I had the great pleasure of meeting up with John Davis, Executive Director of the Rewilding Institute and Tricia Bhatia, Coordinator, of the Eddy Foundation recently to explore the trails and lodging opportunities from Westport to Willsboro as I map out a viable and appealing … [Read more...] about Champlain Valley Explorations
Split Rock Wildway
Whither Tracks in the Snow?
Anxiously awaiting more snow, in this taunting winter of 2018, I recently skied the only place I could, across the big wetland at Hemlock Rock Wildlife Sanctuary, then Microspiked up Adirondack Land Trust’s part of Coon Mountain. I was on protected land throughout this ramble in … [Read more...] about Whither Tracks in the Snow?
Christmas in Essex 2017: Bravo Susie Smith and Ken Hughes!
Congratulations Susie Smith and Ken Hughes for organizing a successful and thoroughly enjoyable Christmas in Essex 2017! Great pre-event messaging, perfect weather, efficient move-in and move-out, good flow and impressive attendance, diverse vendors, well distributed and executed … [Read more...] about Christmas in Essex 2017: Bravo Susie Smith and Ken Hughes!
John Davis Launches Split Rock Wildway Book
"Adirondack Park is, arguably, the wildest landscape in the East, but it is not yet wild enough,” conservationist, adventurer, and author John Davis says. “It falls on our generation to finish rewilding it, so that it provides safe homes for all native species. The work may be … [Read more...] about John Davis Launches Split Rock Wildway Book
Rock Harbor Home for Sale on Lake Champlain
Extremely private Rock Harbor home for sale on Lake Champlain, nestled into the southern end of the 3,700-acre Split Rock Wild Forest (the largest tract of undeveloped Lake Champlain shoreline in New York State.) Just south of the Essex-Westport line in the eastern foothills of … [Read more...] about Rock Harbor Home for Sale on Lake Champlain