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What were the biggest storylines of the year for the Adirondack Park in 2017? Our staff has compiled a top 10 list. The news ranged from issues related to High Peaks Overuse, a problem that has surfaced in recent years and continued last year, to tanker cars moving into the southern High Peaks region.
State forest rangers only had one mission in the Adirondacks, according to DEC’s latest Ranger Report from December 25 until January 1. Read about the incident below, during which forest rangers responded to a hiker suffering from cold feet. Town of Keene Essex County Search: On Dec. 28 at 8 p.m., DEC Ray Brook Dispatch received…
It’s January, time for a fresh, blank sheet on which to start our new year. Plenty of us are making renewed attempts at weight loss or looking to get better organized or at least vowing to break our addiction to twenty-four-hour cable news. Here at the Explorer, we’re renewing our hopes for smart decision-making in…
Union Tank Car Company agreed this week to remove its stored tank cars from unused railroad tracks in the Forest Preserve. The following are press releases from the Adirondack Council and Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office praising the move. ADIRONDACK COUNCIL THANKS WARREN BUFFETT FOR AGREEING TO REMOVE OIL TANK CARS FROM FOREST PRESERVE Organization…
By Mike Lynch
I visited the Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat on Friday, December 15, for to get photos for an article about the wellness tourism economy that is to appear in the January issue. Temperatures had recently dipped in the single digits, causing Lake Clear to freeze over. A fresh snowfall also covered the ground in this quiet…
The S.A.V.E Lake George Partnership will benefit from $800,000 in grants through the Capital District Regional Economic Development Council to reduce road salt use and eradicate invasive species. Following is a press release from S.A.V.E. Lake George Partnership. LAKE GEORGE, NY—Today, The S.A.V.E. Lake George Partnership—a public/private consortium of local leaders committed to protecting Lake…
By Phil Brown
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is advising recreationists to be prepared for winter conditions in the Adirondacks. With this week’s storm, snow depths in the region range from two to eighteen inches. Following is DEC’s news release. The recent snowstorm is providing good conditions for winter outdoor recreation in the Adirondack backcountry, New York…
By Phil Brown
State forest rangers and law-enforcement personnel searching for a missing hunter found him “in an unresponsive state,” evidently under the influence of drugs, in central New York over the weekend. The search for the hunter is one of four incidents in DEC’s latest Ranger Report. The full report follows: Town of Colonie Albany County Prescribed…
Snapping turtles are hatching right now at the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge. Call it what you like–a fluke, a surprise–but Wendy Hall who runs the refuge with her husband calls it a clear sign of climate change. A nest of eggs found in Tupper Lake was brought to the refuge earlier this week, where Hall had…
By Phil Brown
Tom Rosecrans is one of the most prolific rock climbers in the Adirondacks. The authors of the guidebook Adirondack Rock credit him with taking part in the first ascents of 122 climbing routes. On most of those, he was the leader, assuming the lion’s share of the risk. One of his routes, TR at the…