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wildfire

A yellow sky and smoke drape over the Adirondack mountains.

General

Thick smoke hangs over the Adirondacks

By Chloe Bennett

June 6, 2023

Rain could relieve the park of hazy skies and polluted air

Summit of burned over Phelps - 1930s, Hudowalski Collection, Adirondack History Museum

Communities

A time of scorched mountains

By Tim Rowland

September 6, 2022

HIstorian shares stories of early 20th century fires that swept through Adirondacks

Environment

Rebirth at Flat Rock Forest (photo gallery and video)

By Mike Lynch

October 12, 2018

Jack pines are dependent upon fires. Their cones remain closed until they are exposed to the heat of a forest fire.