Adirondack Explorer

Seven issues a year devoted to the enjoyment and protection of the Adirondack Park. In-depth writing and vivid photography bring the Adirondacks to life in tales of recreational adventure, coverage of environmental and policy issues and exploration of the communities that make up this unique six-million acre park.

Briefs

Adirondack Explorer

Brief bio

Time is running out for New York’s 30x30 promise

Letters

Guiding the craft forward • The evolution of Adirondack guideboats and the precision behind their making

Beyond the 90-Miler • A 740-mile solo paddle across 4 states highlights both isolation and promise of accessible wilderness trails

Preserving history, reducing waste • AARCH opens a space in Keeseville to connect homeowners with special items for renovation projects

Closing a 2.2 million-acre gap • Inside New York’s race to conserve 30% of its land and waters by 2030

Every rung of the research ladder • Cranberry Lake Biological Station provides immersive learning experience, drawing researchers back year after year

Decolonizing the field guide • Paul Smith’s College grad uses Indigenous plant knowledge to create Mohawk-centered reference guide

The promise of Lows Lake • Open Space Institute’s purchase of 1,525-acre former Scout camp makes way for forest preserve expansion, recreational opportunities

Following TR’s footsteps up Mount Marcy • Learnings from a redux hike of Theodore Roosevelt’s wilderness trek, 125 years later

Viewpoint • New York must balance conservation’s price tag with investment in Adirondack communities

Three early winter hikes • A range of flat trails and low peaks around ponds in the Northern Adirondacks

Sponges among us

The birth of conservation and the Christmas Bird Count

A SOLAR FLOCK • Clean energy companies turn to livestock farmers to help maintain solar installations