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This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Current Adirondack Outdoor Conditions Report (July 27)
High Bear Activity In Dix Mountain Wilderness
DEC has warned campers and hikers that black bears have been active stealing food from campers, hikers, and rock climbers in two locations in the Dix Mountain Wilderness.
Campers and hikers are encouraged to keep all food, toiletries, and garbage in a bear resistant canister to avoid attracting black bears.
Campers are also advised to avoid cooking and eating after dark. Prepare and eat food away from the tent site.
If approached by a bear, do not give it food. Make noise and try to scare it away. Call the DEC Regional Wildlife Office at (518) 897-1291 to report encounters with bears. » Continue Reading.
Current Adirondack Outdoor Conditions Report (July 20)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Adirondack Outdoor Conditions Report (July 13)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Adirondack Outdoor Conditions Report (July 6)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Adirondack Outdoor Conditions Report (June 29)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Adirondack Outdoor Recreation Conditions Report (June 22)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Lake George ‘Million Dollar Beach’ Closed Again by E coli
After several false starts this season, Million Dollar Beach in Lake George is closed again — just two weeks from the Fourth of July holiday — as a number of concerned towns and agencies run tests to determine the source of E. coli in the lake.
“This is an unprecedented occurrence on our lake that demands a swift response,” said Lake George Mayor Robert Blais in a news release from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. “The Village of Lake George has committed all available staff and resources and is working closely with DEC to resolve the problem and protect our beautiful lake.” » Continue Reading.
Adirondack Outdoor Recreation Conditions (June 15)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Mud, High Waters: Adirondack Outdoor Conditions (June 8)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Mud, High Waters, Colder: Current Adirondack Outdoor Conditions (June 1)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Current Adirondack Outdoor Conditions (May 25)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
A Busy Weekend: Current Adirondack Outdoor Conditions (May 18)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled each Thursday afternoon.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
Rain, Mud: Current Adirondack Outdoor Conditions (May 11)
This weekly report of outdoor recreation conditions in the Adirondacks is compiled by Adirondack Almanack founder and editor John Warren for publication each Thursday afternoon. John’s condensed version for radio can be heard Friday mornings on WSLP Lake Placid, and the stations of North Country Public Radio.
Contribute Your Knowledge: Send observations, corrections, updates, and suggestions to adkalmanack@gmail.com.
DEC Muddy Trail Advisory Urges Hikers To Stay Below 2,500 Feet
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is urging hikers to postpone hikes on trails above 2,500 feet in the Adirondacks until higher elevation trails have dried and hardened.
“Backcountry trails in the highest elevations are still covered in slowly melting ice and snow,” DEC announcement says. “Steep trails with thin soils can become a mix of ice and mud as the ice melts and frost leaves the ground, making the trails slippery and vulnerable to erosion by hikers.”
DEC asks hikers to help avoid damage to hiking trails and sensitive high elevation vegetation by avoiding trails above 2,500 feet, particularly high elevation trails in the Dix, Giant, and High Peaks Wilderness Areas, especially the following trails: » Continue Reading.
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Latest News Headlines
- Trout tales: In search of native strains
- Once big landmarks, small theme parks no longer have a draw
- Keene celebrates new bike trails
- Maine's North Woods are a carbon storage machine.But is there more to the story?
- Lake Placid just secured another event this winter: a ski jumping World Cup
- Developer resubmits APA application for Jay resort
- Haystack (not the High Peak one) makes for fun fall hike
- Historic fire tower finds new home in Speculator
- Agricultural leaders weigh in on solar arrays on farmland
- Series of raises planned for employees at Olympic facilities
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