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A can-do vision

By Tracy Ormsbee

The Fuhrs know how to get things done. They have one of those can-do Adirondack stories of going where the jobs were so they could continue living in the place they love.

Kathleen Suozzo, a Bolton Landing engineer, works on water and sewage treatment plants in the Adirondacks.

Kathleen Suozzo

By Tracy Ormsbee

Kathleen Suozzo’s work is at the heart of one of the more difficult issues facing the Adirondacks today: upgrading aging waste-water and drinking-water treatment facilities in small communities.

Cobble Lookout: Short, easy hike with great view

By Tracy Ormsbee

Brendan Wiltse, science and stewardship director at the Ausable River Association, talks about one of his favorite easy hikes in the Adirondack Park.

Jen Kretser on Adirondack Youth Climate Leaders

By Tracy Ormsbee

Jen Kretser, director of programs at the Wild Center in Tupper Lake, talks about what it’s like to work with young people on climate issues.

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