Boat stewards keep hydrilla and more from Adirondack lakes during busy pandemic season
By Gwendolyn Craig
Boat inspectors in the Adirondacks had one of their busiest years yet, keeping some significant invasive species at bay.
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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.
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Climate goals meet green energy in the Adirondacks
By Gwendolyn Craig
As a substantial community solar project takes shape at the edge of Saranac Lake, one thing is certain: Renewable energy is a growing force in the Adirondacks.
Zoom us tomorrow!
By Gwendolyn Craig
Hello again, Adirondack Park friends! This is my last plug for our green energy talk at 9 a.m. tomorrow on Zoom. It is free, but we are asking folks to register. I’ll be moderating a panel of experts, who will talk about the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and how the Adirondack Park can contribute…
DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings
By Gwendolyn Craig
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
Invasive bug found on protected Lake George island
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park Agency wants to update a permit for treating invasive species in light of a growing bug infestation on Lake George.
Join me for a climate talk
By Gwendolyn Craig
I hope you’ll join me for a virtual conversation about green energy and climate initiatives happening here in the Adirondacks. It is free and open to the public. Mark your calendars for 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20. I’ll talk to some familiar folks featured in our last issue, and we’ll have a new voice or two…
Tech glitches and coronavirus leads APA to consider virtual meeting revamps
By Gwendolyn Craig
APA presentations carried on with the public listening to references of pages and slides invisible to them. Board members asked for changes.
APA approves National Grid infrastructure upgrades
By Gwendolyn Craig
National Grid is on its way to replacing nearly 200 transmission poles from the 1930s in the Adirondack Park, and will build two new ones specifically for osprey nesting.
Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket
By Gwendolyn Craig
The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.
Fall colors and hiker mishaps
By Gwendolyn Craig
Hello again! We’re pretty much past peak foliage color here in the Adirondacks, but I hope you’re all getting out and enjoying the sights. I revisited a favorite this weekend, Buck Mountain in Lake George. I’d never been during the fall, and the blush of reds and oranges did not disappoint. Plenty of people were…