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The Big Adirondack News Stories This Week
Outdoor Conditions in the Adirondacks (May 19)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is issued each Thursday afternoon and can be heard at North Country Public Radio on Friday mornings.
Sunrise Saturday in Lake Placid will be at 5:23 am; sunset at 8:23 pm, providing 15 hours of sunlight. The Moon will rise at 8:07 pm Saturday and set at 6:13 am, Sunday morning. There will be a Full Moon on Saturday, May 21, at 5:14 pm.
Nonprofit Marketing, Board Development Workshop June 12
Adirondack Foundation and the Community Fund for the Gore Mountain Region are partnering to share tools for both board development and nonprofit marketing at a workshop, “Building Your Board and Telling Your Story,” on Sunday, June 12, from 12:30 to 5 pm at the Seagle Music Colony in Schroon Lake. Reception, with refreshments and music will immediately follow.
Nonprofits and community organizations seek to recruit board members who support their ideals, represent the diversity of the community, bring a wide range of skills, and are train to be effective ambassadors. » Continue Reading.
New Study: Wilderness Helps Adirondack Economy
A new study conducted by Clarkson University argues that the Adirondack Park’s constitutionally protected Forest Preserve is an economic asset to the private lands and communities near it, and the wildest of those lands returns the greatest financial benefit.
Clarkson’s study showed that people seeking to purchase homes and businesses in northern New York paid more for the same property inside the Adirondack Park than they would have outside of it. Buyers paid up to 25 percent more if that property was close to a wilderness area. » Continue Reading.
Volunteers Needed At Cook Mountain Near Ticonderoga
The Lake George Land Conservancy is hosting a three-day effort to eradicate invasive shrubby honeysuckle from the Cook Mountain Preserve in Ticonderoga, June 7-9, 10 am to 6 pm.
The forest of the Cook Mountain Preserve has become overtaken by invasive shrubby honeysuckle, an aggressive non-native plant that overtakes forest understories, pushing out native plants that are needed to provide food and shelter for wildlife. Their growth is often so dense that no other plants grow beneath its branches, leaving the ground bare. » Continue Reading.
Recent Adirondack Forest Ranger Operations
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people from the Adirondack backcountry.
What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks. » Continue Reading.
Saranac Lake ‘History Matters’ Speaker Series Expanded
Historic Saranac Lake announces an expanded “History Matters” Speaker Series beginning this month. This new series will feature an event each month for the rest of 2016. The expanded series will include presentations by Dr. Ian Orme on the state of tuberculosis today, Dr. Neil A. Holtzman on Dr. Norman Bethune, and Mary-Nell Bockman on historic preservation in Cuba. Dates for each of the presentations will be announced soon.
The series will kick off this Thursday, May 18, with a presentation entitled “Mythbusting the National Register of Historic Places,” which aims to help the owners of historic properties understand the benefits of the register. Rich in history and architecture, Saranac Lake is home to six historic districts and numerous individually-listed properties on the National Register of Historic Places. This means that most of the historic homes or businesses in Saranac Lake are eligible for or already on the National Register. The Register recognizes properties that are historically and architecturally significant in communities across the country. » Continue Reading.
Mountain Air Painters’ Plein Air Season Begins
Mountain Air Painters have announced the beginning of their 2016 plein air season. Each year the group paints together outdoors from May through October, building a list of locations they’d like to paint. Mountain Air Paitners celebrated the end of the 2015 season with a show of their works at 5 Corners Café in Old Forge.
Mountain Air Painters are watercolor, acrylic, oil and pastel painters and photographers who get together weekly. The group includes members of all experience levels.
“We paint for a couple of hours and then display our work to give each other suggestions and ideas. It’s also a time for sharing ideas about new products, techniques, supplies and inspiration,” said Jeanne Whyte, an Inlet architect who paints watercolors. » Continue Reading.
The Adirondacks Around The Web This Week
- Preview: Northern Lights Choir’s Adirondack Folk Opera
- Tree-SMART Trade: New REsearch On Forest Pests
- Interview: Willie Janeway and Neil Woodworth
- Boreas Ponds: The Soul of New York State is Singing
- Dipping Into Jay Covered Bridge History
- Adirondack General Store: The Movie
- Old-Fashioned Utica Area Gas Stations
- Mary Esch: Adirondack Land Decisions Draw Criticism
- What’s Next for the New York State Historian?
