DEC Forester Bryan Ellis on forestland and value in the changing climate By Megan Plete Postol New York’s forests play an important role in climate change by the way they cycle carbon. The Adirondack Explorer caught up with DEC … [Read more...] about Ask a Scientist: Carbon sequestration
Natural History
Elm trees, already vulnerable, face additional threat
Destructive zigzag sawfly found in St. Lawrence Co. By Mike Lynch An insect that leaves a distinct mark on elm leaves is one of the newest terrestrial invasive species to be discovered in New York, but scientists are still determining what its … [Read more...] about Elm trees, already vulnerable, face additional threat
Mushroom mania hits the Adirondacks
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
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