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Elm trees, already vulnerable, face additional threat

By Mike Lynch

Destructive zigzag sawfly found in St. Lawrence Co.

mushrooms

Mushroom mania hits the Adirondacks

By Tim Rowland

Adirondack Experience museum celebrates wild world of fungi and the healing properties of mushrooms.

A visit to Duck Hole

By Mike Lynch

Reporters Mike Lynch and Zach Matson visit Duck Hole to document the changes that have taken place there since Tropical Storm Irene.

View across the Gulf from ledge. A border monument can be seen near the right side of the picture.

Glacial deluge rips across northern Adirondacks

By Tom French

Landscape reveals signs of 12,000 year old flood

erik danielson and giant pine tree

A new giant tree found near Bolton

By Chloe Bennett

Believed to be New York's tallest measured tree, a 174-foot white pine rises above hundreds of giants

Bagging Trout

Angling for science

By Zachary Matson

See how Trout Power anglers collect "brookie" DNA around Sagamore Lake

ash borer

Future-proofing our landscape

By Megan Plete Postol

Tips for planting trees that will thrive in the midst of climate changes

View to the northwest from fire tower on Swede Mountain in Hague.

Hiking in the name of science

By Tim Rowland

On the lookout for gypsy/spongy moth caterpillars in Hague

saxifrage wildflower

Taking time to see the flowers

By Tim Rowland

Westport's Coon Mountain trail blossoms this time of year

brasher dune

The dunes of Brasher Forest

By Tom French

Digging back in time to an era of retreating glaciers

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