Brief Bio: Barbara Green
Why I love the Adirondacks: The people. We “get” each other, for the most part. We understand the spirit of creativity that is born of necessity.
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A place for all
The Adirondack Diversity Initiative and its supporters hope to create a more welcoming environment in the state’s largest park and its rural communities.
‘Embarrassed’ diversity backers say racist graffiti shows need for Adirondack initiative
The inaugural director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative confirmed she is moving from Saranac Lake due to safety concerns but will remain in her post.
A Summer to Survive
By Janet Reynolds Predicting the 2020 Adirondack Park tourism season’s crucial cash infusion is like trying to read a crystal ball. It’s a murky crystal ball, at that. The variables include the success of a state-mandated, four-phase reopening of the economy. If that goes well, there’s still the question of whether visitors will actually travel…
Reading in Place: Books to help pass the time
By Melissa Hart
Author/editor John Davis, of The Rewilding Institute spends a lot of time reading, even when it’s not a pandemic. Davis, who lives in Westport, recently shared a list of books of regional interest and/or environmental bent that he’d suggest to neighbors sheltered at home and looking for new ways to pass the time during COVID-19…
In the Adirondacks and around the world, brothers reflect on COVID-19
Four brothers, originally from the Albany area, reflect on the coronavirus pandemic from their homes in the Adirondacks to Hong Kong.
Earth Day at 50: A look back
By Melissa Hart
“You want to advance your cause in the Adirondacks? Then temper your idealism with realism.” That’s the advice Paul Schaefer gave a group of students on Earth Day a generation ago. Dave Gibson of Adirondack Wild looks back in this essay on Adirondack Almanack. At the time, Schaefer challenged the students to start at his…
Cuomo underlines coronavirus-related closures both upstate and down
Addressing his latest executive orders closing golf courses, some parks and boat launches, Cuomo said the state has to act as one during the pandemic.
Double H Ranch, a “magical place” for kids, closes summer camp in response to coronavirus
For the first time in its 28 years, Double H Ranch’s summer program was canceled. It typically serves around 900 children from June through August.
‘A moment for crafts people to shine’
By Melissa Hart
Saranac Lake resident Gail Brill wanted to do something to help out during the COVID-19 crisis. So she put her creative skills to work, mobilizing a team of sewers scattered around the Tri-lakes area. They’ve been keeping busy sewing and distributing cloth masks to frontline workers around the region. Read about it in the Adirondack…