By Phil Brown I saw my first one many years ago just north of Long Lake. I was driving with my son when we saw a line of cars parked along the shoulder. “A moose!” my son shouted, just as the enormous beast trotted past our car. We … [Read more...] about Moose on the trail
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Moose evidence piles up on Norton Peak
Last weekend I bushwhacked to Norton Peak through conservation-easement lands in the northeastern Adirondacks. I’ve taken hundreds of hikes in the park, but none like this. From a parking area on Standish Road, I started up a faint path that … [Read more...] about Moose evidence piles up on Norton Peak
Alleged moose poacher to appear in court
A Saranac man who allegedly killed a moose in Franklin County is scheduled to appear in court Thursday. State Department of Environmental Conservation Officers arrested Zachary Vaughn, 26, of Saranac, on Dec. 4 following a month-long … [Read more...] about Alleged moose poacher to appear in court
Boreal species in trouble
Climate change poses a threat to moose and other life forms—plants and animals—at the southern edge of their range in the Adirondacks. By Mike Lynch On a warm day in June, state wildlife biologist Ben Tabor knelt in a dark forest in the … [Read more...] about Boreal species in trouble
