Adirondack Explorer: Environment, Communities and Outdoor ...
Adirondack Explorer reports on the intersections between the natural world and the built environment, through the lens of the unique 6-million acre Adirondack Park in Northern New York State. Topics include: environment, communities, recreation.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve permits: Your questions answered
Sep 22, 2021 · By Gwendolyn Craig. The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) have provided more information on a reservation system set to start on May 1. The permit website went live at hikeamr.org and hikers can now make an online profile to sign up for a time slot. The reservation is free.
The environment of the Adirondack Park - Adirondack Explorer
Adirondack Environment. Water quality. Climate. Wildlife. Clean energy. Invasive species. Within the millions of acres of protected land, scientists are studying our changing environment. We, too, have been following these changes: The emergence of invasive species that threaten the health of our trees and waters.
New ADK map updates High Peaks Wilderness - Adirondack Explorer
Apr 28, 2019 · The ADK map focuses on the High Peaks. Since ADK’s last edition, the High Peaks Wilderness has grown to 274,000 acres, absorbing the Dix Mountain Wilderness, Boreas Ponds, and other adjacent lands. The new map reflects those additions. One criticism is that it does not show the boundaries of the wilderness area, so it’s hard to tell where ...
Historic Adirondack Great Camps that you can visit
Aug 16, 2023 · White Pine Camp, Paul Smiths. Built in 1908 by prominent banker Archibald S. White on 35 acres overlooking Lake Osgood, White Pine Camp is known for a few unique factors. It was President Calvin Coolidge’s home for 11 weeks in the summer of 1926, and it features a blend of unique architectural elements described as “pre-modern,” making it ...
Another ascent on Azure - Adirondack Explorer
Jan 21, 2023 · The tower was built in 1918, replacing a wooden one from 1914. John Sasso explains some of that history, including the origin of the mountain’s name, in a 2020 Adirondack Almanack article. The tower was abandoned in 1979 and fell into disrepair until the Azure Mountain Friends, a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization, was established.
What is ProcellaCOR herbicide and how does it target ...
May 9, 2023 · The herbicide is registered for use in rice-growing operations and for weed control in freshwater. In the Adirondacks, herbicide proponents hope ProcellaCOR can help fight back Eurasian watermilfoil, one of the park’s most pervasive invasive weeds. Documents filed with the APA from region’s seeking permission to use ProcellaCOR project it ...
Lakes recovering from acid rain - Adirondack Explorer
Sep 4, 2018 · The trend is clear, researchers say: Rain falling over the Adirondacks is getting cleaner every year and today is nearly ideal. Water bodies ravaged by acidic precipitation for years are springing back to life, and fish and wildlife are returning. “It’s a national success story,” said Jed Dukett, a chemist who runs the Adirondack Lakes ...
Loon Lake’s lifestyles of the rich and famous
Sep 20, 2022 · A family’s legacy. Loon Lake’s turn as a summer resort really began 20 years later, when Ferdinand and Mary Chase purchased 10 acres after several years of exploring the area on hunting and fishing trips, and it is their history that shines today. They built a 31-room, three-story log cabin which opened in 1879.
A solitary lake in the southern High Peaks - Adirondack Explorer
Sep 12, 2021 · Henderson Lake has been open to the public since 2003. The Open Space Institute bought the water body and the 9,646 Tahawus Tract that year from National Lead Industries and then sold about 6,000 acres to the state. National Lead had owned the land since the 1940s and ran its titanium mine there until 1982.