The long wait for forest preserve plans
September 18, 2023
Nearly a third of state-owned lands in the largest park in the continental U.S. are missing plans for recreation and resource protection.
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September 18, 2023
Nearly a third of state-owned lands in the largest park in the continental U.S. are missing plans for recreation and resource protection.
September 9, 2023
Officials released this week a new policy that will count smaller trees when working on forest preserve projects, among other changes.
By Tim Rowland
September 7, 2023
In what appears to be an Adirondack first, 13 Hudson River rafters who had become stranded were rescued late Labor Day evening by four North Creek rail bikes.
By Tim Rowland
August 30, 2023
Members of the task force themselves have criticized the state for failing to release the report
August 28, 2023
The DEC is working on ways to thwart campers who skirt its 14-night reservation limit, and one experiment could start in the Adirondack Park.
August 26, 2023
The 126-year-old Indian Lake Stone Dam, one of the state’s “high hazard” dams, is slated for much-needed repairs this fall.
By Mike Lynch
August 24, 2023
Access, promotion, and crime were some of the themes at an Adirondack Rail Trail meeting Wednesday evening in Ray Brook.
August 11, 2023
State leaders ask for input for priority projects By Chloe Bennett Government leaders on Friday addressed attendees in Saranac Lake on the $4.2 billion bond act intended to protect the state’s environment. Land conservation, job creation, infrastructure investment and other potential projects were central focuses, but economic benefits were also highlighted. “We’re projecting 84,000 jobs…
By Mike Lynch
July 20, 2023
The DEC purchased a five-acre parcel on Upper Saranac Lake that was once owned by former regional director Bill Petty.