Community airs rail trail access concerns
By Mike Lynch
Access, promotion, and crime were some of the themes at an Adirondack Rail Trail meeting Wednesday evening in Ray Brook.
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Eagle Lake residents push back against impending boat launch closure
APA says regulations provide no other alternatives
Environmental bond act tour comes to Saranac Lake
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…
Upper Saranac Lake shoreland added to forest preserve
By Mike Lynch
The DEC purchased a five-acre parcel on Upper Saranac Lake that was once owned by former regional director Bill Petty.
State investigating cloudy creek near Barton Mines
This story has been updated to include new information provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. It also corrects the flow of Thirteenth Brook.
DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
By Mike Lynch
The trail has been closed to the public this spring for 10 miles from Station Street in Lake Placid to Broadway in Saranac Lake to allow crews to complete their work.
How many hikers is too many?
By Mike Lynch
A new process for dealing with High Peaks visitor use was outlined in a public meeting in Saranac Lake Tuesday.
Company looks to transform old KOA campground into glamping destination
Terramor Outdoor Resort, a Maine glamping operation owned by Kampgrounds of America, is looking to open a location in the Adirondacks.
Bird flu kills some of the North County’s biggest birds
By Mike Lynch
Snow geese, mallards, loons, bald eagles, vultures and hawks are among the birds that have been impacted.
DEC to host meeting on plan to close Broadalbin beach
The state’s plan to close the only public beach at the southern end of the Great Sacandaga Lake outraged dozens of commenters.