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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].

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High Peaks hiker shuttle could still run this summer

By Tim Rowland

State had planned to hold off till ’22, but now wants to run one bus By Tim Rowland The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Essex County hope to begin scaled-back version of their long-envisioned but stalled High Peaks hiker shuttle service next month, they announced. The plan is for hikers to reach…

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Bill would require diversity training for state’s tourism workers

By Tim Rowland

would be extended to employees of ORDA, the Department of Environmental Conservation and state contractors who have immediate contact with the public.

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Bonding over broadband

By Tim Rowland

Lagging in Wi-Fi access, rural neighbors work together to forge connections

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Adirondack hiker shuttles shelved for year

By Tim Rowland

The state Department of Environmental Conservation provided a written statement confirming that it will work with the local governments to create a shuttle system with restroom and parking in 2022 to "play a critical role in helping to manage sustainable visitation in the High Peaks."

Posts block roadside parking on State Route 73.

Keene residents, officials weigh in on parking situation

By Tim Rowland

Controversial delineators on Route 73 in Keene Valley may not be permanent, depending on the results of an ongoing experiment to manage an abundance of hiker traffic, said DEC officials at a meeting Monday night in Keene.

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Parking stakes damaged, then repaired

By Tim Rowland

By Tim Rowland Someone who was apparently displeased with the state decision to cordon off parking areas on Route 73 to hiker traffic vandalized a section of “delineators,” metal pickets that were pounded into the pavement last month to prevent access to highway pull-offs. Social media photos showed the delineators bent to the ground, and…

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Another crazy summer?

By Tim Rowland

Keene residents discuss plans for managing influx of visitors

Ausable River cleanup for earth day

Annual watershed cleanup hits high water mark

By Tim Rowland

Around 100 people cleared out 2,000 pounds from Ausable River's banks this past weekend

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North Country Scenic Trail runs through remote Adirondack paths

By Tim Rowland

When complete the Adirondack section of the trail will be, at 160 miles, longer than the Northville-Placid Trail.

Hornbeck Boats

Ripple Effect

By Tim Rowland

Boatbuilder Peter Hornbeck was a Renaissance man whose light canoes and weighty legacy flow through Adirondack Park lore.

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