The NYS DEC will be closing all snowmobile trails and seasonal access roads by this weekend. With the warm weather we've been having and the lack of snow from this winter, muddy trails are harmful to both snowmobilers and their machines....
Help A Local Student Win A NatGeo Photo Contest!
Local student, Nicholas LaScala, had entered a few photographs in National Geographic's Student Expedition Photo Contest (along with over 2000 other students)."Nature's Playground", the photograph of his brother catching some air on his snowmobile on the north end of Indian...
Be Careful On Ice This Weekend (Or Stay Off It)
With the bitter cold over Valentine's Day weekend many of the larger lakes in and around the Adirondacks skimmed over with ice. Some of these bodies of water formed substantial ice thickness (temperatures reported in the -20℉ range).Many areas in...
Updated Ice Fishing Regulations From NYS DEC
This year, anglers are allowed seven fishing lines at once while ice fishing. This means that you can have a combination of tip-ups and jigging rods running at the same time, as long as there are only seven lines in...
Snowmobile Trail Re-Routed Near Raquette Lake
If you're planning on snowmobiling in the Sargent Ponds Wild Forest, keep your eye out for a change in the trail route. Snowmobilers are no longer permitted to ride on the Raquette Lake Canoe Carry Trail between Outlet Bay and...
Adirondack Trackers Featured In Field & Stream Magazine
Whitetail Deer season has come to an end here in the Adirondacks. So, until next year, we hunters will talk about the deer we got, the deer we didn't get, and any improvements that we may (or may not) make...
Search For Missing Hunter Continues, DEC Asks For Help
82 year old Thomas E. Messick has been missing in the woods of Horicon for almost a week. He was hunting with a group of people on Sunday, and failed to arrive back at the planned meeting spot at the...
Reminder: Bring A Flashlight When You Go Hiking
There are certain items that a person should have when heading into the woods for ANY length of time. One of these items is a flashlight.Each year, the NYS DEC Forest Rangers need to head out into the woods to...
Essex Chain Lakes Accommodates People With Disabilities
Construction on a motor vehicle, camping and waterway access road for people with disabilities was recently wrapped up in the Essex Chain Lakes (specifically, Fifth Lake).The area is open to anyone with a MAPPWD - Motorized Access Permit for People...
Firefighters & Forest Rangers Battle Blaze In ADKs
An unattended campfire started a wildfire in the Adirondacks over the weekend that has burned almost 100 acres since the fire started spreading. DEC has a team of forest rangers on Bear Mountain today fighting the blaze.Bear Mountain is in...