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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.
BeWildNY Presents 22k Petition Signatures, Letters, New Video
A coalition of regional and national conservation organizations and supporters presented more than 22,000 petition signatures and thousands of personal letters to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Adirondack Park Agency calling on the agency to protect the Boreas Ponds tract as motor-free wilderness.
Public hearings on the state’s land-classification plans for the area have already begun. They will continue through early December. Public comments will be accepted by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) through Dec. 30. » Continue Reading.
Water Scorpions: Underwater Assassins
Recently, my daughter participated in Odyssey of the Mind, a creative problem solving competition devoted to ingenuity and team work. As an entomologist, I was thrilled to learn that the program calls its highest award the Ranatra fusca. Not only was the award named for an insect, but an aquatic insect, and a particularly fascinating one to boot.
Ranatra fusca is the Latin name for a water scorpion, a creature little known to the general public but familiar to those of us who wield nets in ponds. This insect bears only a passing resemblance to real scorpions (which are arachnids, not insects). It does sport what looks like a prominent tail (more about that later), but lacks any sort of stinger. It can, however, be quite lethal… if you happen to be an aquatic insect, tadpole, or even a small fish. » Continue Reading.
Makerspace Event Brings Together Makers, Hackers, DIYers
If you’ve never heard of a makerspace, or you’re not sure what one is, you are not alone. These shared creative spaces are cropping up all over the country and have gained much attention in business, political and research circles. On November 9th, nearly 70 local makers, business owners, and educators gathered at Saranac Lake’s Pendragon Theatre to explore the region’s active “culture of making” and how it can be further cultivated in North Country communities. » Continue Reading.
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Latest Adirondack News
- First Teens Arriving at Ray Brook Prison
- Martz: Little Won't Debate Before Election
- VT Has 92.5 Percent Voter Registration
- Canada Legalizes Marijuana Nationwide
- IDA Crimes At Closed Ti Slaughterhouse
- ATV Registrations Fraud Charged
- Medicare Open Enrollment Begins
- Cuomo Mum On Debates As Elections Near
- Jeff, Lewis County Snow Expected
- Sears Files For Bankruptcy
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