Adirondack Park Nature Magazine

Episode 5: The Yellowthroat (1:30)
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Episode 4: The Ovenbird (1:30)
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A highly energy efficient house is being built near the Upper Saranac Lake.  The home will serve as a residence for Rich and Cathy Kraft.  But it will also be a laboratory and model for energy efficient building in northern climates.
Rich Kraft is a builder.  He’s joined forces with the  Institute for Building Technology and [...]

Now that we’re in the fourth week of June, you might see some spotted young fawns in the park. The white-tailed does give birth from around the middle of May to the middle of June. And, for the first couple of weeks, the does hide their young in thick foliage in order to protect [...]

With a few remnant mosquito bites and damp camping gear, photographer and birder Zachary Wakeman recently returned from four days exploring the Moose River Plains Wild Forest. The region’s southeast of Inlet and it’s filled with ponds, boreal habitats, mountains, and rivers.

A group of conservationists from Asia recently visited the Adirondacks.  They all work for the Wildlife Conservation Society and they came to see how a park in the United States balances people and protection of wildlife and ecology.
Over the weekend, the group toured the Adirondack Lodge at Heart Lake, stopped by The [...]

The Black-backed Woodpecker is a boreal species found in the cool forests and wetland areas of the Adirondacks.  This year, local birding expert Brian McAllister found a Black-backed Woodpecker nest site. Because nest finds are uncommon for this woodpecker, many birders have enjoyed the discovery.

For better or worse, the warmer Adirondack season brings mosquitoes. But if you can move past the annoyance of being bitten, there’s a lot to be learned about these Adirondack insects. Join Tom and Jackie Kalinowski as they provide you with a close up look at our local mosquitoes in “Nature in the [...]

This past weekend, a crowd of bird enthusiasts gathered at the Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive Center.  They took to the woods and nearby waters to learn more about bird identification and bird behavior.  They purchased bird friendly coffee, and they listened to lectures about songbird health.  Kinna Ohman joined the birders.  She reports [...]