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DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings

By Gwendolyn Craig

The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.

Trailhead transit

By Adirondack Explorer

Will a burgeoning hiker shuttle industry grow into regular service? When outdoor adventure-seekers prepare for multi-day outings, measuring out food, sorting gear and packing bags, they also have to weigh their transportation options. Unless they plan to travel round-trip and end up back where they started, travelers need to determine how they’ll get back to…

Road salt

Talking Adirondack road salt

By Tracy Ormsbee

A talk about New York State's use of road salt in the Adirondack Park.

Study tracks hiker impacts on birds and wildlife in the Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

What are the impacts of human recreation on wildlife in the Adirondack Park? A two-year study is working to find out.

High Peaks crowds compound problems in a tight budget year

By Gwendolyn Craig

DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos talked about crowds in the High Peaks, the state budget, permits, staffing and protecting hikers and natural resources.

Hunting for ticks in the Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

Lee Ann Sporn, a professor at Paul Smith's College, is one of the few people who actually hopes to see ticks. Watch how she collects them.

In the Adirondacks and around the world, brothers reflect on COVID-19

By Gwendolyn Craig

Four brothers, originally from the Albany area, reflect on the coronavirus pandemic from their homes in the Adirondacks to Hong Kong.

An Earth Day anniversary Q&A with Bill McKibben

By Gwendolyn Craig

"The Adirondacks, in general, have continued to get steadily better—one of the few places on Earth you can make that claim for."

Cuomo underlines coronavirus-related closures both upstate and down

By Gwendolyn Craig

Addressing his latest executive orders closing golf courses, some parks and boat launches, Cuomo said the state has to act as one during the pandemic.

Breeding bird atlas kicks off its third statewide survey since 1980

By Gwendolyn Craig

New York is undergoing its third Breeding Bird Atlas, a five-year citizen science project that helps track our avian neighbors across the state.

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