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Outdoors

My new favorite trail

This past Saturday, my partner and I found a trail that was brand new to us. It had been on my list for a while, having heard stories about it over the last couple of years, and it fell within our local circle, so we finally wandered out to give it a try. It became clear by the halfway point ...

Giving climate change a voice in the Adirondacks

Nicholas LaScala says he’s not a typical conservationist. He rides snowmobiles and knows he pollutes. But he cares about climate change, and for an internship with Clarkson’s Institute for a Sustainable Environment, he’s producing a video series to bring the realities of climate ...

Warmer weather brings hikers to High Peaks

KEENE VALLEY — Threat of exposure to the novel coronavirus and recommendations to steer clear of popular trails deterred some hikers from the High Peaks this weekend, but nature-seekers still flocked to a few trailhead parking lots here. On Saturday clusters of cars — at one point ...

DEC marks 50th amid pandemic

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day, April 22, also marked the 50th anniversary of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, but while the department is celebrating all year, it also has been working as hard as ever, assisting in the state with its coronavirus response. “DEC ...