Greetings Friends, Neighbors and Strangers,

Sending this digital letter out into the world is not unlike holding a mature Dandelion seed head to the Wind.  A couple of weeks back we were in the lion stage here; yards in the neighborhood glowed with that stubbornly cheerful yellow color.  I noticed my neighbor Pat mowing his lawn as often as he could, attempting to tame it back to straight green.  Within hours, however, they’re back out.  Now we have entered the time of dispersing seeds, to the delight of some, and the agitation of others.  I, along with the » Continue Reading.

Last week’s Adirondack Park Agency meeting generated several news stories. The highlights include:

• • The board passed a resolution allowing for herbicide use on Lake Luzerne to combat invasive Eurasian watermilfoil. This is the same herbicide that the Lake George Association and others did not want applied in Lake George without more research.
  • The board adopted a policy capping an increase of roads in wild forest » Continue Reading.

The Explorer has been running a series on the 500+ dams that can be found within the Adirondack Park boundary. (Click here to see all the stories in the series) One of the articles specifically looks at dams that are in Wilderness areas. Marcy Dam is now gone and same with the dam that once made Duck Hole a celebrated paddling destination. Lake Colden is the only remaining dam.

The question remains: Do dams have a place in these protected areas? Should the state maintain the ones that remain? The article points to Lows Lake and the Boreas Ponds » Continue Reading.

Town of Black Brook Clinton County Wildland Fire: On May 15 at 6:45 p.m., Ray Brook Dispatch requested Forest Ranger assistance with a wildland fire in Black Brook near the intersection of Turnpike and Goodrich Mills roads. Ausable Forks and Saranac Lake fire departments also responded to the 30-acre fire. Rangers and other firefighters sustained fire suppression efforts for several days. On May 17 at 6:45 p.m., the fire was declared 100 percent contained. The fire remains in patrol status.

Town of Broadalbin Fulton County Water Rescue: On May 18 at 6:36 p.m., Forest Ranger Thompson responded to a radio » Continue Reading.