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The Big Adirondack News Stories This Week
Adirondack Loon Center Launches Fundraising Campaign for Exhibits
The Biodiversity Research Institute’s Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation has launched a fundraising campaign at AdirondackGives.org to support the development of educational exhibits at its new Adirondack Loon Center in Saranac Lake. The Center opened in July, 2016 in the historic Tousley Storage Building, a revitalized storefront at 47 Main Street, and shares space with the new Adirondack Community-based Trails and Lodging System. » Continue Reading.
Blue Mountain Lake: Upcoming Arts Center Activities
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts in Blue Mountain Lake will present its Soup Social & Holiday Sing tonight, Friday, December 2nd, at 6 pm. Visitors can sample delicious soups and stews from their neighbors and bring one to share as the Center celebrates the end of their 2016 season.
This event is free and open to the public will also feature songs of the holiday season by some of the Arts Center’s favorite performers, along with a holiday sing-along. » Continue Reading.
Oswegatchie Conservation Easement Recreation Plan Comments Sought
A draft Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the Oswegatchie Conservation Easement is now available for public review and comment. The Oswegatchie Conservation Easement encompasses approximately 16,929 acres in the towns of Croghan and Diana in Lewis County, including more than 14-thousand acres located within the Adirondack Park.
The property includes 3.5 miles of the Middle Branch of the Oswegatchie River, shares 9.6 miles of boundary with forest preserve lands, and less than one mile of boundary with state forest land. The Oswegatchie Conservation is primarily accessed from Bald Mountain Road, leading north from Long Pond Road in the Town of Croghan. » Continue Reading.
Recent Adirondack Forest Ranger Rescues
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.
North Creek Theatre Group Celebrating 20th Anniversary
Our Town Theatre Group will end the 2016 season with a 20th Anniversary Gala, on Saturday, December 10, at 7 pm in the Lyle Dye Auditorium at Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek.
The free event will feature music by The Jive Five featuring area favorites Al Tolomeo and Frank Conti. Refreshments, dancing, and short scenes pulled from OTTG’s history will be performed to commemorate the history of the group. OTTG memorabilia will also be on display to showcase OTTG history. » Continue Reading.
The Big Adirondack News Stories This Week
- State Announces Special Camping Promotion
- North Country Arts Council Faces Eviction
- Whiteface, Gore Opening Week; New Nordic Terrain
- Summit Stewardship Program Receives NYS Award
- Clinton’s Leads Popular Vote By 2 Million
- Ex-SUNY Poly Pres Indicted
- New Promises For Demolished J&L Site
- 150+ At Northville State Lands Hearing
- Top ADA Resigns, Slams DA Mary Rain
Current Outdoor Conditions in the Adirondacks (Nov 24)
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 7:05 am; sunset at 4:21 pm, providing 9 hours and 14 minutes of sunlight. The Moon will rise at 4:04 am Saturday and set at 3:13 pm; it will be Waning Crescent, 8% illuminated. There will be a New Moon on Tuesday, November 29th.
Comments Sought On St. Lawrence County’s Largest Wetland
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will host a public information session to answer questions and provide information on a recently finalized habitat management plan for Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area (WMA) located in DEC Region 6, Town of Canton, St. Lawrence County.
The area is located on an important waterfowl migration route between eastern Canada and the Atlantic Coast. The upland portion of the WMA consists of woodland, small blocks of conifers, shrub land, grassland, and agricultural land.
The session will take place on Thursday, December 8, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at SUNY Potsdam, in the eighth (8th) floor meeting room, Raymond Hall. The meeting will begin with an open session with DEC staff; the presentation is at 7 pm. The public will have the opportunity to ask questions during the open session and after the presentation. » Continue Reading.
Whiteface, Gore Set To Open; New Nordic Terrain At Gore
As the 2016-17 ski and boarding season begins, Gore Mountain has announced an expansion of its Nordic and snowshoe trail system at the North Creek Ski Bowl. The Nordic network is now 4.24K, and 3.19K of it features both snowmaking and lights.
Snowmaking at Gore and Whiteface resumed Sunday, with Whiteface planning to open on Thanksgiving Day, November 24th. Whiteface Mountain received over 15-inches of snow, and the staff has been preparing Excelsior, Summit Express, Upper Valley, Lower Valley, Fox and the Mixing Bowl for Thursday’s opening. Two lifts, as well as the Cloudsplitter Gondola, are expected to be available. North Creek received six inches of snow over the past few days and Gore Mountain is expected to open on Friday, November 25 with five trails: Foxlair, Sunway, Quicksilver, 3b and Jamboree, serviced by the Northwoods Gondola.
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Latest Adirondack News
- ECAC’s Hockey Final Four in Placid
- Scholl Elected Dannemora Mayor
- 406 Skiers Turn Out For Loppet
- More Mausoleum Problems
- College of St. Joseph Nearer Closing
- Co Fined Over Adult Home Violations
- SUNY Canton Offering Cannabis Course
- Trump Seeks To Kill NEA
- Law Would Ban Retail Pet Sales
- DWI Crackdown On St. Patrick’s Day
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