- Cuomo, Schneiderman And The Hudson River Clean-Up
The Big Adirondack News Stories This Week
- Court Orders Trial In Paddlers’ Rights Dispute
- State Officials Rethink Rail-Trail Plan
- Janet Duprey Announces Retirement
- Dean Skelos Gets 5 Years In Prison
- DEC Proposes Hunting, Trapping Changes
- Dannemora Prison Investigations Unfinished
- Gov Won’t Fight Lewis Co Workers’ Rights Suit
- County Will Cordon-Off Frontier Town Ruins
- Tractor Trailer Crash Spills Battery Acid
- Alice Hyde Joins Vermont Health Network
Outdoor Conditions in the Adirondacks (May 12)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is issued each Thursday afternoon and can be heard at North Country Public Radio on Friday mornings.
Sunrise Saturday in Lake Placid will be at 5:30 am; sunset at 8:16 pm, providing 14 hours and 46 minutes of sunlight. The Moon will rise at 1:21 pm Saturday and set at 2:41 am, Sunday morning. There will be a First Quarter Moon on Friday and Saturday’s Moon will be Waxing Gibbous, 60% illuminated. The next full moon will be next Saturday, May 21st. Throughout May, Mars will reach its brightest in a decade. Learn more about the night sky here.
Essex Community Fund Calls For Grant Applications
The Essex Community Fund (ECF) is now accepting applications for 2016 grants.
ECF, a component fund of Adirondack Foundation, offers grants to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, schools, churches, and local government activities operating in the town of Essex. ECF awards grants in support of community beautification, historic preservation, culture, the arts, education, and programs for youth and senior citizens. » Continue Reading.
Free Historic Walking Tours in Potsdam, Ticonderoga, Bluff Point
Adirondack Architectural Heritage (AARCH), the historic preservation organization for the Adirondack region, will host a series of walking tours this spring in three communities with unique architecture. Free and open to the public, the tours will take place in Potsdam on May 14, Ticonderoga on May 21, and at Clinton Community College at Bluff Point on Lake Champlain on June 4.
Participants will join local experts and historians in exploring the distinct styles, materials and building designs, and the fascinating history of these very different Adirondack places. » Continue Reading.
Warrensburg-Glens Falls Trolley Program, Ceremony May 15
A program on the early 20th century trolley route from Warrensburg to Glens Falls will be presented at the Richards Library in Warrensburg on Sunday, May 15, at 3:30 by Paul Gilchrist, PhD.
Warrensburg was the northern terminus of the Hudson Valley Railway’s trolley line from 1902 until 1928. The presentation of photographs, maps, and aerial photos will follow a ceremony unveiling a roadside plaque marking the location of the Schroon River hydroelectric plant that supplied the trolley line » Continue Reading.
Adirondack Birth To 3 Conference This Weekend
Educators, caregivers, community leaders, and other professionals involved in the lives of young children will meet at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Lake Placid on May 13-14 for the Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance (BT3) annual meeting and conference. All are welcome to attend.
The conference theme “Completing the Circle of Care for North Country Children” is dedicated to alliance building and professional development for individuals and organizations, focusing on the first 1,000 days of a child’s life. » Continue Reading.
Latest Adirondack News
- One Dead After Snowmobile Accident
- Buses, Tractor-Trailers Halted During Storm
- Avalanche Danger In The Adirondacks
- Ice Palace Construction Underway
- $82.5M in Orda Venue Upgrades
- Winter Storm Bringing 1-2 Feet
- New Owner For The Mountaineer
- New Lake George Attraction Gets Go Ahead
- Fewer Saranac Lake Arrests in 2018
- Governor Will Sign GENDA
Latest Adirondack News
- One Dead After Snowmobile Accident
- Buses, Tractor-Trailers Halted During Storm
- Avalanche Danger In The Adirondacks
- Ice Palace Construction Underway
- $82.5M in Orda Venue Upgrades
- Winter Storm Bringing 1-2 Feet
- New Owner For The Mountaineer
- New Lake George Attraction Gets Go Ahead
- Fewer Saranac Lake Arrests in 2018
- Governor Will Sign GENDA
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