‘Synonymous with ADK’
By Tim Rowland
Neil Woodworth, who is stepping down as the Adirondack Mountain Club's executive director at the end of 2019, helped shepherd through a transformational era in the Adirondack narrative.
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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Study: Young Adirondack hikers share different values
By Tim Rowland
“A few people on the summit of a mountain didn’t bother anyone,” said Maria Pelusi, one of six students who presented their findings at the Nature Conservancy in Keene Valley on Wednesday.
Adirondack Park Agency approves pine-like cellular tower
By Tim Rowland
It took the applicant, Vertical Bridge Holdings, multiple attempts to get the look right. Trees resembling lollipops and bottle brushes were rejected in favor of a more natural look that would meld into the existing vegetation.
Tree-cutting ruling keeps trail, parking projects in limbo
By Tim Rowland
DEC: “All projects that involve tree cutting in the Forest Preserve are being reviewed to determine if they can advance, based on the (court) decision."
Tupper hearing draws rail-trail supporters
By Tim Rowland
The state, along with many Tupper Lake residents, believes that both the scenic railroad and the rail-trail can be world-class tourist draws.
Keene Valley looks to better educate throngs of High Peaks hikers
By Tim Rowland
Many if not most of the hikers arriving in Keene Valley are simply on their own, and that’s led to what officials are calling a crisis of parking and a concentration of too many hikers on too few trails.
Tupper-Placid rail trail construction could start in spring
By Tim Rowland
State officials hope this travel-corridor management plan — which is similar to past plans, but tidies up some objections raised in the courts — is the final word in a long and contentious battle over a state-owned rail line running 119 miles from Lake Placid south and west to Remsen.
Study finds Adirondack emergency calls up 54 percent per ranger
By Tim Rowland
With more users and more acreage incorporated into the park over the decade, the increase is understandable. But services haven’t kept pace.
A mountain shaped by fire
By Tim Rowland
In total, about 90 acres of woods were consumed by the fire, and bordering the burn site are acres and acres of what you would expect: spruce, fir, white pine, maple, birch—but no aspen.
New Cascade trail may not open until 2021
By Tim Rowland
The project is taking longer than expected because of the care needed to construct a trail that must stand up to so many hikers.