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Wild about wildways

By Mike Lynch

John Davis has dedicated career to preserving wildlife corridors

gate to Frontier Town Campground

Title hangup complicates Frontier Town progress

By Gwendolyn Craig

The discovery of centuries-old foreclosure and bankruptcy cases is complicating the state’s plan for the Frontier Town campground.

Conservation groups: State is falling short on goals

By Gwendolyn Craig

A lag in state land acquisition has some pressing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration over meeting conservation goals.

30-by-30? Aerial view of intact forests along the North Branch of the Boquet River on the Ben Wever Farm property, now protected by a conservation easement in partnership with the Adirondack Land Trust. © Adirondack Land Trust/Becca Halter

30-by-30: What counts as protected land?

By Gwendolyn Craig

New York state agencies working on draft plan for tallying acres toward conservation goal

Nature Conservancy, state reach Follensby compromise

By Gwendolyn Craig

Pristine acreage in Adirondacks will be opening for limited research, public use

Erik Kulleseid named CEO of the Open Space Institute

State parks commissioner to lead Open Space Institute

By James Odato

Erik Kulleseid credited for finding ways to make parks accessible

people walking and biking in a field

Saratoga County adds piece to corridor

By Mike Lynch

The 202-acre Graphite Range Community Forest opened to the public earlier this month

FEMA updates Clinton County flood maps

By Zachary Matson

Other Adirondack counties to follow

2023 Explored: Protected lands

By Gwendolyn Craig

There were a number of sales, easements and land management projects across the 6-million-acre Adirondack Park.

Amassing park assets

By Mike Lynch

The Adirondack Land Trust has protected 27,606 acres through easements, land it bought and sold to the state, and by creating four preserves.

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