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Paul Smiths, NY (06/12/2018) — The Paul Smith’s College Adirondack Watershed Institute (AWI) has been awarded a five-year, $9.3 million contract by New York State to implement the Adirondack Park Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Program. The contract calls for the AWI to implement a region-wide watercraft inspection and decontamination program to stop the introduction, spread,…
By Mike Lynch
The New York state Legislative Session came to a close Wednesday without addressing several key Adirondack Park issues including a conservation subdivision design bill, according to a leading environmental advocacy organization.
Environmentalists have complained for years that the Adirondack Park Agency private-land regulations should be revised to require large-scale developments to abide by the principles of conservation design. The aim is to better protect the environment. A conservation-design bill was up for consideration in the state legislature this year, but as the Adirondack Council reports, it…
Lake George, NY — June 13, 2018 – ADK (Adirondack Mountain Club) and the Adirondack 46ers (46ers) have come together to promote stewardship and conservation throughout the High Peaks Wilderness. The 46ers have generously committed $71,000 in funding to protect trails and summits with ADK over the next three years. This funding is essential for…
AU SABLE FORKS — A herd of dairy goats will be among the main attractions at this year’s Bike the Barns, a one-day recreational bicycle tour that showcases the dynamic local food and agriculture movement in northern New York. The third annual farm-by-bike event, hosted by the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA), will begin and…
By Phil Brown
The state Department of Environmental Conservation plans to close Gulf Brook Road, the dirt thoroughfare leading to Boreas Ponds, on weekdays so it can repair the road, which was damaged by deep frost and melting snow this past winter. The closure means people will have to hike or bike about seven miles to reach the…
From the latest ECO report: a timber rattlesnake was found curled around a car battery, and a young injured fawn was treated for a serious cut to the shoulder. Both animals were released safely back into the wild thanks to the ECO. Read the latest news release on all the ECOs’ encounters below: Commercial Vehicle…
By Tim Rowland
The Olympic Regional Development Authority hopes to begin construction this year on what winter-sports enthusiasts hope will be a “magical” transformation of the historic Van Hoevenberg cross-country-skiing center into an international venue on par with any in the world. The plans are conditional on permitting and would be carried out over the next several years…
To benefit the Equicenter’s ‘Heroes for Horses’ program Adirondack Mountains Saturday August 11th 2018 In the summer of 2017, Ralph ‘Skip’ Baker passed away while hiking in his beloved Adirondack Mountains. Skip joined the US Air Force out of high school, and went on to become a Master Sergeant. After a 26 year career, Skip…
New York environmental authorities and stakeholders have issued detailed plans for preventing harmful algae blooms on Lake Champlain and Lake George, which are among a dozen priority waterways statewide. The Cuomo administration has promised $65 million for the effort to rid New York lakes of the blooms, also called blue-green algae, that consist generally of…