DEC: Stay out of way of rail-trail construction
By Mike Lynch
The trail has been closed to the public this spring for 10 miles from Station Street in Lake Placid to Broadway in Saranac Lake to allow crews to complete their work.
Mike Lynch
Mike Lynch has been the Explorer's climate reporter since January 2025 and has worked for the publication since 2014. In addition to writing about climate change, he covers issues related to wildlife. Mike has also worked as a licensed outdoor guide and thru-paddled the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail. He is the author of 12 Short Hikes on Preserves near Lake George. He can be reached at [email protected].
All Stories by Mike Lynch
After 200 year wait, work planned to free Saranac salmon
By Mike Lynch
For more than two centuries, dams have blocked salmon from migrating up the Saranac River and reaching some of the best spawning habitat.
DEC temporarily closes cliffs to protect falcons
By Mike Lynch
Rock climbing routes known to be used by nesting peregrine falcons were temporarily closed by the state Department of Environmental Conservation on April 1.
How many hikers is too many?
By Mike Lynch
A new process for dealing with High Peaks visitor use was outlined in a public meeting in Saranac Lake Tuesday.
State facilities turn out lights for migrating birds
By Mike Lynch
Most birds migrate at night and are attract to lights, which can prove fatal to them.
Sounding the bat alarm
By Mike Lynch
Report: White-nose syndrome has wiped out New York and Adirondack bat populations
25-lb table map taken from Poke-O-Moonshine fire tower
By Mike Lynch
Table map with glass cover believed to have been taken in early April
Advocates cheer Adirondack brook’s name change
By Mike Lynch
The renaming of a brook in honor of 19th century Black settler John Thomas has given diversity advocates a burst of hope.
Mastering black fly defense: Essential tips for outdoor enthusiasts
By Mike Lynch
Black flies are uninvited guests to the outdoors party
Mud-season hiking: What you need to know, where to go
By Mike Lynch
It's mud season in the Adirondack Park when temperatures range from below freezing to the 80s and many trails are often too wet for use and waters are dangerously cold.