A busy weekend for forest rangers
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park had a busy weekend, which also meant busy rangers and first responders.
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Gwendolyn Craig
Gwen is an award-winning journalist covering environmental policy for the Explorer since January 2020. She is a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association of New York. Gwen has worked at various news outlets since 2015. She has a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Contact her at (518) 524-2902 or [email protected]. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.
Satellites could help spot hemlock woolly adelgid on Lake George
By Gwendolyn Craig
The sick hemlock trees on the eastern shore of Lake George were likely infected by an invasive bug for years. Can detection happen sooner?
Adirondack Park Agency approves marina, solar panel projects
By Gwendolyn Craig
The projects were approved on Friday after a more than three-hour meeting on Thursday that hashed out their details in the APA's regulatory committee.
Hemlock woolly adelgid found on nearly 250 acres along Lake George
By Gwendolyn Craig
The invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is threatening one of the most common trees on the shoreline of Lake George.
APA board could vote on Saranac Lake Marina expansion
By Gwendolyn Craig
The APA collected more than 200 written comments on a proposal to expand and renovate the Saranac Lake Marina. Now there could be a vote.
Study tracks hiker impacts on birds and wildlife in the Adirondacks
By Gwendolyn Craig
What are the impacts of human recreation on wildlife in the Adirondack Park? A two-year study is working to find out.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve easements address closing trails
By Gwendolyn Craig
Owners of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve say easements allow them to close trails and limit use. The state has declined to respond.
Ausable Club president: More hiking limits coming to Adirondack Mountain Reserve
By Gwendolyn Craig
"We’ve reached a point where at least in the AMR’s case, we are seriously degrading the resource,” said Ausable Club President Roland Morris.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve provides a case study for state hiker restrictions
By Gwendolyn Craig
The coronavirus pandemic has led New York to start imposing restrictions already, which could be soft openings for more.
Cell tower, cheese facility and more up for APA’s public comment
By Gwendolyn Craig
A number of projects proposed to the Adirondack Park Agency are up for public comment in September, including a new cell tower.