High Peaks
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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
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Town of Newcomb $50K under cap
NEWCOMB | The Town of Newcomb will come in $50,000 under that tax cap in 2019, according to Supervisor Robin DeLoria. Read more
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New Mt. Hoevenberg trailhead designed to ease overuse
NORTH ELBA | The state Department of Environmental Conservation, green groups and local officials celebrated the opening of a new trail last week designed to reduce congestion in the High Peaks. Read more
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State bans parking along stretch of Route 73
KEENE | Parking on Route 73 near the Roaring Brook Falls Trailhead will be permanently banned starting Friday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced, and “No Parking” signs will be installed by the end of the week. Read more
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Common Ground Alliance sets good example for leadership
We encountered a fleeting phenomenon last week: Read more
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Give early High Peaks overuse measures a chance
The High Peaks are groaning under the weight of an unprecedented surge of tourism. Read more
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Pruitt out at EPA; New York pols, green groups react
WASHINGTON, D.C. | Scott Pruitt, the scandal-plagued administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, is out. Read more
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Survey reveals High Peaks parking lots ‘routinely’ above capacity
KEENE | Close to 80 percent of all trailheads leading into the High Peaks are routinely above their capacity on fall weekends, according to a new survey. Read more
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Boreas parking plans revealed
RAY BROOK | Plans have been revealed for parking at the Boreas Ponds Tract, providing an answer to one of the final remaining questions that has been dangling over the hottest land purchase in a generation. Read more
Boreas decision a win for compromise — but work remains
The Adirondack Park Agency has reached a verdict on the long-awaited decision on how to classify the Boreas Ponds Tract. Read more
Off the beaten path
SCHROON LAKE | As the High Peaks grapples with overuse from a sustained influx of visitors, it may behoove adventurers to explore trails off the beaten path. Read more
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First female 46er to be honored
TICONDEROGA – Ticonderoga native Grace Leach Hudowalski, the first woman to climb all 46 High Peaks, will be honored at a program commemorating her accomplishments. Read more
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State land classification needs reform, says panel
SCHROON LAKE — Following contentious public hearing process, Adirondack Park stakeholders discuss what comes next Read more
APA seeks input on Boreas Tract land-use plan
NORTH HUDSON — The public comment period has begun for proposed land-use at Boreas Ponds. Read more
High traffic in the High Peaks
LAKE PLACID — State conservation personnel are taking steps to relieve hiking pressure on the state’s highest peaks, Marcy and Algonquin, and their sister summits in the High Peaks. Read more
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New pro-access group joins land use fray
Ahead of Boreas Pond and Macintyre Tracts hearings, Access Adirondacks aim to fill much-needed void in discourse Read more
SLCS plans back-to-school excursion for Sept. 2
Schroon Lake students will gear up for school year with hiking outing. Read more
