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Tim Rowland

Tim Rowland is a columnist, author and outdoors writer living in Jay. He can be reached at [email protected].

All Stories by Tim Rowland

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To Cooper Kiln Pond, and beyond

By Tim Rowland

Wilmington Peak bushwhack beyond Cooper Kiln Pond may or may not be worth it

Adirondack forests can be model as ‘environmental engine’

By Tim Rowland

Researchers study the role older, larger trees play in carbon sequestration

The Adirondack Garden Club does some fossils hunting after planting Crown Point beds on Love Your Park day.

Flowers, fossils and fire: All found in Crown Point

By Tim Rowland

We came for the flowers but stayed for everything else

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Chasing dreams of spring hiking

By Tim Rowland

Chase Mountain scratches the itch of spring bushwhacks that are off the radar in the Adirondacks

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Open Space Institute leader to pass the conservation torch

By Tim Rowland

Under Kim Elliman’s leadership, OSI protected, opened to the public more than 160,000 acres of mountains, forests and water in the Adirondacks

debar pond lodge

What’s next for Debar Lodge?

By Tim Rowland

Fans of Debar Pond Lodge formulate next steps in fight to save the structure

A woman with blue backpack digging through leaves on the ground

Tracking down plane wreckage

By Tim Rowland

The Adirondacks are littered with plane crash sites. Here's a recent trek out to see the wreckage of one of them.

A sign that says "trail closed" is on the side of the Adirondack Rail Trail.

Get ready to ride: Rail trail work resumes

By Tim Rowland

Final construction of a portion of the much anticipated Adirondack Rail Trail between Lake Placid and Saranac is underway.

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Region’s housing problems revealed

By Tim Rowland

Comprehensive four-county study digs into the roots of the Adirondacks' housing issues and offers solutions

The East Branch of the Ausable River Valley and Foupeaks in the foreground, with Whiteface in the distance.

Jumping back into bushwhack season

By Tim Rowland

A remote, lesser known peak pairs well with an even lesser known song

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