NY advisory group considers forest role in fighting climate change
An advisory panel is considering how forests, forestry and harvested wood products could play a role in the state’s climate goals.
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The price of driving on state land
The highest potential fine that could be levied against the driver who illegally took his Jeep Cherokee into Marcy Dam -- via a truck road over Forest Preserve -- is $750.
State and AMR: No new hiker restrictions for Columbus Day weekend
“DEC and AMR continue to have productive discussions about strategies for 2021 that will help protect the area’s natural resources and promote sustainable use.”
Adirondackers scratching heads about illegal drive to Marcy Dam
By Tim Rowland
A hiker illegally drove onto the forest preserve putting a capstone on a summer season that has attracted a new demographic to the woods.
Finding peace among the teeming High Peaks
I had assigned myself one simple ground rule when I packed gear and my freeze-dried vittles for this four-day walk. I would summit none of the 4,000-foot-topping peaks that draw hikers by the hundreds and thousands.
Adirondack fire tower builder’s Maine project causes stir
By Phil Brown
David Vana of Bloomingdale, the owner of Davana LLC, was hired by the Maine chapter of the Nature Conservancy to construct an 80-foot observation tower on Trout Mountain to give visitors a view of fabled Mount Katahdin in Baxter State Park. After the tower was erected in July people complained that it glinted in the sunlight and marred an iconic view of Katahdin.
A different kind of summer atop High Peaks, where troubling trends persist
By Mike Lynch
Large summer crowds are a trend that has been well established in recent years, and many hikers are continuing to go to the summits unprepared for such long and remote day trips.
Whitney Park listing raises conservation quest
"The intact forests and beauty and sheer number of lakes and ponds set this property apart from all others."
Pandemic disrupts 46ers trail work, hiker education
By Mike Lynch
The 46ers, like many organizations and businesses, have seen the COVID-19 pandemic disrupt their operations.
Dogs on the trails
DEC forest rangers issue an average of 10 tickets annually for people hiking with their dogs off-leash in the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness.