News across Greater Plattsburgh

Adirondack Land Trust, ACF and Fort Ticonderoga welcome new members
Multiple Adirondack region organizations welcome new board members, volunteers, staff and trustees
Accessibility program at Great Camp Santanoni changes gears
AARCH to operate new wheelchair-accessible shuttle, while electric wheelchairs move to Frontier Town

Preserving history, reducing waste: Inside a new architectural salvage warehouse
AARCH opens a space in Keeseville to connect homeowners with special items for renovation projects.

Closing the loop: How community composting builds a more self-sufficient Adirondacks
Composting provides communities throughout the Adirondacks with a full circle of growing healthy foods, without wasting scraps

Salmon River Valley Plein Air Festival announces 2026 award winners
Earlier this month, artists from across New York State and beyond came to Malone to spend five days painting outdoor scenes
Schroon Lake Library manager retires, welcomes new manager
Aubrey Slaterpryce took over as the new manager of the Schroon Lake Public Library when former manager Jane Bouchard retired

Whitney Park price dropped to $106.5M
Historic 36,000 plus Adirondack acres still available after deal fell through in 2025.
PROTECT releases election candidates’ positions on issues affecting Adirondacks
Protect the Adirondacks sent out a non-partisan questionnaire to federal and state candidates to gauge where they stand on issues

Judge dismisses howitzer testing applicant’s lawsuit against state officials
Project hearing pushed to December while Adirondack Park Agency staff work on next steps before board vote

Smooth slender crabgrass: A quiet engineer to remember
Smooth slender crabgrass once occupied rocky ledges and cliffs but was officially declared extinct in 2022

Part 6: The president and his fishing guides, 1926 summer White House
The summer ends and President Calvin Coolidge concludes his time in the Adirondacks after a few more fishing outings

State awards $25 million in capital funding for 65 volunteer fire departments
Among recipients of state funding, four North Country fire departments received support totaling more than $2 million