The town’s comprehensive plan may be updated to address future energy projects. By Chloe Bennett The Raquette Lake community will not be home to a battery energy storage system in the near future. The Town of Long Lake on Wednesday placed a … [Read more...] about Town of Long Lake votes to pause battery energy storage project
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DEC considers testing longer stays at Adirondack campground
State says campers are bypassing 14-night limit By Gwendolyn Craig The state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is working on ways to thwart campers who skirt its 14-night reservation limit, and one experiment could start at Rollins … [Read more...] about DEC considers testing longer stays at Adirondack campground
Crime in the Adirondacks?
While crime rates overall are relatively low, a few problem spots exist such as trail-head break-ins, drug-related thefts By Will Doolittle Sarah Keyes is often up in the middle of the night, after she gets off a nursing shift at Adirondack … [Read more...] about Crime in the Adirondacks?
DEC mourns second ranger death by suicide
David Cornell remembered for his leadership; search and rescue efforts By Gwendolyn Craig Another member of the forest ranger force died by suicide on Friday, the second in just over a year. David M. Cornell, assistant director of the … [Read more...] about DEC mourns second ranger death by suicide
Environmental bond act tour comes to Saranac Lake
State leaders ask for input for priority projects By Chloe Bennett Government leaders on Friday addressed attendees in Saranac Lake on the $4.2 billion bond act intended to protect the state’s environment. Land conservation, job creation, … [Read more...] about Environmental bond act tour comes to Saranac Lake
Adirondack Wildlife Refuge transformation is ongoing
Owner shifts to livestock, lectures and glamping By Gwendolyn Craig Owner of the Adirondack Wildlife Refuge, Stephen Hall has taken the reins of the Wilmington organization again after new management left last year. The refuge, once … [Read more...] about Adirondack Wildlife Refuge transformation is ongoing