Former APA board member Chad Dawson joins Adirondack Wild board
Chad Dawson, who resigned from the APA board last year, has a new role with Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve.
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Man apologizes for painting blazes on Cascade trail
A Saratoga County man has admitted to painting blazes on the Cascade Mountain trail, so he could find his way back down the mountain.
Adirondack advocates clash over lawsuit’s possible effects on trail work
The fate of Adirondack Forest Preserve trees and trails is on the line in an ongoing lawsuit that has divided environmental organizations.
Forest preserve off the table for additional Army training, say ad hoc committee members
The U.S. Army at Fort Drum is revising its environmental assessment for additional training in the Adirondacks region.
Adirondack groups call for more forest preserve funds and rangers
Groups are calling on more investment and forest rangers in the Adirondack Park in the 2022 state budget, despite the state deficit.
Operation Adirondack Thunder
With Fort Drum planning increased drills in the Adirondacks, some residents worry about impeded wildlife, the environment and recreation.
Thirteenth Lake now completely protected, with Adirondack Land Trust acquisition
By Mike Lynch
The Adirondack Land Trust has purchased 17 acres on Thirteenth Lake in the Central Adirondacks, with the intention of selling the land to the state so it can be added to the Forest Preserve.
Newcomb connector trail closer to reality
It’s still in the works but in the near future, an approximately 9-mile recreational trail will connect Overlook Park in Newcomb to the top of Goodnow Mountain, with other possible connector trails leading to destinations like Camp Santinoni.
Comments question campfires, new parking proposals for Essex Chain Lakes
The APA will weigh in on campfires and expanded parking in the Essex Chain Lakes during its meeting on Thursday.
Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
A bug the size of a ground pepper flake is killing these hemlocks—a species accounting for nearly 80% of the trees in the lake’s watershed.