Brookfield, state continue to square off over water-use payments
By Times Union
August 8, 2023
Federal agency sides with hydropower plant operators on Great Sacandaga Lake
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By Times Union
August 8, 2023
Federal agency sides with hydropower plant operators on Great Sacandaga Lake
March 30, 2023
The state’s plan to close the only public beach at the southern end of the Great Sacandaga Lake outraged dozens of commenters.
By Times Union
March 27, 2023
The northern lights were visible in parts of the Adirondacks last week, especially around Great Sacandaga Lake
January 4, 2023
Hydro operator and state agency agree to continue talks over payment dispute at Conklingville Dam.
December 16, 2022
The APA approved plans for an RV campground on Great Sacandaga Lake in the Town of Mayfield, though it brought up jurisdictional questions.
December 5, 2022
The state agency the control Conklingville Dam plans to limit flows
March 5, 2022
Two RV park proposals for the south end of Great Sacandaga Lake are getting plenty of feedback from neighbors.
December 22, 2021
Mayfield project still needs approval from town planning board, various state agencies
By Phil Brown
June 27, 2018
The Open Space Institute has acquired more than four thousand acres in the southeastern Adirondacks in a deal that will help protect the watershed for the city of Amsterdam. Known as the Hans Creek property, the parcel contains land within the watershed of Amsterdam’s Steele and Ireland Vly reservoirs, including frontage on the Steele Reservoir.…
By Phil Brown
July 26, 2017
The historian Philip Terrie has written a book on Adirondack mammals, but he has never seen a moose in the Adirondacks. He is not alone. Although as many as a thousand moose (no one knows for sure) live in the Adirondack Park, you have to be lucky to see one. Jeff Nadler, a nature photographer…