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Last Unprotected Shoreline of Thirteenth Lake Protected

December 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Thirteenth Lake by Susie Runyon The Adirondack Land Trust has conserved the last unprotected shoreline on Thirteenth Lake, a headwater of the Upper Hudson River and the largest water body surrounded by the Siamese Ponds Wilderness.

The lake is located in the Adirondack Park in Johnsburg, Warren County. [Read more…] about Last Unprotected Shoreline of Thirteenth Lake Protected

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Land Trust, camping, conservation, fish, Fisheries, fishing, hiking, Johnsburg, nature, Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Thirteenth Lake, Wildlife

Comments Sought On Removal of Historic Adirondack Camp

December 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

debar lodge adirondacks national park service photoThe Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) have announced a 60-day joint public comment period on the Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for the Debar Mountain Complex (DMC) Draft Unit Management Plan and a proposal to reclassify approximately 41 acres of the Wild Forest as Intensive Use.

The plan would also demolish and remove a rustic 1940s Adirondack camp at the north end of Debar Pond that is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places. [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Removal of Historic Adirondack Camp

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, APA, Architecture, camping, Debar Mountain Wild Forest, DEC, development, fishing, hiking, Historic Preservation, paddling, snowmobiling

Rangers Respond To Wildfire, Rescue Lost, Injured, & Unprepared

November 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond To Wildfire, Rescue Lost, Injured, & Unprepared

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, camping, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, hunting, SAR, Search and Rescue

Adk Wild: DEC Should Test High Peaks Online Permit System

October 13, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Crowded conditions along Rte. 73, High Peaks Wilderness region. Photo by Ken RimanyThis 2020 Columbus Day Weekend, peak use of parts of the High Peaks and Giant Mountain Wilderness areas in the Adirondack Park have again be exceeded.

Now is the time to consider a permit reservation or limited entry system for key points of entry into these wilderness areas as necessary, helpful, practical, and practicable, says Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve. [Read more…] about Adk Wild: DEC Should Test High Peaks Online Permit System

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Wild, camping, DEC, High Peaks, hiking, Overuse, Tourism

New Mud Pond Trail in Cedarlands Conservation Easement

October 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Cederlands Conservation Easement mapA 0.3-mile trail has been completed in the Cedarlands Conservation Easement Tract, located in the town of Long Lake, Hamilton County.

The trail connects the public parking lot with a canoe put-in on the northeast shore of Mud Pond, providing a shorter route to the pond and easier access to three primitive campsites established on the easement earlier this year. [Read more…] about New Mud Pond Trail in Cedarlands Conservation Easement

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: camping, Cederlands Conservation Easement, DEC, hiking, Long Lake

Siena Poll Shows Support For Limits on Hiking, Camping in High Peaks

October 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Crowds of hikers ascend a High Peaks Wilderness trail on Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day, 2016 courtesy Nancie BattagliaA Siena College Research Institute poll of New York voters in September showed that by 68% to 22% they want New York State officials to protect overused public lands in the Adirondack Forest Preserve from further abuse by enforcing resource capacity limits, rather than building bigger and bigger parking lots to accommodate the surging crowds. [Read more…] about Siena Poll Shows Support For Limits on Hiking, Camping in High Peaks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, camping, High Peaks, hiking, Overuse, Siena College, Tourism, wilderness

October National Firewood Awareness Month

October 2, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

wood pile courtesy Wikimedia user Chmee2Many people take wood from their properties as they head out to camp, hunt, or enjoy the great outdoors, but most don’t realize their wood may be hiding the eggs, larvae, spores, adults, or even seeds of invasive threats.

Transporting infested firewood allows invasives to spread further and faster than these pests could or would have on their own. [Read more…] about October National Firewood Awareness Month

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: camping, DEC, Invasive Species

Injured Hikers Dominate Recent Forest Ranger Missions

September 24, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Injured Hikers Dominate Recent Forest Ranger Missions

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: camping, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking

Cold Temperatures, Dry Conditions In The Adirondacks This Weekend

September 18, 2020 by John Warren Leave a Comment

Adirondack conditions 9-17Temperatures have taken a decided turn. We’re expected to see some 20s at night in colder mountain valleys this weekend.

If you’re headed into to the woods or onto the waters, now is the time to be sure you’ve got some extra clothing and be prepared to spend an unplanned night in cold temperatures.

Summit temperatures are not expected to rise out of the 30s this weekend. [Read more…] about Cold Temperatures, Dry Conditions In The Adirondacks This Weekend

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: boating, camping, fishing, High Peaks, hiking, paddling, Tourism, weather

2020 State of the Adirondack Park Report Issued

September 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

state of the park coverThe Adirondack Council released its 2020-21 State of the Park report subtitled “Landscape of Hope,” noting that the park has become a place of refuge during the COVID-19 crisis, which has only increased the park’s popularity.

The report also notes that the state is beginning to make progress on addressing the overused trails and campsites of the High Peaks Wilderness Area, detailing what has been accomplished and what remains to be done. A third major focus of the report – taking up its entire center spread – is the pending sale of the 36,000-acre Whitney Estate in Long Lake, Hamilton County. [Read more…] about 2020 State of the Adirondack Park Report Issued

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Park, APA, camping, Clean Air Act of 1970, Climate Change, DEC, diversity, High Peaks, hiking, road salt, Tourism, weather

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