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DOT Announces Pilot Programs to Reduce Salt on Mirror Lake and Lake George

The Department of Transportation Acting Commissioner Paul A. Karas announced a program to reduce the application of road salt around Mirror Lake and Lake George to help mitigate environmental impacts from salt, while still maintaining motorists’ safety. The pilot will take place during the 2018-2019 snow season along a 16 mile stretch of NY-86 from Old Military Rd., through North Elba, Wilmington and Lake Placid, and a 17 mile stretch of Rt. 9N from the Village of Lake George through the Town of Bolton.

 

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Supporting Adirondack Pollinators Through Winter

As winter grips the Adirondacks, many of us hunker down, embracing the season’s stillness. But beneath the snow and leaf litter, and in the crevices of trees, an essential group of residents is quietly enduring the cold—pollinators. These small but mighty creatures play a crucial role in our ecosystem, ensuring

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New Program Pays Owners To Convert Short-Term Rentals to Long-Term Leases

Three Adirondack-based groups are offering owners of short-term rentals (STRs) a stipend to convert their properties to long-term rentals — a pilot program meant to help alleviate the region’s persistent housing shortage. Adirondack Roots, AdkAction and LivingADK are leading the program, which is supported with $20,000 in grants from Adirondack

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Exciting Progress on the Indian Lake Pollinator Meadow Restoration Project

On a freezing, windy Friday in November, AdkAction’s Project Manager Kim Trombly and Project Coordinator Kailey Maher stood on the capped landfill in Indian Lake, envisioning the transformation of this stark, barren landscape into a vibrant pollinator meadow. Despite the chilly winds that swept across the site, it was easy

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