SARANAC LAKE | The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted some critical stress points in our local food system. Farmers have reported labor issues, market closures and fears of supply chain disruption. To bolster local food security and ensure the resilience and...
If voters cooperate, in less than a year New York could begin girding for climate change with a well-funded wave of projects designed to protect the state’s woods, wildlife, waters and communities from increasingly severe storms and shifting weather patterns.
LAKE PLACID — Representatives from more than 30 local organizations gathered at a roundtable discussion in Lake Placid on Monday to outline ways funding from a proposed $3 billion Restore Mother Nature Bond Act could be used to safeguard Adirondack...
SARANAC LAKE — Eight North Country farms recently received grant funding from the Adirondack North Country Association. Among them were four farms in Essex County: Blue Pepper Farm in Jay, Juniper Hill Farm in Wadhams, Mace Chasm Farm in Keeseville...
In his State of State address on January 9, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo committed to advancing New York State’s clean transportation sector and expanding its electric vehicle industry. In response, the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) is convening experts and...
LAKE PLACID — The SUNY Canton Small Business Development Center, NBT Bank, CITEC, Adirondack Economic Development Corporation, WDI and Adirondack North Country Association are co-hosting a workshop called “Get Strategic in 2020!”
Food waste is composted by a wide range of technologies, from low-tech windrows that require only a front-end-loader to mix and turn piles, to medium-tech aerated static piles and windrow turning machines, to high-tech in-vessel containers with aeration and agitation...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association has scheduled a two-day summit to launch the development of a clean transportation roadmap for the region. The event, “Clean Transportation: the Adirondack ON-RAMP,” will address topics related to electric vehicle infrastructure,...
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has announced the recipients of its Local Farm Grant program, which was launched in October 2019 to support farmers and food producers who are strengthening the region’s agriculture and food systems.
SARANAC LAKE — Eight North Country farms recently received grant funding from the Adirondack North Country Association. Among them were four farms in Essex County: Blue Pepper Farm in Jay; Juniper Hill Farm in Wadhams; Mace Chasm Farm in Keeseville...
By NAJ WIKOFF , Lake Placid News Ninety-five percent of visitors to the Adirondacks are white; for one reason or another, people of color aren't coming here. Forty-five percent of New Yorkers are non-white, and a great number of them...
by BEN WESTCOTT For many people, building a more inclusive and diverse Adirondack Park seems like a challenge. For Nicole Hylton-Patterson, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative’s new director, it’s all a matter of perspective.
SARANAC LAKE — Despite it being part of her official title, Nicole Hylton-Patterson said she doesn’t often use the word “diversity” because it tends to represent just an abundance of different skin colors. She said true inclusion is more than...
The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) recently wrapped up two clean energy programs designed to help municipalities reduce costs and increase energy efficiency for their communities.
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI), which aims to make the Adirondack region “a more welcoming and inclusive place for residents and visitors,” has hired its first director. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) announced this week...
By Rick Karlin When Green Mountain College in Vermont announced last January that it was closing, recruiters at Paul Smith’s College didn’t hesitate. Within days they said Green Mountain students could transfer and continue their educations at Paul Smith’s, about...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI) has hired its first director. The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) announced that Nicole Hylton-Patterson of the Bronx will take on the leadership position for the Initiative, which aims to make the...
Over $2M invested in NYSERDA projects across the North Country SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association recently wrapped up two clean energy programs for municipalities.
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative, a collaboration of groups focused on making the Adirondack Park more inclusive, finally has a director. Nicole Hylton-Patterson, of the Bronx, is taking the helm starting Dec. 2 and will be based out...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative has hired its first director. Nicole Hylton-Patterson of the Bronx, will take on the leadership position for the Initiative, which aims to make the Adirondack region a more welcoming and inclusive place for...
