Adirondacks

On Monday, April 7, a 57-year-old hiker went missing in New York’s Seward Range in the Adirondacks. Todd, who asked that we only use his first name, had hiked 23 peaks between January 18 and the end of winter — inclement weather was not a new challenge to him.

The famed Whitney Park property in the Adirondacks and the Cady Hill mansion in Saratoga Springs have been sold to a Dallas, Texas, developer. While the business deal means a windfall for one local town, and potential economic benefit for the region, environmental advocates have concerns.

Edward Kanze's new book is called “The Nature of the Place: On the Flora and Fauna of the Adirondacks,” a love letter to his home. The Adirondack Park, where he gathers materials from his columns and elsewhere has revised them and tries to give us all a look of the flora and fauna of his home.

The Adirondack Park Agency has completed a series of public hearings on amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan and is taking public comment.

New York environmental advocates and others are tempering their expectations as to how Zeldin’s leadership of the Environmental Protection Agency might affect the regional environment.

The Adirondack Park Agency is planning three public hearings on amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan.

The Adirondack Council has issued its latest “State of the Park” report reviewing government actions and the status of the 6 million acres of protected lands in New York.

Albany civil rights icon Dr. Alice Green has died.

It’s been a rainy summer in much of the region. But in Northern New York and the Adirondacks, tourism officials say it hasn’t dampened visitor enthusiasm for traveling to the region.

In the Adirondack region, reaction is mixed to news that DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos plans to step down, although most are disappointed to hear the news.