State’s environmental conservation budget receives lawmakers’ scrutiny
Climate goals, green energy projects, trail work, High Peaks visitor management among topics brought up during the hearing.
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Representing the Adirondacks at a global climate summit
By Tim Rowland
Wild Center delegation of six students and three staff members participates in COP26 UN Climate Change Conference.
Campgrounds join list of places to charge electric vehicles
By Mike DeSocio
DEC installs charging stations at 2 Adirondack facilities, with more to come
Hochul announces Adirondack Park dam project
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced investment in a nearly century-old Adirondack Park dam and a proposed $4 billion environmental bond act.
Bill McKibben launches new climate projects
By Melissa Hart
Author and climate activist Bill McKibben has recently created two new initiatives.
Rainy Adirondacks: Wet, gray July coincides with lower traffic on the trail
By Kris Parker
Has the wet weather kept visitors away? And how much rain have we received this summer?
Tick-borne anaplasmosis on the rise in Warren County
By Kris Parker
By Kris Parker Health officials in Warren County have issued a public warning after a surge in cases of anaplasmosis, a rare disease carried by ticks. In a press release distributed this week, Warren County Health Services reported a four-fold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, a disease caused by bacteria transmitted through tick bites. Anaplasmosis,…
Snow future
Snow's flaky future: Communities, ski centers and individuals adjust to changes in the winter season and decrease in overall snow cover.
Electric avenue
By Mike DeSocio
NYS and local organizations set an ambitious goal to boost the number of EV charging stations around the Adirondacks
As Trump administration winds down, Adirondack environmentalists breathe easier
By Ry Rivard
“There will be some impacts from the federal government’s abdication of responsibilities."