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DEC urges hikers to use caution during avalanche-prone February & March

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Peru CSD Seeks Board of Education Candidates

The Peru Central School District is seeking candidates to fill two (2) at-large seats on the Board of Education due to the upcoming expiration of the terms of Ms. Sarah Graves and Mr. Steven Peters. The three-year term for each seat runs from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2028. The Petition for Nomination of […]

Upper Saranac Foundation appoints first-ever executive director

Longtime lake manager Guy Middleton steps into leadership role UPPER SARANAC—The Upper Saranac Foundation (USF) Board of Directors has announced Guy Middleton’s promotion to executive director, effective Jan. 1. Middleton, who has served as USF’s lake manager since 2001, will now lead all aspects of the Foundation’s operations. This marks introducing the executive director role […]

Vermont reports progress on $600M of investments in clean water projects

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Are we Ten Days from a Trade War?

Statement from Chamber of Commerce President Garry Douglas: Given that the U.S.-Canadian dynamic in all of its many forms is arguably the single biggest driving force in the North Country economy, we were right to feel relief when the President’s executive orders called for a substantive review of trade relationships versus immediate tariffs. A review […]

Elizabethtown: Get the hospital off septic

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Free Seedlings for Youth Education Available through School Seedling Program

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that the Colonel William F. Fox Memorial Saratoga Tree Nursery’s annual spring seedling sale is now open and will run until May 14, 2025. Each year, the nursery offers low-cost, New York-grown tree and shrub species for sale to encourage plantings that help […]

DEC Announces 2025 Exam Date for Licensed Guide Program, Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Licenses

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Adirondack Council celebrates 50th anniversary

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Feds: Vermont failing its duty to protect Lake Champlain

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FEMA to host open houses on flood risk and insurance Jan. 14 & 15

Scheduled for Lewis and Ticonderoga  Click here for the Adirondack Almanac story 

NYS grants invest in salt storage, green space, wastewater upgrades

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DEC to host Jan. 15 informational webinar on updated freshwater wetland regulations

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Families encouraged to apply early for camps

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that online registration for the 2025 Summer Camps program will open on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at 1 p.m. Parents and guardians can register youth for a week of camp, manage their account, and complete required forms and waivers through a […]

Flood warnings issued for northern N.Y.

Ausable River surpassed flood stage in some areas Monday morning Click here for the Sun Community News story 

Climate diary: A North Country vet on how farm animal care is changing

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What decades of lake ice data tells us about climate change in the Adirondacks

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Inside the Adirondack Fish Hatchery in Lake Clear

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COMMENTARY: Is APA OK with ceding its authority over the Master Plan?

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Climate diary: A North Country vet on how farm animal care is changing

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Peru family farm building community solar power

HamilSun Community Solar offers power to low, moderate-income households Click here for the Sun Community News story 

What the Arctic can teach the North Country about climate change

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Lake Champlain Basin Program Seeks Proposals for Organizational Support and Capacity Building

Grand Isle, VT – The Patrick Leahy Lake Champlain Basin Program (LCBP) seeks proposals for projects that will support increased organizational capacity and long-term effectiveness of watershed organizations working in the Lake Champlain watershed. Funding requests of up to $20,000 will be considered. Approximately $250,000 is available to support awarded projects under this Request for […]

Adirondack Land Trust and Town of Willsboro Partner to Conserve 68 Shoreline Acres

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Peru Girl Scout Troop #4183 tours water treatment facility

By Melissa Hart Peru, NY – Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024 – Peru Girl Scout Troop #4183 members toured the water treatment facility on Reservoir Road tonight. Water district superintendent Courtney Tetrault explained where our water comes from and walked the girls through how it is treated and delivered to our homes. Special thanks to Courtney […]