Lake monitoring program in peril
By Zachary Matson
January 22, 2024
Adirondack Watershed Institute, partners explore support options as EPA cuts funding
Zachary Matson
Zachary Matson has been an environmental reporter for the Explorer since October 2021. He is focused on the many issues impacting water and the people, plants and wildlife that rely on it in the Adirondack Park. Zach worked at daily newspapers in Missouri, Arizona and New York for nearly a decade, most recently as the education reporter at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady. He lives in Saranac with his family.
Study: 95% of Adirondack lakes could lose brook trout habitat
By Zachary Matson
January 16, 2024
Study finds just 5% of Adirondack lakes may have the right conditions to sustain brook trout habitat in a warming climate.
The road to salt reduction
By Zachary Matson
January 15, 2024
Other states demonstrate solutions for tackling chloride contamination, tightening regulations
FEMA updates Clinton County flood maps
By Zachary Matson
December 27, 2023
Other Adirondack counties to follow
2023 Explored: Road Salt
By Zachary Matson
December 26, 2023
Will a new roadmap to reduce salt use make a difference?
2023 Explored: Milfoil battle
By Zachary Matson
December 25, 2023
Chemical herbicide offers hope, and fear, in fight against invasive water plant
Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack dams
By Zachary Matson
December 24, 2023
Explorer investigation spotlights safety needs of Adirondack structures
DOT details salt reduction pilot sites in the Adirondacks
By Zachary Matson
December 20, 2023
Liquid-only route to be tested in Keeseville
Salting roads, polluting drinking water
By Zachary Matson
December 10, 2023
Will a new roadmap to tackle the problem make a difference?
Piling up the salt
By Zachary Matson
December 8, 2023
See which companies are benefitting from New York state salt contracts