State to treat hemlocks for invasive pest in Saratoga, Warren counties
The state plans to treat invasive hemlock woolly adelgid in the Adirondacks this fall including a new batch in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest.
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Weekend storm dumps rain across Adirondacks
Rainfall between Friday night and Sunday morning topped five inches at multiple sites in Clinton and Essex counties, including Bloomingdale, Port Henry and Harkness.
Birds visit new areas or vanish from the Adirondacks
Bird surveys on Whiteface Mountain and also conifer swamps, open peatlands and open river corridors have documented changes in populations.
Wolf advocates push for canid protections
By Mike Lynch
Wolf advocates continue to lobby the state for protections of canids and wolves that may disperse to New York.
Judgment may end snowmobile trail litigation
An Albany County Supreme Court justice has affirmed that some forest preserve snowmobile trails violate the state constitution.
Climate activist group seeks Adirondackers over 60
Now a chapter is coming to the North Country.
State officials pledge progress on road salt use
Some audience members pressed for more details about the state’s long-term commitment to demonstrating reduced salt use, calling for greater urgency.
Annual road salt summit follows release of task force report
The annual summit, celebrating its eighth year, brings together road crews, water scientists and advocacy organizations interested in new approaches to winter road management.
Lincoln’s sparrow: Sweet notes from a secretive bird
By Birdwatch
One of two boreal bird species in the Adirondacks that nest primarily in bogs.
Tanker truck crash results in tarry spill
Tarry substance leaks from overturned tanker on Adirondacks artery