State officials have opened former timberlands in the Boreas tract property to public access. The interim move comes as fall colors begin the slow march through the mountains. The newest addition to the Adirondack Park State Forest, Boreas has not been formally classified by the … [Read more...] about State Opens Boreas Ponds (THE SUN)
Kim Dedam
Wilmington Wild Forest: Expansion of Trails (THE SUN)
Nearly five miles of new mountain biking trails are among changes approved in the Wilmington Wild Forest. The updated Unit Management Plan (UMP) was signed by Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos earlier this month. The plan is getting very high … [Read more...] about Wilmington Wild Forest: Expansion of Trails (THE SUN)
Sustainability and Growth on Small Adirondack Farms (THE SUN)
Farmers gathered at the Adirondack Harvest Festival last week in the first of what organizers hope will be an annual event. An old-fashioned afternoon mixer, the kind once held in weekend Grange Halls all over Essex County, drew a large group for a showing of two films made by … [Read more...] about Sustainability and Growth on Small Adirondack Farms (THE SUN)
Gristmill Distills Local Grains in all Adirondack Weather (THE SUN)
Ingredients are hyper-local: Corn and rye from Adirondack Organic Grains in Essex, apples from Rulf’s Orchards in Peru. VanSise had traveled early this Saturday morning to pick up a half-ton crate of corn in Essex. It’s a short drive, about six miles to Wilmington, to load … [Read more...] about Gristmill Distills Local Grains in all Adirondack Weather (THE SUN)
Celebrating Local Farms This Weekend: Adirondack Harvest Festival (THE SUN)
Food and drink bound for the Adirondack Harvest Festival this weekend is coming fresh from area farms, fields, barns and breweries. [...] The late-summer festival is new to the county’s fairgrounds, but it’s one organizers suggest is perennial. Workshops, markets and … [Read more...] about Celebrating Local Farms This Weekend: Adirondack Harvest Festival (THE SUN)