“I can’t go through another day like this past Saturday,” Keene Town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson said in October. “It’s beyond the capacity of a town of 1,100 to deal with. It’s just beyond our capacity.”
DEC says to avoid trails and summits this weekend
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is advising the public to avoid backcountry trails and summits throughout the Adirondack region for the duration of the weekend.
Northeast mountain stewards share ideas, research
Land managers, researchers and stewards from the Adirondacks to Maine met this past weekend in Lake Placid for the 11th biennial Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering.
Fall foliage and first tracks
Fall foliage photos from the northern and eastern Adirondacks, including some from Anthony’s Nose on the eastern side of Lake George.
State to update trout management plan
The plan will be largely informed by a series of 16 public meetings that were held across New York State in 2017, in which trout anglers discussed stream management policy with DEC representatives.
Saratoga planners envision trail to the Adirondacks
The Palmertown Range is attractive to conservationists for several reasons. Studies by the Open Space Institute shows it offers migrating animals like moose and black bear a connection between the Adirondacks, the Green and White mountains and north into Maine.
Dippikill retreat closes public access
Until recently, the trails on the property were available to members of the public, too, for hiking, skiing and snowshoeing. But that changed recently, due to concerns of people abusing that privilege, and now Dippikill is closed to the public.
Front-country stewards prepare hikers at busy trails
Stewards help prepare visitors for the trail, said Zoe Smith, deputy director of the Adirondack Watershed Institute. They are available during peak hiking times to answer any questions people have about the length and strenuousness of hikes,
Photos of NCCC students on their monthlong wilderness trip
Photos by Mike Lynch of North Country Community College students in the midst of a monthlong backcountry trip through the Adirondacks.
Blueberry Mountain: A High Peaks portal minus the parking woes
On a Tuesday morning hike to the top of Blueberry Mountain that spilled into the early afternoon, I encountered only two pairs of hikers.
