WILMINGTON — Barkeater Trails Alliance’s Wilmington Mountain Bike Festival is returning for its eighth year, for a three-day celebration of biking, community and outdoor adventure. Taking place from Aug. 29 to 31 at the Wilmington Recreation Park, the festival is set to be a highlight of ...

LAKE PLACID — Sunny skies and temperatures well into the 80s meant that Mirror Lake was a busy scene on Monday, July 28. In the midst of the hundreds of swimmers, boaters and beach-goers enjoying their afternoon on the water, a dedicated group of volunteers was making their way around the ...

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, ...

WILMINGTON — Whether it’s looking from Vermont or Canada on a clear day, or someplace closer like Tupper Lake, Wilmington or Lake Placid, Whiteface Mountain is both iconically prominent and directionally differing in its appearance. Its 4,867-foot summit, the fifth tallest in the ...

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. In 2024, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 362 search and rescue missions, extinguished 122 wildfires covering nearly 6,500 acres, participated in 60 prescribed ...

AVALANCHE PASS — Multiple rock and mud slides that occurred on Monday, July 14 in and around Avalanche Pass have closed a popular High Peaks Wilderness hiking route until further notice. There were no reported injuries or deaths, although a video posted to the state Department of ...