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Adirondack Council plots journey to improved park management and communities
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Hikers get separated on Ester Mt.
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions
State repairing Boreas Ponds access road
By Mike Lynch
A large stretch of the access road to Boreas Ponds should be ready for vehicle traffic after this construction season.
Rangers find body of missing hunter
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions include locating deceased hunter outside of Tupper Lake.
Protecting prime lakefront property
Conservationist Peter Paine, who has been working for Adirondack Park protection for six decades, talks about Noblewood Park in Willsboro, which is located at the outlet of the Boquet River. Video by Mike Lynch. Click here for a profile of Peter Paine that ran in the Nov/Dec 2021 issue of Adirondack Explorer magazine.
The future of Follensby: Limited access
How well can the state manage and monitor public parking, access and camping?
Embattled Adirondack Wildlife Refuge relocates its animals
The refuge has found new homes for its dozen animals regulated by the state, though a black bear died shortly after arriving at its new destination.
When housing issues hit home
I was reporting on the short-term rental boom in Old Forge, when my family was forced to move from our rental home of 4 years
Mt Fay hoist rescue, stranded kayak and more of this week’s ranger rescues
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions:
Stonyfield comes to aid of organic dairy farmers
By Times Union
Outcry prompts action as Horizon cut contracts with 89 farms