Adirondack Park Nature Magazine

Episode 3: The Bittern (1:30)
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As spring becomes evident in the Adirondacks, critters such as the muskrat have lots to do now that the ice is gone. Join Tom and Jackie Kalinowski in their latest episode of Nature in the Adirondacks to find out what our local muskrat is up to:

Around seventy people from New England, Quebec, and the Adirondacks gathered last Friday and Saturday in Lake Placid for the Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Conference.  They came to share their latest research on species such as the arctic butterfly, to new research about alpine climate change.  Kinna Ohman reports on a few of the latest [...]

The alpine wildflower season starts around the end of May in the Adirondacks.  Join Jackie and Tom Kalinowski as they take you on a tour of some popular wildflowers found on the region’s highest peaks. (8:51) You can expand this video to full-screen by clicking on the bottom-right square.
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Conservation biologists know they have to protect species for the long term.  But often, it’s difficult.  The immediate and pressing needs of endangered species can demand the scientists’ time.  David Patrick wants to change this.  He’s the new director of the Center for Adirondack Biodiversity. He spoke last night at the Paul Smiths Visitor [...]

The Town of Keene, located on the eastern side of the Adirondack High Peaks, celebrated its bicentennial in 2008.  The hamlets of Keene and Keene Valley make up the town.  Despite a relatively small population of around 1,100 people, the enthusiasm was strong for last year’s Memorial Day Bicentennial Parade. 

The Wildlife Conservation Society wanted to know more about the moose population of the Adirondacks.  But they didn’t want to disrupt the moose as they studied them.  So, they enlisted the help of specially trained scat sniffing dogs. Julie Larsen Maher, WCS staff photographer, joined them in the Adirondack woods.