Adirondack Council calls for widespread septic regulations
By Ry Rivard
In a new position paper, the Adirondack Council argues that leaking septic systems pose a growing threat to waterways around the park.
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Lake George Land Conservancy buys land to protect key waters
By Mike Lynch
The Lake George Land Conservancy recently added lands that will allow them help protect wetlands and waterways near one of the Adirondack's well-known lakes.
Helping pollinators
By Holly Riddle
AdkAction’s Pollinator Project tackles growing crisis through plant sales, community gardens and more
‘No data, no science’
APA and DEC announce they are bringing science to the table when it comes to monitoring the impacts of visitor use in the Adirondack Park.
Changes afoot on Upper Saranac
By Ry Rivard
Recent events suggest the lake is now due for another reckoning over how the lake will be used.
Leaning in to save lean-tos
A group of volunteers have “rescued” 99 shelters, and plan the 100th this weekend with a relocation from the shore of Lake Colden in the High Peaks Wilderness.
Keene residents, officials weigh in on parking situation
By Tim Rowland
Controversial delineators on Route 73 in Keene Valley may not be permanent, depending on the results of an ongoing experiment to manage an abundance of hiker traffic, said DEC officials at a meeting Monday night in Keene.
Parking stakes damaged, then repaired
By Tim Rowland
By Tim Rowland Someone who was apparently displeased with the state decision to cordon off parking areas on Route 73 to hiker traffic vandalized a section of “delineators,” metal pickets that were pounded into the pavement last month to prevent access to highway pull-offs. Social media photos showed the delineators bent to the ground, and…
State buys Huckleberry Mountain
The 1,263-acre purchase includes Crystal Brook, which the state’s announcement called an excellent cold-water stream for brook trout.
Lake George commission eyes weed killer that worked on Minerva Lake
The Adirondack Park Agency said a newly approved herbicide worked well killing Eurasian watermilfoil on Minerva Lake.