Lake George, Mirror Lake suffer algal blooms
By Ry Rivard
The confirmation of a harmful algal bloom atop Lake George brings to the surface worries that researchers, watchdogs and residents have had for years.
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Video: Moose Montage
Photographer Ed Burke shares trail camera footage of moose in Saratoga County on the southern edge of the Adirondacks.
Barriers to renewal
By Ry Rivard
Nearly 200 years later, New York officials are still trying to get salmon back into the Saranac River. The biggest obstacle: Dams.
Putting 2020 to bed and the week’s top news
By Melissa Hart
Forest bathing photo gallery Multimedia reporter Mike Lynch put together a gallery of photos he took on a forest bathing session held at Paul Smith’s College’s Visitor Information Center. CHECK IT OUT The last issue of Adirondack Explorer for the year is now live and we’ve highlighted a few stories from it on the website this past…
Are fish ladders the answer?
By Ry Rivard
When it was last relicensed, the owners of Treadwell Mills dam on the Saranac River put in a fish ladder so salmon could get through. The ladder, which looks like a wet wheelchair ramp for fish to swim up, has never been used, though, because salmon still can’t get past Imperial Mills. The Lake Champlain…
Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
A bug the size of a ground pepper flake is killing these hemlocks—a species accounting for nearly 80% of the trees in the lake’s watershed.
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.
Forest bathing: A cure for what ails
Reduced stress and psychological well-being continue to be the biggest benefits a walk through the woods can offer.
Decades-old milfoil mats removed from Lake George
Once used for controlling Eurasian water milfoil, plastic mats on the bottom of Lake George are tossed in the garbage.
Lake George’s ‘Dog Beach’ turned into water quality filter
A popular, unsanctioned beach in the Village of Lake George is getting a water quality makeover to keep pollutants at bay.