No boat left behind
By Zachary Matson
August 23, 2022
Adirondack Watershed Institute boat stewards continue their education mission as a new boat cleanliness certification law takes effect
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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.
By Zachary Matson
August 23, 2022
Adirondack Watershed Institute boat stewards continue their education mission as a new boat cleanliness certification law takes effect
By Zachary Matson
August 15, 2022
The planned removal of a small dam in Reber could improve important habitat for Atlantic salmon and brook trout.
By Zachary Matson
August 14, 2022
Students and activists push for the rights of waters such as the St. Lawrence River
By Zachary Matson
August 7, 2022
Draft recommendations include improved tracking, new water quality standards, pilot studies
By Zachary Matson
July 19, 2022
Construction started in 2010 on grandfathered boathouse, but project's permit has since expired
By Zachary Matson
June 23, 2022
Proposed marina expansions on Upper Saranac and Lower Saranac lakes have stirred up resistance from neighbors.
By Zachary Matson
June 20, 2022
See how Trout Power anglers collect "brookie" DNA around Sagamore Lake
By Zachary Matson
June 13, 2022
Order will block plan until suit brought by Lake George Association resolved
By Zachary Matson
June 8, 2022
The state’s lawyers on Wednesday argued in Warren County court that the Lake George Park Commission should be allowed to move forward this month with a plan to use an herbicide to battle invasive Eurasian watermilfoil
By Zachary Matson
June 2, 2022
New York hydropower producers are calling on the state to give their industry equal footing with solar and wind