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2023 Explored: Looking ahead

By James Odato

12 things we'll be looking at in 2024

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The sign outside the Adirondack Park Agency headquarters in Ray Brook

2023 Explored: Adirondack Park Agency 

By Gwendolyn Craig

The APA made news for many of its policy decisions, court cases, as well as its plans for $29 million in state funds for a new headquarters. 

These battery modules, supplied by the battery company BYD, show a similar-sized project to the one proposed in the hamlet of Raquette Lake. The batteries look like a long trailer on concrete mounts.

2023 Explored: Energy in the Adirondacks

By Chloe Bennett

A battery energy storage system is on pause after backlash

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announces the opening of the rail trail between Saranac Lake and Lake Placid. Photo by Mike Lynch

2023 Explored: Outdoor Recreation

By Mike Lynch

Our recreation coverage in 2023 ranged from Tim Rowland’s first-person hiking adventures to management decisions about forest preserve lands.

Jim McKenna of ROOST.

2023 Explored: Adirondack leaders come and go 

By James Odato

Many leaders of Adirondack groups left their posts in 2023, leading to some new hires.

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2023 Explored: Road Salt

By Zachary Matson

Will a new roadmap to reduce salt use make a difference?

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2023 Explored: Milfoil battle

By Zachary Matson

Chemical herbicide offers hope, and fear, in fight against invasive water plant

Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack dams

By Zachary Matson

Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack structures

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2023 Explored: Wildlife

By Mike Lynch

Stories about moose, wolves, and birds highlighted the 2023 coverage of wildlife.

A photo of tall trees and a canopy of leaves.

2023 Explored: Carbon credits

By Chloe Bennett

In 2023, the Adirondack Explorer found that more than 450,000 acres of private property in the park were used for the practice. 

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