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Zachary Matson has been an environmental reporter for the Explorer since October 2021. He is focused on the many issues impacting water and the people, plants and wildlife that rely on it in the Adirondack Park. Zach worked at daily newspapers in Missouri, Arizona and New York for nearly a decade, most recently as the education reporter at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady. He lives in Saranac with his family.
By Zachary Matson
Adirondack communities at a disadvantage when competing for state funds, even as state dollars flow into the park
By Zachary Matson
The Adirondack Park Agency stepped back from the most controversial proposed change to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, leaving for another day what, if any, kinds of devices people with disabilities can use in state wilderness areas.
By Zachary Matson
Appointment slate includes new terms for current Adirondack Park Agency board members
By Zachary Matson
Saranac Lake-based company takes over operations of Stillwater Dam powerhouse, which generates electricity from flows out of Stillwater Reservoir
By Zachary Matson
After nearly 10 years on APA board, John Ernst to retire after June agency meeting
By Zachary Matson
New paddling column, The Next Bend, aims to explore waterways that shape Adirondack Park
By Zachary Matson
APA staff suggest taking over certain herbicide approvals, bringing fewer to the board
By Zachary Matson
A consortium of scientists is gearing up to start field work this summer for a study of climate change in hundreds of Adirondack lakes
By Zachary Matson
Adirondack brook trout face numerous threats, but DEC's new management plan offers hope for preserving the species
By Zachary Matson
The New York State budget feels more tenuous as federal funding cuts loom.