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Environmental Protection Fund for the win: Adirondack projects make the state budget

By Gwendolyn Craig

Adirondack Park projects including visitor management and lake surveys will get a sliver of the state’s $229 billion budget.

A yellow tent sits near icy water bodies in Antarctica.

Field work in Antarctica

By Adirondack Explorer

Watch a slideshow and hear Adirondack Watershed Institute researcher Lija Treibergs describe a typical day in her Antarctica field work.

Lija Treibergs conducts research in Antarctica wearing goggles.

Antarctica research trip deepens appreciation of winter

By Chloe Bennett

Adirondack Watershed Institute scientist pursues dreams of researching ecosystems in Antartica's McMurdo Dry Valleys

Woodland shopping for wild edibles

By Contributing Writer

The Adirondack woods offer a bounty equal to any food store

Adirondack Park Agency meeting

Former APA heads slam changes to commenting policy

By Gwendolyn Craig

Hundreds write against Adirondack Park Agency's public comment, policy proposals

debar pond lodge

What’s next for Debar Lodge?

By Tim Rowland

Fans of Debar Pond Lodge formulate next steps in fight to save the structure

John Thomas Brook near Bloomingdale was recently renamed. Photo by Mike Lynch

Advocates cheer Adirondack brook’s name change

By Mike Lynch

The renaming of a brook in honor of 19th century Black settler John Thomas has given diversity advocates a burst of hope.

An aerial view of islands on Crossett Lake in Washington County.

Developer purchases Fort Ann Boy Scout camp for personal use

By Gwendolyn Craig

New construction proposed for the 945-acre lakeside site

A woman with blue backpack digging through leaves on the ground

Tracking down plane wreckage

By Tim Rowland

The Adirondacks are littered with plane crash sites. Here's a recent trek out to see the wreckage of one of them.

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Mastering black fly defense: Essential tips for outdoor enthusiasts

By Mike Lynch

Black flies are uninvited guests to the outdoors party

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