‘A Wild Idea’
By Adirondack Explorer
Book tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency
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Two air rescues on Crane, Slide mountains
By Adirondack Explorer
Recent forest ranger actions include carrying out deceased hiker from Dix Mountain Wilderness Area.
Cuomo’s resignation caps record of Adirondack preservation and strife
By Adirondack Explorer
Cuomo's work in the Adirondacks included both substantial purchases that expanded the public forest preserve and a thwarted effort to expanded motorized use on some of those lands.
Mount Colden from the air
By Adirondack Explorer
This aerial footage of Mount Colden was taken by Kevin MacKenzie, a member of the team that took part in the July 31 rescue of a hiker stranded on Colden’s Trap Dike. Click here for the full story.
Rangers conduct back-to-back rescues
By Adirondack Explorer
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions
Silent spring (and summer)?
By Adirondack Explorer
Longtime bird enthusiast takes stock of sobering population declines at his home in the Adirondacks and beyond
Rangers locate overdue, injured Marcy hiker
By Adirondack Explorer
More ranger actions from the past week; DEC has moved to a single number for dispatch.
State preserves 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County
By Adirondack Explorer
Through an easement and forest preserve acquisition, state protects nearly 8,000 acres in St. Lawrence County.
Outdoor outings for people of color
By Adirondack Explorer
Outdoor Afro is a national network of trained outings leaders whose goals are to connect Black people to the outdoors, protect the outdoors and “reimagine Blackness in the outdoors” by exploring Black contributions Find out more about recent Adirondack outings here: https://www.adirondackexplorer.org/stories/outdoor-afro-helps-people-of-color-find-their-adirondack-comfort-zone Video by Adirondack Explorer Editor Brandon Loomis
Rangers attend to injuries on Black Bear Mt, Otter Creek horse trail
By Adirondack Explorer
Rangers take part in whitewater rafting training in Indian Lake and more from the past week