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Outdoors

DEC releases report on Goodman Mountain moose

TUPPER LAKE — The state Department of Environmental Conservation recently released its necropsy results from a moose that was euthanized on Aug. 6. The moose had appeared sick and was acting abnormally, lingering around the Goodman Mountain summit area for about three months. The results ...

DEC Forest Rangers Week in Review

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate, and extract lost, ...

Plastic pollution found in Lake Tear of the Clouds

SARANAC LAKE — Microplastics have been detected in increasing levels at Lake Tear of the Clouds, the highest source for the Hudson River. According to a new report from local researchers and citizen scientists, hikers wearing synthetic clothing or soft-soled shoes may be unwittingly ...

VISITING LAKE PLACID: Peak peace & crowds

WILMINGTON — “You know you could have just driven up, right?” Right. That Q&A, or variations of it, is a time-honored tradition for hikers summiting Whiteface Mountain when its Memorial Highway is open, especially during a busy holiday weekend. Motorists’ reactions tend ...

All 34 miles of Adirondack Rail Trail now open

TUPPER LAKE — It’s official. The 34-mile Adirondack Rail Trail from Lake Placid in the east to Tupper Lake in the west is fully open for year-round use. State and local officials, along with rail trail advocates and stakeholders, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Tupper Lake train ...