Adirondack loon center awarded oil spill funds
Nearly $800,000 in settlement money from a 2003 oil spill is going to the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation.
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State of the Lake: Sparkling sands and (usually) clear water on Champlain
This year’s report finds a lake that routinely produces safe drinking water, swimming and fishing, but that also has problems that are likely to worsen as the world continues warming.
Time-lapse from Hurricane Mountain
A video time-lapse from the top of Hurricane Mountain in Essex County.
Record-breaking bird: Oldest black-capped chickadee in U.S. recorded in Adirondacks
The chickadee has been caught more than 18 times by bird bander Gary Lee in Inlet since he originally banded it in 2009.
Gypsy moth caterpillar invasion: ‘It’s a plague’
DEC fields reports from residents across Adirondacks about infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars
NY unleashes predator bugs to eat hemlock pests
The state is using all of its tools in the toolbox—or in this case, a cooler—to treat the trees on Lake George
100th lean-to “rescue” moves, restores Lake Colden shelter
Some of the original shelters were placed directly on the ground, contributing to rot, and need new logs and rock perches. Others need new roofs. Restoring them can give them 50 more years of life.
A new plan for the 36,000-acre Whitney property
By Times Union
The widower of philanthropist Marylou Whitney said he needs to sell the land because he will no longer be able to take the tax breaks on the lands.
Boat inspections begin as invasive species law awaits strengthening
A law preventing the spread of invasive species is about to sunset, but boat inspectors are still stationed for another summer.
Adirondack lakes turning browner … but in a good way
By Ry Rivard
When Paul Bukaveckas returned to Silver Lake after decades away, the lake was not so clear as he had remembered. And that was a good thing.