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Roads Less Traveled: The Five Ponds Wilderness
Old forest roads get more use than one would think in the Adirondacks. Although they see few motor vehicles these days, many see enough foot traffic, whether it be boot or paw, to maintain their...
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Raquette Lake Railway Creation Myths
While researching the Raquette Lake Railway, I found several historical traditions that were repeatedly used by authors in their works regarding the railroad’s origin. Below I examine these traditions...
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Trees: White Pine Bears Important Fruit
The old saw “money doesn’t grow on trees” will remain valid unless bartering ever becomes the norm, in which case fruit and nut growers will be awash in tree-grown currency. Figuring exchange rates...
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Kushaqua Tract Plan Includes 100 Miles Of Public Roads
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released the Final Kushaqua Tract Conservation Easement Lands Recreational Management Plan (RMP) for motorized recreational use of...
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POW Labor Camps in the Adirondacks
The word Adirondack calls to mind many things — natural beauty, family playground, sporting opportunities, colorful history — but nothing so dark as prisoner-of-war host. Yet during the last world war...
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Conservation Council President On Managing ‘Forever Wild’ Lands
At a recent meeting I attended with other sportsmen, outdoor advocates and various environmental professionals, the topic of balance among the concerns of our lands and forests, wildlife, and people...
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Matty’s Mountain Management Plan Includes Selective Tree Cutting
Since the Lake George Land Conservancy was established in 1988, the organization has protected more than 10,000 acres from development, largely to maintain the clarity and water quality of Lake George....
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Chainsaw Safety Course Set For Thursday
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Warren County will be holding a free Chainsaw Safety course on Thursday, July 21st at 1 pm at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center at 377 Schroon River...
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Court Upholds Halt Of DEC’s Forest Preserve Tree Cutting
The Appellate Division, Third Department, of state Supreme Court issued an order today to uphold an injunction against tree cutting by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on a new 9-12...
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Jay O’Hern’s New Book On Adirondack Logging
Jay O’Hearn’s new book, Adirondack Logging: Life and Time in the Early Years of Logging’s Mechanization (Versa Press 2016) portrays the timber-logging lives of lumberjacks in the “Glory Years”...
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The Big Boom: Old Hudson River Chain Recalls Logging History
Recently my son Adam and his seven-year-old daughter Mckenna were canoeing on the Hudson River above the Feeder Dam in Glens Falls when they noticed a small tree growing atop an old stone pier about 30...
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Forest Health and Carbon Storage Roundtable Planned
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the release of preliminary findings from its analysis of the wood supply, supply chain infrastructure needs and opportunities, and...
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International Paper Endows Paul Smith’s College Professor
A Paul Smith’s College professor has been named as the institution’s first International Paper Endowed Professor in Forestry Economics. Dr. Brett McLeod, professor of Natural Resource Management and...
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Oak Wilt Detected in Canandaigua
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that oak wilt, a tree fungus that causes disease in oak trees, has been detected in Canandaigua, Ontario County. This is...
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Free Skidder Bridge Program for Adirondack Logging
The Greater Adirondack Resource Conservation and Development Council, Inc. (RC & D), with financial assistance from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Lake...
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Forest Land Conservation Program Opportunities
New York Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced February 3, 2017 as the application cutoff date for Signup 1 of the USDA’s Conservation Stewardship Program for Fiscal Year (FY)...
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Art Exhibit Sheds Light on Logging Operations
There is an exhibit in the Heron Gallery at the Paul Smith’s College VIC that everyone should go see. It is a collection of oil and watercolor paintings, poetry and written narrative that has great...
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Coalition Urges Governor to Reform 480 Forest Tax Law
The Empire State Forest Products Association, The Nature Conservancy and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers as well as over 20 industry and conservation groups, have called on Governor Andrew Cuomo...
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Living A Wood-Burning Life
At about 9 am on an overcast November Saturday, a group gathered at the edge of the local dump. They sipped coffee, pulled on gloves, and adjusted ear protectors. Then they started to work. There were...
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Local. Logging. Live! Along The Hudson
The Tannery Pond Center (TPC) in North Creek is set to present “Local Logging Live! Along the Hudson,” celebrating the logging industry in local communities, both past and present, with activities...
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