Ecosystem
Insects have ADK surrounded
WILLSBORO | The Adirondack forest — its hemlock, beech, maple, ash, pine and oak — is perhaps as iconic as the mountains themselves. Public urged to be on the lookout for signs of damaging invasives. Read more
Jones, Little introduce legislation to reduce road salt contamination
NORTH COUNTRY | Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Plattsburgh) and Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) have announced that they introduced “The Randy Preston Salt Reduction Act” to tackle road salt pollution in the Adirondacks. Read more
Photo by Seth Jones
Summit stewards protect fragile alpine environments
LAKE PLACID | The year 2019 is a big year for the Summit Stewardship Program. Headquartered from the Adirondack Loj in Lake Placid, the Heart Lake information and education center is an extension of the ADK Mountain Club, and hosts the... Read more
Photo by Pete DeMola
Area farmers react to Farm Bill
WILLSBORO | George Sayward said the dairy industry is as bad as he’s ever seen it in his four decades as a farmer. Read more
Photo by Tim Rowland
Climate conference set for Oct. 27
SILVER BAY | In a number of well-documented ways, climate change will do the Adirondacks no favors. Read more
Photo provided/Adirondack Council
Environmental groups look to Stefanik to shield against E.P.A. cuts
ELIZABETHTOWN | People come to the Adirondacks to escape from urban woes. Read more
photo taken by Brad Wenskoski
DEC seeking artwork for Arbor Day
ELIZABETHTOWN | The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now accepting artwork submissions for the 2018 New York State Arbor Day Poster. Read more
Photo provided/Melissa Blackall
Coalition aims to reduce use of road salt in Adirondacks
TICONDEROGA | Scientific evidence is mounting on the impacts of road salt on Adirondack lakes and watersheds. Read more
Photo by Lohr McKinstry
Lake Champlain cleanup plan out
CROWN POINT – The Lake Champlain Basin Program hosted the signing of the Opportunities for Action Plan for the lake at the Champlain Lighthouse here. Read more
Photo by Kim Dedam
State, hiking groups brace for busy season
ELIZABETHTOWN — State conservation officers and preservation groups are expecting another high traffic summer hiking season. Read more
Great Adirondack Trail Run returns
KEENE VALLEY — The 13th annual Great Adirondack Trail Run, hosted by Keene Valley’s Mountaineer, will return June 10. Read more
Photo provided/Ausable River Association
AdkAction to host road salt conference
LAKE PLACID — With the last remnants of snow fading from view, a local coalition still has road salt on the brain. Read more
Photo by Thistle Tulla Carson
The Lake Champlain phosphorus crisis
MONTPELIER — The Vermont legislature is now well into the final chapter of a high-stakes saga that began in 2010. Read more
Ecosystem services as natural capital | Notes from Planet Earth
In my April 2016 column I wrote about some of the “ecosystem services” provided by forests. Read more
Lake George Land Conservancy
LGLC acquires Putnam wetlands
BOLTON LANDING – The Lake George Land Conservancy (LGLC) has acquired 65 acres in the Town of Putnam from Thomas and Christine Bain. Read more
