Mountainous obsessions: Verplanck Colvin and his amateur biographer
By James Odato
One man was a self-taught Adirondack surveyor who would have a mountain named after him. The other was his nearly unknown biographer.
adirondack forest preserve
Latest Story
Hochul unveils Adirondack plans
Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered her State of the State address on Wednesday, a vision that included climate initiatives and Adirondack projects.
All Stories
State’s highest court hears forest preserve tree cutting case
The state’s highest court will soon decide what constitutes a constitutionally protected tree in the Adirondack Forest Preserve, potentially impacting the construction of planning snowmobile trails.
Former APA board member Chad Dawson joins Adirondack Wild board
Chad Dawson, who resigned from the APA board last year, has a new role with Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve.
Forest preserve off the table for additional Army training, say ad hoc committee members
The U.S. Army at Fort Drum is revising its environmental assessment for additional training in the Adirondacks region.
Adirondack groups call for more forest preserve funds and rangers
Groups are calling on more investment and forest rangers in the Adirondack Park in the 2022 state budget, despite the state deficit.
Keeping the invasive bugs at bay
A bug the size of a ground pepper flake is killing these hemlocks—a species accounting for nearly 80% of the trees in the lake’s watershed.
Outer Gooley farmhouse condemned
By Phil Brown
The state Department of Environmental Conservation, which manages the forest preserve, said in a 2016 management plan that it would leave the building in place until deciding its fate.