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If you have ever traveled along Route 73 near Lake Placid or any of the other roads that access the Adirondack High Peaks, you know that there are hundreds of cars parked along the roadside. To alleviate the parking and hiking gridlock, a reservation system is in place.

Authorities say cleanup activities may begin within a few days at a former NYSEG generating plant in Westover.

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Fishing enthusiasts in New York will be happy to learn that this year, there are more salmon in New York and the salmon have been getting bigger over the years.

This should be the #1 thing on your mind.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has called on the DEC to take all necessary action to ensure that all new vehicles in the state of New York are zero emissions.

To many people, bees are an insect designed solely to make grown men shriek. But they serve an important function and their numbers in New York are declining.

Oxford is one of several communities to have been given a gift from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to plant even more trees.

You would think that as a person who grew up in a home with hunters who hunted during small game season and deer season, that I would have an awareness of when popular hunting seasons were happening since I like to get outside and explore. NOPE. As a non-hunter, any hunting season is way off my radar.

State and local agencies came up with a parking registration program that will prevent parked cars from clogging the trailheads for popular hikes like Indian Head and and Rainbow Falls.