Department of Environmental Conservation
Tim Rowland
Work begins to dismantle Upper Jay ice jam
UPPER JAY | Essex County has deployed equipment to start removing an ice jam in Upper Jay on the East Branch of the AuSable River. Read more
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DEC, Adirondack partners launch effort to reduce High Peaks search and rescue operations
RAY BROOK | The state and a coalition of partners are rolling out a new effort to reduce the number of backcountry search and rescue operations in the Adirondacks. Read more
As winter sets in, environmental groups keep road salt in spotlight
PLATTSBURGH | As storms bear down in the Adirondacks and plows prowl the streets, local advocacy groups are keeping a spotlight on the effects of road salt. Read more
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Santanoni in snow
NEWCOMB | Adventurers who have an interest in both history and the outdoors will have two more weekends this winter to get a special look at the Camp Santanoni Historic Area, an architectural masterpiece nestled deep in the woods of Newcomb. Read more
Pete DeMola
Frontier Town ‘A-frame’ sold
NORTH HUDSON | One of the most visible artifacts of the former Frontier Town theme park has been sold. Read more
Photo by Thom Randall
Drones fly over Hudson River to detect ice buildup
WARREN COUNTY | Aerial surveillance of ice buildup on the Hudson River is now being conducted in Warren County to detect the formation of ice jams. Read more
Towns angry over suit
NORTH HUDSON | Representatives of the central Adirondack Five Towns coalition expressed disappointment and a degree of anger last week over a lawsuit filed by two environmental groups intended to prevent the state from building a 140-foot bridge... Read more
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State budget process brings renewed call for more rangers
RAY BROOK | The campaign to increase the number of Forest Rangers who patrol the Adirondack Park has taken center stage in state budget hearings. Read more
Photo by Tim Rowland
Residents concerned about boat ramp
EAGLE LAKE | The status of Eagle Lake’s only public boat launch has residents fearful that they may not be able to fish or recreate on the lake in the ways to which they have become accustomed. Read more
Photo by Scott Waterman
Farmers take the lead in lake cleanup
MIDDLEBURY | Vermont farmers, long the unfair main target of environmentalists concerned about high-phosphorous runoff into the Lake Champlain basin, are aware of the enormous cost of cleaning up the lake. Read more
Photo by Tim Rowland
Minerva gets new community center
$800,000 center constructed paid for with grants Read more
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Town infrastructure projects receive funding boost
MORIAH | Localities received early Christmas gifts Tuesday with the annual fundraising haul for infrastructure projects. Read more
Photo by Pete DeMola
Following years of delays, wastewater project moves forward in Elizabethtown
ELIZABETHTOWN | The Town of Elizabethtown is poised to move forward on a long-delayed project to construct a wastewater treatment system. Read more
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Workshop to focus on creeping invasives
WARRENSBURG | A workshop, organized by the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Warren County Cornell Cooperative Extension, on hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) will be held Dec. 15. Read more
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Wastewater plants to get attention
MIDDLEBURY | A new rural wastewater infrastructure program will pump $350,000 into Vermont’s economy while protecting the environment, according to Neil Kamman of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Read more
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DOT to begin road salt reduction pilot along Route 86
WILMINGTON | The state Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin using less salt on Route 86 between Lake Placid and Wilmington. Read more
Robert Flacke, former DEC and APA chief, passes away
LAKE GEORGE | Robert F. Flacke, one of the region’s most prominent citizens over the past half-century, died Nov. 10 at his home in Lake George. Read more
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Rainy weather benefits plants after dry summer
Just the other day, I heard someone complain about the weather. Read more
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Dam removal nearing completion
AUSABLE FORKS | Work to remove what was once the Rome Dam on the West Branch Ausable River is wrapping up on time. Read more
Photo courtesy of Scott Waterman
Bus tour visits East Creek watershed
ORWELL - Change is happening on the land and that’s good news for water quality, according to Water Quality Division Deputy Director Ryan Patch of the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. Read more
