DEC has announced more than $3 million was awarded to 45 not-for-profit land trusts across the state. The Sun Community News reports the funding, made available through the Conservation Partnership Program, will support 61 projects designed to support land trusts and their ongoing work, which complements the State’s efforts to protect water quality, prevent farmland … Read more
Eighteen Saranac Lake High School students got a tour of the Saranac Lake village offices on Thursday, and shadowed department heads on their jobs to learn more about how the village runs. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, SLHS Principal John Dann said the school did these tours years ago, but they stopped. Last year, … Read more
The Shipman Youth Center is one-fifth of the way to its fundraising goal, which will help the organization buy the land the center is built on. There are numerous opportunities in the coming months for the community to chip in. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports the youth center provides a variety of programs for youngsters … Read more
If you’re considering joining a 2025 BikeADK event or tour, now is the time to rally your crew and sign up. Most events will jump to full pricing this Sunday, June 1. This includes Ride for the River, the Weekender at Paul Smith’s College, Handlebarley and Bike the Barns.
Two hikers in New York’s Adirondack Mountains called 911 to report a third member of their party had died, but it turned out they had taken hallucinogenic mushrooms and were mistaken, reports the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. A state forest ranger responded to a call Saturday about a hiker who had reportedly died on Cascade Mountain. … Read more
The village board unanimously approved a slate of amendments to its landmark short-term vacation rental law on Monday. The Adirondack Daily Enterprise reports it creates limits on how close STRs can be to each other, differentiating hosted and unhosted STRs and capping the number of STR permits allowed for hosted and unhosted units, villagewide, instead … Read more
A coalition of environmental, municipal, and public health advocates is calling for swift passage of legislation to establish a New York State Road Salt Reduction Council and Citizen Advisory Committee. This body would be tasked with implementing the recommendations published by the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force in 2023. The Senate passed a version … Read more
The Saranac Lake village board recently approved to accept and implement a Comprehensive Wayfinding System for the Saranac Lake Riverwalk. Sun Community News reports the sysem will include trailhead kiosks with maps and orientation; on-trail directional and interpretive signage; a printed tri-folded map that would be available to pick up at the Saranac Lake Area … Read more
The wheels are in motion for the Tupper Lake Volunteer Fire Department. According to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise, recently TLVFD Chief Royce Cole presented a letter to the Tupper Lake Village Board from the department’s truck committee, which formed just over eight months ago to begin looking into replacing Unit 165. This comes ahead of … Read more
Lake Placid Community Day is this Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the North Elba Horse Show Grounds. There will be live music from The McGraw Project, food and beverages provided by the Lake Placid Olympic and Paralympic Training Center and activities for kids around this year’s theme, “Surf’s up,” reports the Adirondack Daily … Read more