It’s being called an “Antiracism Campaign” for the Adirondacks. A series of virtual “Listen-in” and “Teach-in” sessions focusing on mobilizing the greater Adirondack community on the issues of racial equity and justice begins next week. The series is being offered...
SARANAC LAKE — In the first of a series of anti-racism “listen-in” livestreams Monday, a panel of black activist-scholars talked about what it means to be “anti-racist.” The sessions are hosted by the Adirondack Diversity Initiative and Adirondack North Country...
SARANAC LAKE — As small businesses throughout the U.S. face unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a collaboration of North Country business owners and economic development organizations are promoting a grassroots movement to support the region’s businesses during the...
SARANAC LAKE — Thousands have gathered for peaceful protests across northern New York in recent weeks, as people and communities seek ways to engage in the broader national movement for racial justice. In response, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI), in...
SARANAC LAKE — The Adirondack North Country Association is inviting North Country small businesses to enter its "Rad Dad" gift package contest to promote their products and encourage local gift shopping for Father’s Day. ANCA established the friendly competition as...
AdkAction is announcing the “Adirondack Compost for Good” project, which will promote food waste composting in the Adirondacks as New York heads toward its 2022 ban on landfilling food wastes of a certain volume throughout the state. The goal of...
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 aid in the resilience and sustainability of...
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...
