New leadership at Adirondack Mountain Club
By Mike Lynch
Adirondack Mountain Club announced Michael Barrett, a lawyer, as its new executive director. He will take over from Neil Woodworth in November.
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Young and old rally in Saranac Lake “climate strike”
“We need more action and less talk," 15-year-old Astrid Livesey said. "That is why we are here, and that is what we demand."
Monarch butterflies: conservation’s orange flag
By Sara Ruberg
Eastern monarch populations have decreased by at least 80 percent in the past two decades, according to Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation. The Western monarch, which migrates only on the coast of California, has declined by 99 percent. The entire North American population is currently under review to be placed under the Endangered Species Act.
State to reroute Pitchoff trail in plan for Sentinel Range
By Tim Rowland
The new trailhead will be located at the Keene end of Cascade Lakes and traverse the face of Pitchoff to access Balanced Rocks, an interesting collection of boulders on a bare nose of Pitchoff’s western flank.
Moriah OKs potential state purchase of a coveted climbing destination
By Tim Rowland
Parch Pond offers a picturesque lake framed by mountains and evergreens and a diverse forest east of the Northway and west of Port Henry on Ensign Pond Road. It was once renowned for its 200-foot cliffs that offered challenging rock climbing.
Global Climate Strikes planned for the Adirondacks
By Ben Westcott
On Friday, Sept. 20, adults are being called on to join schoolchildren who have been skipping class on Fridays to protest a lack of action to stop climate change.
Neighbors’ complaints halt weapons training at Olympic site
By James Odato
“Our whole market here is about peace and tranquility,” said Wayne Failing, who rents cabins a half-mile away from the training site.
Neighbors alarmed by weapons training at Mount Van Hoevenberg
By James Odato
State police officers began a three-month weapons training course at Mount Van Hoevenberg this week, startling neighbors with sustained bursts of assault rifles and shotguns and possibly violating terms of authorized activities in the state forest preserve.
Improved Boreas Ponds access opens
By Phil Brown
Last Friday the state Department of Environmental Conservation opened Gulf Brook Road as far as the Four Corners near LaBier Flow, allowing the public to drive to within a mile of Boreas Ponds.
The next land preservation fight?
By Phil Brown
The list of Adirondack lands protected over the past two decades is long and impressive, but one choice property coveted by conservationists remains wholly in private ownership, its future uncertain: Whitney Park.