Adirondack Experience museum celebrates wild world of fungi By Tim Rowland Long viewed with circumspection or ignored altogether, mushrooms are having a moment. Last weekend, mycomania came to the Adirondack Experience in Blue Mountain Lake, … [Read more...] about Mushroom mania hits the Adirondacks
Natural History
A visit to Duck Hole
Story and photos by Mike Lynch In early August, reporter Zach Matson and I trekked to Duck Hole in the western High Peaks. We were doing field research for reporting work Zach is involved with about dams in the Adirondacks. He's seen his fair … [Read more...] about A visit to Duck Hole
Glacial deluge rips across northern Adirondacks
Landscape reveals signs of 12,000 year old flood By Tom French If not for the word, “glacial,” one might confuse this headline for any number of events in the Adirondacks over the last two decades and not the wall of water that tore across … [Read more...] about Glacial deluge rips across northern Adirondacks
A new giant tree found near Bolton
Believed to be New York's tallest measured tree, 174-foot white pine rises above hundreds of giants By Chloe Bennett Erik Danielson was fairly certain he would find some tall trees when he drove from his home in Chautauqua County to Bolton last … [Read more...] about A new giant tree found near Bolton
Angling for science
Trout Power volunteers collect 'brookie' DNA around Sagamore Lake By Zachary Matson Anglers from around the region met at Great Camp Sagamore earlier this month for a mission: fish for brook trout and collect their DNA. Trout Power, a … [Read more...] about Angling for science
Future-proofing our landscape
Tips for planting trees that will thrive in the midst of climate changes By Megan Plete Postol The changing climate has shifted weather patterns in small ways. Those minor changes, over time, have begun to affect the landscape of the … [Read more...] about Future-proofing our landscape