LAKE PLACID — The state Legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that would allow New York to purchase at least 2,500 acres of land for the Forest Preserve, if approved by New York voters. The purchase would offset up to 323 acres of Forest Preserve land at the Olympic Sports ...
LAKE PLACID — On April 3, Ausable Freshwater Center Water Quality Research Manager Phil Snyder put the final screws in on the new Mirror Lake weather station, a Davis Vantage Pro2 Plus — station ID KNYLAKEP27. The location had a weather station originally installed in November 2018, but ...
LAKE PLACID — The Rotary Club of Lake Placid’s Literacy Committee recently donated $2,000 to support the Learning Without Tears program for Pre-K students at St. Agnes School. The funds were raised through the club’s popular community Trivia Nights. This contribution will help enhance ...
SARANAC LAKE — Adirondack Center for Writing is now accepting submissions for its 12th annual Anne LaBastille Memorial Writers Residency — a fully funded, two-week residency at the Lodge on Twitchell Lake near Big Moose. Submissions are due by May 19. Each fall, ACW welcomes six poets, ...
ELIZABETHTOWN — In celebration of the 55th anniversary of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22, the Adirondack Council is awarding $22,500 in micro-grants to 13 local farms and food producers who are working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while improving the long-term sustainability of their ...
ALBANY — Now that it is spring, animals who have been in hibernation are starting to emerge. The state Department of Environmental Conservation reminded residents to take precautions to avoid human encounters with black bears, which are dangerous to both people and bears. Though skiddish ...