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Free virtual event focuses on conservation in your back yard

KEENE — The Adirondack Land Trust will host a free virtual event on Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. where Brett McLeod will share his experiences with a woodland homestead, making land productive, and living more self-sufficiently. “How an individual cares for land has an impact on the ...

Community embraces skate night at Oval

On Feb. 12, under perfect but chilly skies, the sound of children’s laughter and the munching of cookies could be heard from James C. Sheffield Olympic Oval as it hosted the second annual local community free skate night. Generously sponsored by the Gordon W Pratt Insurance Agency and ...

ROOST monitoring Canadian travel plan changes

The Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) has been closely monitoring the Canadian response to tariff implementation, along with continued political tension between Washington and Ottawa. The Adirondack region welcomes thousands of travelers from Canada each year; disruptions to travel ...

Park Agency urged to drop motor-vehicle plan

Adirondack conservation organizations this week said they were pleased that the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) was pausing on a controversial amendment to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan that would create an administrative loophole and open remote wilderness areas to motorized ...

Jay wins grant for work zone equipment

JAY — The NYS LTAP Center — Cornell Local Roads Program congratulates the Town of Jay Highway Department as one of the winners in the 2024-25 Work Zone Equipment Package Grant — funded by a grant from the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee. Many agencies with small ...