Once we introduce ATVs into the Adirondacks’ 20 wilderness areas, which comprise just .3% of all land in the state, wilderness conditions vanish.

High Peaks Wilderness. May 2024. Photo: Caitlin Kelly It’s important to note, the proposed amendment does not appear to open wilderness areas up to just anyone on an electric scooter or ATV.

The MacNaughton Cottage gets new life as a visitor destination at Upper Works, offering hikers an alternative route to the ...

Hikers hoping to make their way through Avalanche Pass in the High Peaks Wilderness will have to wait. How much longer, ...

Brendan Jackson's death has sparked calls for the DEC to update how it keeps track of staff in the backcountry.

The mine is on a rare slice of industrially zoned land and for some, curiously adjacent to the most protected zoning category, a wilderness area called the Siamese Ponds. The Adirondack Park Land ...

Brendan Jackson, a New York forest ranger, was found dead eight days after he went missing while camping in the Adirondacks ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — An environmental group on Friday proposed establishing a new wilderness area in the southern Adirondacks combining almost 4,000 acres of timberland that New York recently ...

In fact, wilderness areas attract people just look at the High Peaks Wilderness in the Adirondacks. Facts about current Green Mountain National Forest management show that the forest is more open to ...