Lindsay Facteau recently sent us this photo of a wildflower that she and her boyfriend found along the road in Duane in the northern Adirondacks. "I thought this flower was a trumpet flower, but looking at other flowers, I guess I was wrong," she … [Read more...] about Name this flower
Natural History
Ed Ketchledge dies
Ed Ketchledge, the man responsible for saving the alpine vegetation in the High Peaks, died on Wednesday at eighty-five. Ketchledge taught or touched the lives of many of the scientists working in the Adirondacks. He also authored the book Forests … [Read more...] about Ed Ketchledge dies
Blue flag in bloom
Last weekend I paddled with our publisher, Tom Woodman, on four ponds south of Floodwood Road. Tom wrote about our trip for the Explorer’s Adirondack Dispatches blog, so I won’t cover the same ground (or water, rather). I’m just taking the … [Read more...] about Blue flag in bloom
Our vanishing bats
Over the past four years, the number of endangered Indiana bats in New York State has plummeted about 50 percent. And that’s the good news. The populations of other bat species in the state have fallen as much as 90 percent. State biologist Al … [Read more...] about Our vanishing bats
Adirondack wildflowers: Dutchman’s breeches
In this age of climate change, it’s nice to know that April showers still bring May flowers. This afternoon, I took my customary jaunt up Baker Mountain and found many wildflowers in bloom, including spring beauty, trout lily, red trillium, … [Read more...] about Adirondack wildflowers: Dutchman’s breeches
Falcons feast on ill bats
A year ago, scientists learned that a large bat hibernaculum exists somewhere near Chapel Pond. They inferred as much when dying bats were discovered flying around Route 73 last March, long before bats usually emerge from … [Read more...] about Falcons feast on ill bats