DEC Commissioner Seggos announces departure
February 21, 2024
Basil Seggos, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, announced on Wednesday he will step down from his post this spring.
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February 21, 2024
Basil Seggos, commissioner of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, announced on Wednesday he will step down from his post this spring.
February 21, 2024
Follensby Pond is a rare combination of being culturally and scientifically significant
February 20, 2024
An experimental reservation system at the Adirondack Mountain Reserve is over. The state is not yet saying whether it will become permanent.
February 9, 2024
State agencies finalize plans for Rollins Pond, Golden Beach campgrounds
December 9, 2023
DEC drove ATVs into an Adirondack wilderness area while investigating an illegal burnt down cabin this past summer.
November 29, 2023
As distilling business expands, so does black sheen on Mineville buildings
By Mike Lynch
October 19, 2023
The depot is located along the rail trail on the periphery of downtown Saranac Lake.
October 15, 2023
The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.
September 18, 2023
Nearly a third of state-owned lands in the largest park in the continental U.S. are missing plans for recreation and resource protection.
September 9, 2023
Officials released this week a new policy that will count smaller trees when working on forest preserve projects, among other changes.