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Zachary Matson

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.

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A look at the riskiest dams in the Adirondacks

By Zachary Matson

Ten high hazard dams are rated 'unsound,' meaning their safety cannot be assured

Aerial view of Indian Lake dam

A dammed park: A look at the Adirondacks’ aging dams

By Zachary Matson

The first article in an Adirondack Explorer investigation into the conditions of hundreds of dams in the Adirondack Park.

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DEC vs. Jason Roberts

By Zachary Matson

Nearly a decade after DEC commissioner ordered Rainbow Lake dam near Indian Lake removed or repaired, the structure was taken down last year.

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Navigating Garnet Lake

By Zachary Matson

Lake association looks to raise repair funds

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Indian Lake Stone Dam’s ‘slight leaks’

By Zachary Matson

Hudson River-Black River Regulating District moves toward long-needed repairs

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DATABASE: Dig into the Adirondack Park’s 500+ dams

By Zachary Matson

Look up the dams on your favorite Adirondack rivers

Adirondack highway crews tackle road salt reduction

By Zachary Matson

Towns and counties across the Adirondack Park are leading the way in trying to reduce salt use.

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Engineers detail Indian Lake Stone Dam rehab designs 

By Zachary Matson

An overhaul of the Indian Lake Stone Dam is estimated to cost $7.7 million and could go out for contractor bid this summer.

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Lake communities line up for herbicide approval from APA 

By Zachary Matson

As the state appeals a court decision vacating a Lake George herbicide permit, a line of other interested communities is forming at APA

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NY dam chief: scores of hazardous dams are out of compliance 

By Zachary Matson

Around half of New York’s intermediate hazard dams have failed to meet safety requirements adopted more than a decade ago

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