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Adirondack Explorer stories of the year: No. 5

By Tracy Ormsbee

December 30, 2018

As we head into a new year, the Adirondack Explorer looks back at the most popular online stories of 2018.

According to the DEC, a Timber Rattlesnake was killed illegally by a contractor. Timber Rattlesnakes are a threatened species in New York State, which made this story one of the Adirondack Explorer’s most popular reads of the year.

This article from the Explorer also contained the latest ECO reports of other environmental incidents in the Adirondack region.

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Tracy Ormsbee

Tracy Ormsbee is publisher of the Adirondack Explorer. When she’s not working – and it’s not black fly season – you can find her outdoors hiking, running, paddle boarding or reading a book on an Adirondack chair somewhere.

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