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pilot knob seen from lake george

Lake George Land Conservancy launches campaign to conserve 1,200 acres

By Mike Lynch

Project includes preserving 517 acres on Pilot Knob and around 700 acres in Bolton

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Redefining tradition: The growing ranks of women who hunt

By David Escobar

Meet some of the people changing the face of hunting

Trail crew on a snowy bridge

Braving snow and cold, student workers help maintain trails

By Tom French

The Student Conservation Association's winter trail work session is underway

Forever wild for everyone: Aaron Mair’s call for action

By David Escobar

Environmental activist Aaron Mair reflects on past 3 years with Adirondack Council, career highlights and his next endeavor

An aerial view of Follensby Pond

NY’s 30×30 conservation push: Draft strategies unveiled for public comment

By Gwendolyn Craig

State draft plan shows New York needs to conserve three million more acres to meet 2030 goals

Lois Perret Schaefer, left, and Gertrude Schaefer, with skates in North Creek, 1933.

Schaefer family: Pioneers of conservation and adventure in the Adirondacks

By Contributing Writer

The Schaefers’ multi-generational influence on the Adirondack Park

30-by-30? Aerial view of intact forests along the North Branch of the Boquet River on the Ben Wever Farm property, now protected by a conservation easement in partnership with the Adirondack Land Trust. © Adirondack Land Trust/Becca Halter

30-by-30: What counts as protected land?

By Gwendolyn Craig

New York state agencies working on draft plan for tallying acres toward conservation goal

two people in the student conservation association crew working on a trail footbridge

Student volunteers build bridges to conservation careers

By Tom French

Student Conservation Association volunteers build literal bridges and pave the way to new career paths

man and woman talking on a stage

Tales from an Adirondack Founding Father

By Tim Rowland

Peter Paine captivates Grange Hall audience with stories from a lifetime of conservation work

WCS To Study Attitudes Toward Conservation

By Phil Brown

If hikers enjoy the Forest Preserve, they’re more likely to support conservation, right? You would think so, but the Wildlife Conservation Society has received a grant to test that assumption. The WCS office in Saranac Lake will oversee the study, which will start next year. Following is a news release: (Saranac Lake, September 15, 2017)…

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