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Almanack Contributor Melissa Hart
Melissa is a journalist with experience as a reporter and editor with the Burlington Free Press, Ithaca Journal and Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. She worked as a communications specialist for the Adirondack North Country Association and is currently digital editor for Adirondack Explorer, overseeing both the Explorer's website and its community forum the Adirondack Almanack. She enjoys hiking, camping and other outdoors activities, and spending time with her husband, their twin daughters, and rescue animals -- two dogs and two cats.
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An ode to an Elder Tree
Editor’s note: Adirondack Explorer board member Charlotte Hall wrote this poem about Tree 103. Believed to be one of the tallest trees in the state, Tree 103 toppled in December 2021 after spending its life as part of a group of giant white pines known as “Elder’s Grove,” near Paul Smith’s College’s Visitor Information Center (VIC).
Charlotte (pictured here with her husband, Bob) read “Elder Tree” on a tour of the Elder Grove during Paul Smiths VIC’s Big Tree Festival in May. Click here to watch Charlotte reading her poem
Help sought to protect Oswegatchie River from invasive water chestnut
St. Lawrence County– Volunteers are needed to assist a removal effort of water chestnut on the Oswegatchie River near the dam, in the Village of Heuvelton.
The removal effort is scheduled for Saturday, June 25th, 2022. Food will be provided by the Village of Heuvelton Fire Department to those who assist the effort. This is a great opportunity for community members to spend some time on the water, and help protect the Oswegatchie River.
Latest News Headlines
- Going for a hike with my new friend Merlin
- A dig into the past
- ‘Pride means everything’
- A new giant tree found near Bolton
- Legislature passes bill for 9/11 death benefits to Adirondack officer’s widow
- Area unemployment numbers near record lows
- For the North Country's future workforce, job training starts in high school
- CVPH opens new Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
- Employee shortages abound throughout the park
- Film takes a new, close look at Lake Champlain
Latest News Headlines
- Going for a hike with my new friend Merlin
- A dig into the past
- ‘Pride means everything’
- A new giant tree found near Bolton
- Legislature passes bill for 9/11 death benefits to Adirondack officer’s widow
- Area unemployment numbers near record lows
- For the North Country's future workforce, job training starts in high school
- CVPH opens new Adult Inpatient Psychiatry Unit
- Employee shortages abound throughout the park
- Film takes a new, close look at Lake Champlain
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