
Long Lake dam owners face costly replacement
The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.
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The dam “failed catastrophically” following heavy July rainstorms and will cost $3.4 million to repair, engineers said.
Nearly a third of state-owned lands in the largest park in the continental U.S. are missing plans for recreation and resource protection.
Officials released this week a new policy that will count smaller trees when working on forest preserve projects, among other changes.
By Tim Rowland
In what appears to be an Adirondack first, 13 Hudson River rafters who had become stranded were rescued late Labor Day evening by four North Creek rail bikes.
By Tim Rowland
Members of the task force themselves have criticized the state for failing to release the report
The DEC is working on ways to thwart campers who skirt its 14-night reservation limit, and one experiment could start in the Adirondack Park.
The 126-year-old Indian Lake Stone Dam, one of the state’s “high hazard” dams, is slated for much-needed repairs this fall.
By Mike Lynch
Access, promotion, and crime were some of the themes at an Adirondack Rail Trail meeting Wednesday evening in Ray Brook.
APA says regulations provide no other alternatives
State leaders ask for input for priority projects By Chloe Bennett Government leaders on Friday addressed attendees in Saranac Lake on the $4.2 billion bond act intended to protect the state’s environment. Land conservation, job creation, infrastructure investment and other potential projects were central focuses, but economic benefits were also highlighted. “We’re projecting 84,000 jobs…