DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
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Trailhead transit
Will a burgeoning hiker shuttle industry grow into regular service? When outdoor adventure-seekers prepare for multi-day outings, measuring out food, sorting gear and packing bags, they also have to weigh their transportation options. Unless they plan to travel round-trip and end up back where they started, travelers need to determine how they’ll get back to…
Tech glitches and coronavirus leads APA to consider virtual meeting revamps
APA presentations carried on with the public listening to references of pages and slides invisible to them. Board members asked for changes.
APA approves National Grid infrastructure upgrades
National Grid is on its way to replacing nearly 200 transmission poles from the 1930s in the Adirondack Park, and will build two new ones specifically for osprey nesting.
Artist John Van Alstine uses nature as inspiration
World-renowned stone sculptor John Van Alstine’s interpretation of nature’s interaction with the man-made world extends from his art to his home to his appreciation of the world around him.
Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket
The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.
Erasing discriminatory climbing route names
By Phil Brown
“In short, we recognize the problem, and want to be part of the solution—we will change route names.”
How the Adirondacks helped shape a justice
She was raised in Brooklyn and went to camp every summer from 1937 to 1951—from the time she was 4 until she was 18.
New York firefighters pitch in as West burns
By Tim Rowland
New York’s foresters and rangers are always on standby, ready to mobilize should the call come from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or other federal agency in need of help.
Brief Bio: Barbara Green
Why I love the Adirondacks: The people. We “get” each other, for the most part. We understand the spirit of creativity that is born of necessity.