Garden parking lot to remain closed until late September
By Mike Lynch
August 20, 2019
The Garden parking lot in Keene Valley will remain closed until at least late September.
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Protect joins state in appealing timber lawsuit
By Tim Rowland
August 20, 2019
Both parties to a controversial and consequential forest-use lawsuit have appealed a July 3 court ruling that says construction of a planned network of snowmobile trails in the east-central Adirondacks is illegal because it would mow down too many trees on the forest preserve.
State takes comments on Tupper Lake-Lake Placid rail trail
By Phil Brown
July 26, 2019
The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Transportation developed the rail-trail plan in 2016, but the following year a judge blocked its implementation.
OmniTrax ends negotiations for railroad to Tahawus
July 10, 2019
The railroad company that was negotiating to take over the 30-mile idled rail line from North Creek to the former Tahawus mine in the central Adirondacks says it’s no longer interested.
DEC seeing shortage of lifeguards in recent years
May 16, 2019
Despite publicly promoting the job, which pays more than $13 an hour and with most sites offering free housing, there has been a shortage of DEC lifeguards for the past several years.
DEC and state police resupply interior outposts
By Mike Lynch
May 16, 2019
The following is from the most recent forest ranger report from the DEC. Towns of Keene and North Elba Essex County Interior Outpost Resupply: On May 6, DEC employees along with New York State Police Aviation unit spent the day resupplying High Peaks Wilderness Area interior outposts with propane, firewood, and lumber for the upcoming season.…
DEC asks hikers to avoid high elevation trails during mud season
By Mike Lynch
May 2, 2019
Hikers are being asked to avoid hiking on trails above 2,500 feet until high elevation trails have dried and hardened. Snow and ice are currently melting on high elevation trails and steep trails with thin soils are dangerous for hiking and susceptible to erosion, and sensitive alpine vegetation is easily damaged.
Brown, state preserve right to appeal in 10-year paddling case
May 2, 2019
Attorneys for New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation and former Adirondack Explorer Editor Phil Brown have filed notices of appeal of a judge’s ruling that uninvited paddlers have no right to canoe the 1.8-mile Mud Pond Waterway in privately owned Brandreth Park in the northwestern Adirondacks.
DEC and BETA advise mountain bikers to avoid trails during mud season
April 26, 2019
Trailside vegetation and trail surfaces are especially vulnerable to degradation and erosion during this time of year. Biking on muddy trails damages tree roots, erodes slopes, and widens trails, making them difficult for riding. DEC asks bikers to help protect the trails, natural resources, and surrounding habitats by checking trail conditions and advisories and avoiding all wet, muddy trails.
DEC issues 28 ATV tickets during SNIRT run
April 26, 2019
Forest rangers issued 28 total tickets for illegal all-terrain-type vehicle operation on state lands during the 16th annual SNIRT run in Jefferson and Lewis counties.