State water managers take steps to ward off round goby
Champlain canal system locks to remain open for now
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State acquires 600-acre ‘Four Peaks Tract’ in Jay for forest preserve
Conservation easements for Follensby, Raquette River tracts completed, pushing state closer to conservation goals
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Nature Conservancy, state in talks over future of Follensby Pond
There are a few ways a deal could happen, and some worry options could include closing Follensby Pond and several other water bodies to the public.
Lake George Land Conservancy buys land to protect key waters
By Mike Lynch
The Lake George Land Conservancy recently added lands that will allow them help protect wetlands and waterways near one of the Adirondack's well-known lakes.
Nature Conservancy grants will help protect Adirondacks-connected land
Adirondack-region land trusts were recipients of Nature Conservancy grant funding for land protection and planning.
Everton Falls is a recreational oasis
By Tom French
With history, a Nature Conservancy preserve, paddling, hiking and bushwhacking, Everton Falls is a great escape in the northern Adirondacks.
DEC Reopens Part Of Road To Boreas Ponds
By Phil Brown
The state has reopened Gulf Brook Road on the Boreas Ponds Tract as far as the interim parking area created last year. As a result, the public can drive 3.2 miles up the dirt road. From there, hikers must walk another 3.6 miles on roads to the southern end of Boreas Ponds. Mountain bikers will…
DEC on track to buy Finch lands this year
By Phil Brown
The state is on track to buy more than nineteen thousand acres of former Finch, Pruyn lands by the end of the year, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Karyn Richards of DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests outlined the department’s plans to the Adirondack Park Agency on Thursday afternoon. Over the next…