2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (217+ words) By midsummer, the deck in our backyard is lined with a profusion of tall orange flowers. Each flower is shaped like a small funnel with a curved spur and hangs from a slender, arched stem. Hummingbirds zip back and forth,…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago  (288+ words) The NY'Loon'Observation'Reporting'Tool'will help researchers build an even'more detailed'picture of the health of the'loon'population in'New'York. The'data collected through these reports'will'serve a similar purpose as the'annual'loon'census that ACLC also organizes every year on the third Saturday in July. This year's census will…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (308+ words) Adirondack Explorer Through its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting protection of the Adirondack park. Keep up with the stories that matter. Google recently introduced a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (199+ words) As migratory birds return to'Adirondack'breeding grounds, the'Adirondack'Land Trust partnering with local'libraries'to offer'free'birdwatching'kits to make it easier for community members to observe birds and bird behavior. Each Birding for All kit includes a'backpack, binoculars, field guides and tip sheets that can…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (338+ words) My mallard mom duck must have lost all her family as she has been alone under the feeders for more than a week. With the owl looking for a food source, these baby ducklings were probably it. The owls do…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago  (597+ words) Adirondack Explorer Through its news reporting and analysis, the nonprofit Adirondack Explorer furthers the wise stewardship, public enjoyment for all, community vitality, and lasting protection of the Adirondack park. In the deepening twilight, the pines edging my backyard merge into…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (802+ words) Today, Lewey Lake is a New York State Campground offering swimming, fishing, camping and paddling on the lake's northeastern shore. The east shore of the lake is dotted with beautiful waterfront camping sites but the west shore of the lake…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (541+ words) Gary lives at Eight Acre Wood in Inlet, where he was the forest ranger for 35 years, working in the Moose River Wild Forest Recreation Area and West Canada Lakes Wilderness Area. Now retired, Gary works summers for the Adirondack Center…...

4+ week, 22+ hour ago  (198+ words) Dad hopped out of the boat with the mooring line and towed us half a mile to shore, where we camped'illegally'on the beach just south of the state campground. We left the next morning after a breakfast of baked beans…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (874+ words) The early morning walk around John Brown Farm began with silence. As a faint call drifted from high in the trees, about a dozen people tilted their heads upward, scanning the bright green canopy for movement. Their guide, Giselle Pemberton,…...