Ecologist Jerry Jenkins has emerged as one of our most articulate advocates for a rigorous application of science to understanding the Adirondack environment and planning for its future. Now, with his characteristic thoroughness, precision and … [Read more...] about Conservation Easements and Biodiversity in the Northern Forest Region
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The Bill McKibben Reader
Bill McKibben, fresh out of Harvard, where he was editor of the Harvard Crimson newspaper, landed a job as a staff writer at The New Yorker in 1982. Early in his career, while grinding out pieces for “The Talk of the Town” section of the magazine, he … [Read more...] about The Bill McKibben Reader
Acid Rain in the Adirondacks: An Environmental History
This past fall, Adirondack lakes and ponds got some much-needed good news. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, eight states and a host of environmental organizations reached a settlement in a suit filed in 1999 against American Electric Power … [Read more...] about Acid Rain in the Adirondacks: An Environmental History
Bob Marshall in the Adirondacks Writings of a Pioneering Peak-Bagger, Pond-Hopper and Wilderness Preservationist
Like Mozart in music and Keats in poetry, Bob Marshall packed an astonishing quantity of experience and accomplishment into a short life and has been elevated to near mythic status by generations of followers. We have the Bob Marshall Wilderness … [Read more...] about Bob Marshall in the Adirondacks Writings of a Pioneering Peak-Bagger, Pond-Hopper and Wilderness Preservationist
Wandering Home
Wandering Home is Bill McKibben’s 10th book, and a most companionable and schmoozy read it is. The story tracks a 16-day summer hike from the summit of Vermont’s Mount Abraham, with its westward-reaching view of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack … [Read more...] about Wandering Home