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Melissa Hart

Melissa is a journalist with experience as a reporter and editor, combined with work for nonprofits. As the Explorer's digital editor, she serves as editor of Adirondack Almanack.(com) and helps manage the Explorer's website. When not online, she enjoys hiking, camping and other outdoors activities, and spending time with her husband, their twin daughters, and rescue animals -- two dogs and two cats. Sign up for Melissa’s newsletter

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‘A Wild Idea’ conversation

By Melissa Hart

May 17, 2021

A conversation between Brad Edmondson, author of “A Wild Idea” and Brandon Loomis, editor of Adirondack Explorer. Check out our 9-part series about the formation of the Adirondack Park Agency, that stems from the research Edmondson did for his book.

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Outdoor Recreation

Rangers busy with two overnight rescues

By Melissa Hart

March 31, 2021

Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Mar. 25 at 5:14 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker reporting he was concerned that his 18-year-old friend was lost after the pair were separated on the trail for Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. After…