Perspective: The forest preserve’s expanding size and role
By Philip Terrie
November 10, 2023
New York has been a leader in conservation since the 1880s
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Philip Terrie is an Adirondack and environmental historian, and the author of five books on regional history, including Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks (2nd ed., Syracuse UP, 2008) and Seeing the Forest: Reviews, Musings, and Opinions from an Adirondack Historian (Saranac Lake: Adirondack Explorer, 2017).
By Philip Terrie
November 10, 2023
New York has been a leader in conservation since the 1880s
By Philip Terrie
September 23, 2023
A new exhibit showcases some of the highlights of Adirondack Experience's extensive collection
By Philip Terrie
October 15, 2022
Aerial photographs document humans' impact on Adirondacks
By Philip Terrie
November 25, 2021
Bob Marshall’s pamphlet of the peaks nears centennial
By Philip Terrie
August 29, 2021
Adirondack Experience acquires pistol of legendary Long Laker Mitchell Sabattis
By Philip Terrie
April 18, 2021
Decades of experience suggest the state needs to do more to protect shorelines, uplands, and the privately owned backcountry
By Philip Terrie
November 30, 2020
“Adirondack Timber Cruising” reads like gabbing with old loggers The contents of William O’Hern’s “Adirondack Timber Cruising” are a treasure, the packaging not so much. Plagued by many of the problems of self-published books taken to press without the intervention of an editor or designer, it offers no introduction to explain the book’s aim, with…
By Philip Terrie
November 9, 2020
The final report of the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks (TSC) ushered in the modern era of Adirondack history.
By Philip Terrie
November 29, 2019
As New York becomes more diverse, as languages other than English are spoken in every New York county, the Adirondack wilderness needs a constituency of everyone.
By Philip Terrie
November 8, 2017
Svenson’s goal is to shed light on this relatively unmapped corner of Adirondack history.