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Coronavirus prohibitions reach into the Adirondacks

By Gwendolyn Craig

While there have been no known cases of coronavirus in the Adirondacks yet, tourism, education, businesses and more are feeling the impacts of new statewide policies aimed at protecting the public's health.

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Global Climate Strikes planned for the Adirondacks

By Ben Westcott

On Friday, Sept. 20, adults are being called on to join schoolchildren who have been skipping class on Fridays to protest a lack of action to stop climate change.

Davis College relocating to Word of Life Institute in Pottersville

By Tracy Ormsbee

Davis College, a bible school in Johnson City, will relocate for one year as an extension at the Word of Life Institute in the Adirondacks, according to a letter provided to the Adirondack Explorer.

Chuck Schumer at Bear Pond in the Adirondacks

Schumer: EPA ignores renewed acid rain threat

By Brandon Loomis

Federal inaction on Midwestern pollution controls represents a threat of returned acid rain deposition in the Adirondacks, according to Sen. Chuck Shchumer.

Adirondack winter

DEC: Be prepared for winter in the Adirondacks

By Phil Brown

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is advising recreationists to be prepared for winter conditions in the Adirondacks. With this week’s storm, snow depths in the region range from two to eighteen inches. Following is DEC’s news release. The recent snowstorm is providing good conditions for winter outdoor recreation in the Adirondack backcountry, New York…

How The Adirondack Land Bank Will Work

By Phil Brown

People in the North Country and the state voted overwhelmingly for a land bank. What happens next?

Lake George to cut back on road salt

By Mike Lynch

Environmentalists, scientists, and public officials in the Lake George region are stepping up efforts to reduce road-salt contamination in the lake’s watershed. Eric Siy, executive director of the Fund for Lake George, said at a conference in October that thirty years of research has shown that the lake is getting more salty. “It’s an issue…

A drone demonstrated in the adirondacks

By Mike Lynch

Dave LaMountain uses a drone near the West Branch of the Ausable River near Wilmington.

Town of Willsboro supervisor on new preserve trail

By Tracy Ormsbee

Town of Willsboro Supervisor Shaun Gillilland talks about the town’s partnership with the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy.

Upgrades to Bouquet River Nature Preserve

By Tracy Ormsbee

Connie Prickett of the Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy talks about the work the conservancy is doing in Willsboro to upgrade the preserve. It ties in with the plans the town has to tie its economy to the natural resources there.

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