New York forest rangers rushed to wildfire danger in Canada’s northern reaches
By Times Union
New York forest rangers spent 17 days volunteering to fight forest fires in Canada.
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Brakes put on Amtrak Adirondack line
Amtrak once again suspended its “Adirondack” service between New York and Montreal
Settlement made in Buttermilk Falls drowning suit
By Times Union
NYS has agreed to pay $1.5 million to the family of a Massachusetts man who drowned in 2015
What you need to know about Canada wildfires’ effect on air quality
Read this before heading outside.
Thick smoke hangs over the Adirondacks
Rain could relieve the park of hazy skies and polluted air
APA: No permit needed for Lower Saranac marina expansion
Former DEC commissioner sues park agency for records By Zachary Matson Marina developers on Lower Saranac Lake have reworked a proposal after an Adirondack Park Agency permit in March was vacated by the courts over the agency’s interpretation of its wetlands regulations. The revised application seeks a variance to the agency’s shoreline restrictions but will…
Road Salt task force members frustrated with report delays
Members say they don’t know what’s holding up report release By Zachary Matson Members of the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force have grown frustrated as a report of recommendations they thought was largely completed months ago has languished with state agencies. In interviews this week, task force members described inconsistent communication from state officials…
After 200 year wait, work planned to free Saranac salmon
By Mike Lynch
For more than two centuries, dams have blocked salmon from migrating up the Saranac River and reaching some of the best spawning habitat.
Do dams belong in places meant to be ‘untrammeled by man?’
Old dams present inherent tension in wilderness areas
Can dams weather climate change?
Dams have historically helped create drinking water, power and food. In an era of a warming planet, dams could create havoc.