DEC warns of muddy trails in High Peaks
With the start of a new season of outdoor hiking and recreation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) urges hikers to be cautious and postpone hikes on trails above 3,000 feet until early June when muddy trail conditions are expected to improve.
A year’s worth of weather, in a week
Notes from the North Woods
It certainly has been an interesting week to be in the woods.
Fly fishing prairie guys
Conservation Conversations
They say the early bird gets the worm. It should read: “The early riser gets the bird,” and hopefully that bird’s a turkey, but for me, I think the “bird” is all I’m getting, so to speak!
The wave
Notes from the North Woods
Adirondackers have again begun practicing that old, familiar wave.
Fight the good fight!
Conservation Conversations
The weather has gone from winter to summer in about three days. The lack of rain and hot sun are warming things up and drying things out.
Connected by natural rhythms
Notes from the North Woods
Most rivers and streams are still running high, with waterconnected by natural rhythms.
Green-up Day volunteers spruce up Pburgh
As the snow receded in downtown Plattsburgh, places like Trinity Park became marred by the presence of litter and leaves blowing around like urban tumbleweed.
Indian Lake may host governor’s whitewater challenge
Event tentatively set for July
With the Adirondack whitewater rafting season gaining momentum and the 56th Annual Hudson River Whitewater Derby on tap for May 4-5, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo may soon be making a long-awaited announcement about the Adirondack Challenge. And it looks as though the governor is considering the town of Indian Lake as the headquarters for the Challenge, according to a tentative schedule acquired by the News Enterprise.
The Trout Where-Abouts
Notes from the North Woods
Most rivers and streams are still running high, with water temperatures about average for the season.
Searching for spring
Notes from the North Woods
After waiting and watching for the backwoods ponds to shed winter’s hard cap, I couldn’t take it anymore.
Fire and ash
Conservation Conversations
Spring is here and the woodstoves will be going into the summer mode.
The little video that could...fix a road
Notes from the North Woods
This coming weekend, I’ll be heading back down to Newcomb to attend the final offering in the “Got Game” lecture series.
Clover food plots and frost seeding
Conservation Conversations
As an old soils guy, my mind always wanders back to crops and dirt. I am always watching and observing the ground when the snow melts.
Streamwalkers
Conservation Conversations
Farmers have been blamed for much of the nutrient loading going into Lake Champlain.
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