By Gwendolyn Craig For 36 years, the 57th president of the Sierra Club Aaron Mair has kept his day job separate from his advocacy, but no more. An epidemiologist with state Department of Health, Mair retired this month and is taking a new post … [Read more...] about Aaron Mair leads Adirondack Council’s ‘Forever Adirondacks’ campaign
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Brief bio: Jaime Parslow
Brief bio: Jaime Parslow Age: 34. Originally from: Ohio, N.Y. Residence: Piseco. Occupation: I work for Hamilton County Soil and Water as a conservation technician. I oversee the district’s lake monitoring program, among other things. Our lake … [Read more...] about Brief bio: Jaime Parslow
An unforgettable rescue
Hiker expresses gratitude for the retired ranger who saved him By Gwendolyn Craig It was 14 years ago that Peter Buccinna almost died on Saddleback Mountain. The experienced hiker was out climbing with friends on Jan. 16, 2007, when a … [Read more...] about An unforgettable rescue
A real lifesaver
Retiring lieutenant ranger Julie Harjung broke ground By Gwendolyn Craig When Julie Harjung arrived in the Adirondacks to help clear roads after the devastating 1998 ice storm, the Catskills-based forest ranger with the state Department of … [Read more...] about A real lifesaver
The Last Patrol
Scott van Laer ends run as forest ranger and ranger union representative By Gwendolyn Craig Scott van Laer’s sled was empty on the snowshoe trek from the Garden parking lot to the Johns Brook outpost in Keene. It wouldn’t stay empty for … [Read more...] about The Last Patrol
Christine Campeau: Passionate about Adirondack history
Editor's note: This first ran in the July/August 2018 issue of Adirondack Explorer. Click here to subscribe Christine Campeau, school programs manager at the Adirondack Experience for the past twenty-one years, has a simple formula for attracting … [Read more...] about Christine Campeau: Passionate about Adirondack history