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Audio Slideshow:Chaumont Barrens: the North Country's Prairie
David Sommerstein takes a nature walk on this unique Nature Conservancy land that contains some of the nation's easternmost prairie habitat.
Audio SlideshowPreserving the Indian River Lakes
Between the high profile destinations of the Thousand Islands and the Adirondacks, there's a hidden gem of a region. It's called the Indian River Lakes. David SOmmerstein sends an audio postcard.
Photo Audio EssayProtecting the Tug Hill Plateau: Fish Creek
Last summer, New York State, the Nature Conservancy, and a Boston-based timber company announced a plan to preserve 45,000 acres of forest on the Tug Hill Plateau. David Sommerstein visited the “East Branch of Fish Creek Working Forest” to see how the plan is shaping up.
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SlideshowA Journey to Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
In the US Senate debate over the country's energy plan, New York's senators oppose plans to drill for oil in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Brian Mann spent a month in the Alaskan wilderness to research this half-hour documentary report.
Photo Audio EssayPreserving Adirondack Alpine Meadows
Adirondack Nature Conservancy program volunteers haul rocks up into the High Peaks to protect fragile ecosystem from erosion.
Photo Audio EssayRelicensing the St. Lawrence-FDR Power Project
The St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project was the largest public works project in the world. The power project's 50-year operation license expires in 2003. A three-part series by David Sommerstein.
Maude Roy and her husband Wendell Joyce in their farm kitchen
Sunflower Farm CSA "beefs up" Ontario food banks
Oxford Mills, ON, Nov 22, 2011 — Community Supported Agriculture programs, or CSAs, have become a familiar consumer choice. Growers reduce financial risk by selling shares in advance of the season's production. Share-holders get regular baskets of fresh-picked vegetables, without all the weeding and watering.
Done right, CSAs help people eat better and get to know local farmers. But the model doesn't always include meat, or help those with no money to spare.
A family farm near Oxford Mills, Ontario has established a CSA that takes those gaps into account. Shares in Sunflower Farm cover the cost of producing beef. The meat goes to feed the hungry through charitable organizations. Shareholders don't get a bite. Just a warm feeling - and a tax receipt for their donation.
Lucy Martin spoke with Wendall Joyce and his wife Maude Roy about their project - and creating links that help rural and urban dwellers alike. Go to full article
Done right, CSAs help people eat better and get to know local farmers. But the model doesn't always include meat, or help those with no money to spare.
A family farm near Oxford Mills, Ontario has established a CSA that takes those gaps into account. Shares in Sunflower Farm cover the cost of producing beef. The meat goes to feed the hungry through charitable organizations. Shareholders don't get a bite. Just a warm feeling - and a tax receipt for their donation.
Lucy Martin spoke with Wendall Joyce and his wife Maude Roy about their project - and creating links that help rural and urban dwellers alike. Go to full article
Big questions linger about Big Tupper biz plan
Tupper Lake, NY, Nov 21, 2011 — On Friday, the Adirondack Park Agency commission delved deep into the business plan for the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort. The APA will vote in January on whether to approve the massive project, which supporters hope will revitalize the economy in Tupper Lake. The development has been on the drawing table for years, with more than seven hundred condos and mansions, along with a marina, equestrian center and modern ski hill.
One part of the Park Agency's review involves determining whether the project will have negative economic impacts on the community. As Brian Mann reports, that effort is complicated by the fact that there are still a lot of unanswered questions about how the resort will be financed and built. Go to full article
One part of the Park Agency's review involves determining whether the project will have negative economic impacts on the community. As Brian Mann reports, that effort is complicated by the fact that there are still a lot of unanswered questions about how the resort will be financed and built. Go to full article
Unanswered questions about wildlife at Big Tupper hearing
Tupper Lake, NY, Nov 18, 2011 — Yesterday was the first full day of public deliberations for the Adirondack Park Agency as commisioners consider a permit for the Big Tupper resort project.
The massive resort - with more than 700 homes, condos and mansions -- has developed into a flashpoint in debates over the Park's future and a final vote is expected in January.
On Thursday, commissioners heard testimony over a wide range of topics. But a key focus was the lack of comprehensive scientific data showing the resort's impact on wildlife.
As Brian Mann reports, specific concerns were raised about the construction of one new neighborhood that could displace amphibian species. Go to full article
The massive resort - with more than 700 homes, condos and mansions -- has developed into a flashpoint in debates over the Park's future and a final vote is expected in January.
On Thursday, commissioners heard testimony over a wide range of topics. But a key focus was the lack of comprehensive scientific data showing the resort's impact on wildlife.
As Brian Mann reports, specific concerns were raised about the construction of one new neighborhood that could displace amphibian species. Go to full article
Some experts say environmental concerns about Big Tupper resort exaggerated
Tupper Lake, NY, Nov 17, 2011 — Today in Ray Brook, the Adirondack Park Agency takes up the question of whether to approve a massive resort project proposed for Tupper Lake. The Adirondack Club and Resort... Go to full article
Demolition ends Speigel house dispute
Lake Placid, NY, Nov 14, 2011 — A contractor is expected to resume demolition today of a 10,000-square foot house in Lake Placid that was the focus of a long-running legal battle between a Plattsburgh... Go to full article
Ulrich tapped as first woman to chair Adirondack Park Agency
Ray Brook, NY, Nov 10, 2011 — Governor Andrew Cuomo made history yesterday when he chose Lani Ulrich as the first woman ever to lead the Adirondack Park Agency. The Old Forge resident takes over... Go to full article
APA commissioners get first-hand look at Big Tupper resort
Tupper Lake, NY, Oct 18, 2011 — State officials are gearing up to make a final decision about the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort in Tupper Lake.
Over the weekend, members of the Adirondack... Go to full article
Over the weekend, members of the Adirondack... Go to full article
DEC says some post-Irene stream clean-up will have to be redone
Ray Brook, NY, Oct 14, 2011 — A top official with New York's Department of Environmental Conservation says some clean-up work done in Adirondack rivers following tropical storm Irene will have to be... Go to full article
Support grows for Ulrich to be APA chair
Ray Brook, NY, Sep 16, 2011 — Support is reportedly building behind Lani Ulrich to assume the chairmanship of the state Adirondack Park Agency. Ulrich has served as an APA commissioner since 2004.... Go to full article
Incumbent Desmarais drops out of Tupper Lake mayor race
Tupper Lake, NY, Aug 25, 2011 — Tupper Lake village mayor Mickey Desmarais says he won't seek another term and is bowing out of the mayor's race. In an interview with the Tupper Lake Free Press, Desmarais... Go to full article
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