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Ground covered in red and yellow leaves.

Ease off the rake: Scientists suggest keeping fallen leaves where they land

By Chloe Bennett

Pollinators and the atmosphere benefit from an untouched yard.

Adirondack groups hopeful for climate corps recruits

By Chloe Bennett

A new federal program plans to bolster the ‘green’ workforce like CCC of old.

Paul Smith's researcher Michale Glennon surveys birds in a boreal peatland in the top of the Black River Watershed at Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station. Photo by Steve Langdon

Birds visit new areas or vanish from the Adirondacks

By Contributing Writer

Bird surveys on Whiteface Mountain and also conifer swamps, open peatlands and open river corridors have documented changes in populations.  

An electric school bus in a parking lot in the winter.

Funding questions come with electric school bus mandate

By Chloe Bennett

A full transition from diesel to electric school buses is expected by 2035.

A protest sign reads "Fight today for a better tomorrow."

Climate activist group seeks Adirondackers over 60 

By Chloe Bennett

Now a chapter is coming to the North Country.

An aerial view of Spring Pond Bog in the Adirondacks

Can art encourage stewardship of North Country waters?

By Chloe Bennett

Artists combine science and aesthetics to showcase the voices of local waters.

A photo of tall trees and a canopy of leaves.

Carbon offsets and the value of Adirondack trees 

By Chloe Bennett

Companies and individuals benefit from carbon offset projects in the park, but some say the practice is deceptive.

Students gather to learn in a barn at the John Brown Farm Historic Site to learn about Timbuctoo.

The heart of Timbuctoo: Students explore connections between climate, social justice

By Chloe Bennett

Inaugural youth program culminates in trip to John Brown Farm

Damage is seen to the Sucker Brook East Bridge at the SUNY ESF Newcomb Campus. Photo by Michael Federice, SUNY ESF Forest Properties

How wet was July? Record-breaking

By Chloe Bennett

For much of the Adirondacks, communities experienced record rainfalls in July.

Firefighters perform a controlled burn at the Paul Smith's College.

Wildfires: Are Adirondack forests at risk of burning?

By Chloe Bennett

Wildfires and murky skies have the potential to become more severe in the Northeast and the Adirondacks

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