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A six-foot-long Red-Tailed boa constrictor falls on sleeping man in Oswego County. Read all the DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers highlights for late June below: “You Can’t Put That There” – Sullivan County On June 28, ECO Tom Koepf received a call from the Town of Bethel Code Enforcement Office regarding a local religious camp…
Keene Valley, NY – The Mountaineer, an iconic local outfitter, recently partnered with Patagonia to support educational and research efforts this summer atop the highest peaks through a grant to the Adirondack High Peaks Summit Stewardship Program. The grant will enable the program to educate hikers about the fragile nature of the alpine vegetation and…
By Phil Brown
The Open Space Institute has purchased 1,200 acres abutting the Hammond Pond Wild Forest in the eastern Adirondacks, with an eye toward selling the land to the state for the Forest Preserve. Located in the town of Moriah, the parcel has five ponds, 2.6 miles of waterfront, and numerous scenic views. Tub Mill Pond, the…
By Phil Brown
Forest rangers and state police have ended their search for a Bangor man who has been missing since early July. State and local officials had concentrated the search in the Paul Smiths area where is car was found. The following Department of Environmental Conservation news release contains details of the search and other recent missions…
RAY BROOK, NY – At the July 2018 Agency meeting, Chairman Sherman Craig announced his retirement from the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Board. Chairman Craig’s distinguished term marked the first appointment of an APA Board Member from St. Lawrence County. Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Mr. Craig to the Board in November 2011 and selected him…
Adirondack Explorer Editor Phil Brown on the Orient Express, a fun, easy problem (rated V0) at the McKenzie Pond Boulders. View Similar Videos Makaia’s Problem
By Mike Lynch
The state Department of Environmental Conservation said its dispatch office received a call at about 4 p.m. on July 4 about a large “dog in distress” due to the excessive heat. Temperatures were in the 90s that day.
By Phil Brown
In its proposed amendment to the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest management plan, the state DEC sets forth a goal of creating two networks of mountain biking trails just north of Blue Ridge Road.
Fire Tower and Trail to Mountain Summit Now Again Open to Public Supports Governor Cuomo’s Adventure NY Initiative to Connect New Yorkers with Nature The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that repairs to the Wakely Mountain Fire Tower are complete. The public can once again hike to the summit of…
By Phil Brown
Backcountry skiers have long complained that state agencies have given them short shrift when it comes to accommodating their sport in the Forest Preserve. One major complaint is that years ago the state Department of Environmental Conservation transformed part of the Wright Peak Ski Trail into a hiking trail; the subsequent narrowing and eroding of…