trap Dike, hikers can expect to see scenery of other summits in the high peaks including Iriquois, Algonquin, Wright, Marshall, and Santanonis.
By Tracy Ormsbee
Avalanches in the High Peaks are considered rare. Skiers and climbers have triggered them in places such as the Trap Dike, Angel Slides and other steep slopes over the years.
By Tracy Ormsbee
Increased numbers of hikers in the region have raised concerns about trail erosion and safety of hikers and drivers along busy Route 73. Cars park for miles along the side of the roadway.
By Tracy Ormsbee
NewsMatch has awarded the Explorer a matching dollar-for-dollar grant up to $25,000 for donations given between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018.
By Tracy Ormsbee
In the near future, if hikers on the Northville-Placid Trail choose, they can stop in the Town of Long Lake via a new spur trail that comes out at the top of Mount Sabattis, offering a rare mountaintop view on the NPT journey that looks out over the town and lake. They can pick up…
By Tracy Ormsbee
Dan Egan, author of “The Life and Death of the Great Lakes” will talk about invasive species July 7 at the annual meeting of the Fund for Lake George July 7. The press release follows. Our interview with Egan earlier this year. LAKE GEORGE, NY—The FUND for Lake George is honored to announce prize-winning reporter and…
By Tracy Ormsbee
The long-awaited Boreas Ponds land classification decision by the Adirondack Park Agency in early February is worth celebrating. The classification will split the 20,543-acre tract into 11,412 acres of Wilderness, 9,118 acres of Wild Forest, which allows some motorized access, and a small Primitive Area. Another aspect that deserves notice: the vast public participation in…
By Tracy Ormsbee
A press release from The Nature Conservancy reports success in 2017 in keeping invasive species out of Adirondack lakes, thanks to volunteer and cooperative efforts with the Adirondack Watershed Institute. Read the release below. Keene Valley, NY (February 20, 2018) – For the first time in a decade, no new Adirondack lakes were…
By Tracy Ormsbee
It might come as a surprise that one of Wendy Hall’s favorite spot in the Adirondacks isn’t the most scenic. It’s a brown field in winter. But driving along Route 22 a few years ago, Hall spotted short-eared owls in the fields on the farmland in that area—making the place infinitely more scenic. She pulled…