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By Tim Rowland
The state Department of Environmental Conservation provided a written statement confirming that it will work with the local governments to create a shuttle system with restroom and parking in 2022 to "play a critical role in helping to manage sustainable visitation in the High Peaks."
A group of volunteers have “rescued” 99 shelters, and plan the 100th this weekend with a relocation from the shore of Lake Colden in the High Peaks Wilderness.
By Tim Rowland
Controversial delineators on Route 73 in Keene Valley may not be permanent, depending on the results of an ongoing experiment to manage an abundance of hiker traffic, said DEC officials at a meeting Monday night in Keene.
By Phil Brown
On Monday, the state Department of Transportation installed dozens of steel stakes along Route 73 to prevent people from parking on the shoulder of the highway or in two pull-offs in the pass.
By Phil Brown
DEC seeks comments on draft plan for easement lands outside of Old Forge
By Tom French
With history, a Nature Conservancy preserve, paddling, hiking and bushwhacking, Everton Falls is a great escape in the northern Adirondacks.
By Mike Lynch
Proposed contract says the DEC will construct a new parking lot at the northeast corner of South Meadow and Adirondack Loj Road or provide an acceptable alternative parking option that is agreed upon by both parties.
By Phil Brown
The Adirondack Park Agency has tentatively approved new criteria for ski trails intended to enhance the experience of backcountry skiers in the forest preserve.
By Phil Brown
DEC is proposing to build a “community connector” that will enable snowmobilers to travel between the hamlets of Raquette Lake and Long Lake without crossing frozen lakes. About four miles of the trail would pass through the Blue Ridge Wilderness.
By Phil Brown
New York State forest rangers rescued a number of hikers who became lost or got injured in recent days. The following news release from the Department of Environmental Conservation details ranger missions from July 16 to July 22. Town of North Elba Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On July 17 at 7:22 a.m., DEC’s Ray Brook…