Champlain Area Trails (CATS), a nonprofit land trust working to build and maintain trails, protect natural areas, and connect people with the outdoors in New York's Champlain Valley, hosted its first-ever Winter Solstice Luminaria Walk on December 21 at the Essex Quarry Nature … [Read more...] about Champlain Area Trails Brightens Longest Night of Year with Magical Luminaria Walk
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Adirondack Garden Club Decorates and Donates Wreaths for a Green and Beautiful Christmas
In what has become an annual tradition, Adirondack Garden Club (AGC) members and their guests gathered in early December at the Whallonsburg Grange to decorate lovely evergreen wreaths for the season. Some of the wreaths were intended for members’ homes but even more were … [Read more...] about Adirondack Garden Club Decorates and Donates Wreaths for a Green and Beautiful Christmas
2023 Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund Grant Awardees Announced
The Adirondack Garden Club has awarded grants to seven local non-profits to further our common goal of protecting the natural environment within the Adirondack Park. This year’s awardees, from Malone to Westport, are tackling everything from protecting habitats to educating our … [Read more...] about 2023 Ellen Lea Paine Memorial Nature Fund Grant Awardees Announced
Award-Winning Local Author Lorraine Duvall Turns to Her Styles Brook Home in Her Latest Book
From its wilderness source to its meeting with the Ausable River, Styles Brook is scarcely five miles long, yet within its scenic, rugged watershed, award-winning author Lorraine Duvall has discovered a lifetime of stories that characterize the Adirondack condition. In Where the … [Read more...] about Award-Winning Local Author Lorraine Duvall Turns to Her Styles Brook Home in Her Latest Book
Caterpillars Vouch for Success of Adirondack Garden Club Native Plant Project
The Adirondack Garden Club’s native plant garden at Families First on Water Street in Elizabethtown is in only its first year, but the number of Monarch caterpillars (and others) calling the garden plot home this season are a clear indication of the project’s success. “Because … [Read more...] about Caterpillars Vouch for Success of Adirondack Garden Club Native Plant Project