The governor's office should create a special task force to study road salt and winter road maintenance in the Adirondacks. That was the consensus of a collection of organizations that gathered Monday at Paul Smith's College to discuss the negative impacts of road salt. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Eurasian watermilfoil at the southern end of the lake was met with a herbicide on Monday morning. Read more.

From: Glens Falls Post Star

Northeast bat populations, including those in the Adirondacks, are continuing to plummet at a pace that could lead to the extirpations of three species - little brown, northern and tri-colored bats - in less than a decade, according to state wildlife biologist Al Hicks. Read more. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The state Adirondack Park Agency wants to ease the permitting process for installing a second cell tower in a site that already has an APA-approved cell tower. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The decision to close 40 miles of roads in the Moose River Plains in the central Adirondacks has Hamilton County officials concerned about the impact to the local economy and that they are being used as a bargaining chip. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise

The Adirondack Park Agency will consider and possibly vote later this week on proposed changes to the definition of a boathouse that would set a maximum size 300 feet bigger than had been proposed previously. Read more.

From: Adirondack Daily Enterprise