Groups mobilize to ward off round goby fish invasion
By Zachary Matson
February 16, 2022
Nature Conservancy calls on governor to keep Champlain Canal lock closed to keep fish from spreading
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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
February 16, 2022
Nature Conservancy calls on governor to keep Champlain Canal lock closed to keep fish from spreading
By Zachary Matson
February 8, 2022
Conservationists inside and outside the park hope a new focus on wetlands will raise up the important roles they play in flood mitigation, water quality, carbon sequestration and as habitat for plants and animals.
By Zachary Matson
February 7, 2022
Michael Barrett leads organization toward a diverse future
By Zachary Matson
February 6, 2022
Trailblazers at Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) helped shape the park and their work continues a century later.
By Zachary Matson
January 22, 2022
Jubin family to finish their final ski season
By Zachary Matson
January 13, 2022
Brittany Christenson plans to continue to serve on state road salt reduction task force
By Zachary Matson
January 7, 2022
Community sees results after years of salt-reduction tactics
By Zachary Matson
December 29, 2021
The endless fight against invasive species continued apace in 2021
By Zachary Matson
December 28, 2021
The system will convert wastewater into treated effluent that will prevent additional nitrates into the lake.
By Zachary Matson
December 21, 2021
It took almost the entire year, but the state’s Road Salt Reduction Task Force is finally in place - even if it missed its first deadline along the way.