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DEC/APA Accessibility Advisory Committee member Scott Remington rides quadracycle at Great Camp Santanoni.

Adirondack Park’s wildest lands caught in debate over access

By Gwendolyn Craig

Disability advocates debate motorized vehicle access in Adirondack wilderness

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Do dams belong in places meant to be ‘untrammeled by man?’

By Zachary Matson

Old dams present inherent tension in wilderness areas

drones

The do’s and don’ts of drones in the ‘Dacks

By Megan Plete Postol

Read this before launching in the Adirondacks

clear pond

Finding poetry in the landscape

By Tim Rowland

New trail in town of Chesterfield highlights progress toward creating wildway corridor

Wilderness school

By Mike Lynch

Called the fall practicum, the 28-day journey is one of two major backcountry trips offered through North Country Community College’s wilderness recreation program. The other is a 10-day winter trip.

Should we stop rescuing people in wilderness?

By Phil Brown

I was intrigued by the essay “The Case Against Search and Rescue,” by Robert Kruszyna, a New Hampshire resident. I later learned he is a physicist who has climbed mountains all over the world and helped write guidebooks to some of the Canadian ranges.

DEC Working On Drone Regs For Forest Preserve

By Mike Lynch

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is working on new regulations to address drone use on the Forest Preserve. Some fear the airborne devices will diminish the wild character of the Forest Preserve

The wild is near to their hearts

By Explorer archives

Bucking the region’s aging demographic, young adults who love wilderness choose to settle in the Park. By Mike Lynch In 2015, Old Forge native Tyler Socash decided to take the money he had been saving for a car and spend it on something more experiential: three long-distance hiking trips. Starting in August, he ended up…

Boreas dam drives debate

By Explorer archives

The Adirondack Park Agency held public hearings on Boreas Ponds at eight different locations around the state in November and December. Hundreds of people spoke, offering a potpourri of opinions. But one constant was a sea of green T-shirts bearing the slogan “I Want Wilderness.”

Green Groups Weigh NYCO Appeal

By Phil Brown

Environmental groups are threatening to take to a higher court their battle against a mining company’s plan to drill for wollastonite in the Jay Mountain Wilderness. On Thursday, Earthjustice filed a notice of appeal with the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, a step that preserves its right to appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit…

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