Tahawus rail line up for auction
By Tim Rowland
Bids for 30 mile rail line in heart of Adirondacks so far include Open Space Institute, Revolution Rail
High Peaks use
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Lawmakers introduce plan to save Debar Pond Lodge
By Tim Rowland
Proposed constitutional amendment would swap lodge for 400 acres
Has any park gotten it right? Can we?
As mountain communities grapple with how to best manage increase in visitors, Explorer looks to how other places are dealing By Gwendolyn Craig The Mountain Wanderer book and map store on the Kancamagus Highway in New Hampshire shuttered for three months last year during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Businesses across the country did…
Rail-bike company makes another bid for Tahawus line
By Tim Rowland
Future of unused rail corridor still undetermined
Catskills advisory group considers reservation system for some trailheads
By Times Union
In the longer-term, the group recommends various ways to dilute the number of visitors at hotspots
A fallen giant
Old-growth stand 'Elder's Grove' near Paul Smith's College is nearing end of lifetime
2021 EXPLORED: Snowmobile trails/tree cutting
A nearly eight-year legal battle over snowmobile trails planned for the Adirondack Park ended in May when the state’s highest court ruled they were unconstitutional
2021 EXPLORED: Land acquisitions and protection
By Mike Lynch
Talk swirled around notable parcels, while smaller land tracts went toward improving connectivity
Task force to help shape future of trail work
By Tim Rowland
DEC forms 13-member trail working group in light of landmark tree cutting decision from earlier this year.
Piecing the puzzle: OSI deepens connections between Saratoga County, Adirondacks
By Mike Lynch
Lake Luzerne acquisition creates corridor linking Moreau Lake park to Ralph Road State Forest