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Phil Brown edited the Adirondack Explorer from 1999 until his retirement in 2018. He continues to explore the park and to write for the publication and website.
By Phil Brown
August 2, 2020
Although the state Department of Environmental Conservation released its interim recreation plan more than a decade ago, in 2009, the agency has yet to implement much of it, and the lack of signage means visitors may not know where they can go and what they can do.
By Phil Brown
July 24, 2020
We’ve waited 11 years already, and there’s no word on when DEC will get these trails built.
By Phil Brown
July 19, 2020
If DEC builds a trail, Norton Peak no doubt will attract more visitors. As much as I’d like to keep the mountain to myself, that’s a good thing.
By Phil Brown
May 6, 2020
It’s one thing to stare at a moose; it’s another to have a moose stare at you.
By Phil Brown
April 29, 2020
Bti is a soil-dwelling bacterium first discovered in Israel in 1976. It kills the larvae of mosquitoes as well as those of blackflies.
By Phil Brown
April 28, 2020
I had read that this region—dubbed the Sable Highlands—has the largest concentration of moose in the Adirondacks, but I still was astounded by the abundance of scat.
By Phil Brown
April 20, 2020
Poke-O-Moonshine is one of the premier rock-climbing destinations in the Adirondacks, with more than 300 routes, but DEC usually closes part of the cliff in the spring to allow peregrines to nest undisturbed.
By Phil Brown
April 6, 2020
It’s a little too bulky and too prosy to take into the field.
By Phil Brown
March 23, 2020
Whiteface should be able to develop a sensible policy that allows skiers to skin uphill throughout the day without putting downhill skiers in jeopardy.
By Phil Brown
March 12, 2020
The actual amount of water withdrawn on most days probably will be far less than the nearly 1.6 million gallons allowed in the proposed permit. In a report prepared for DEC, the club’s engineering firm, Chazen Companies of Troy, estimates that 693,000 gallons is withdrawn on a typical day.