SARANAC LAKE | The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) and Foodshed Capital have announced that Donahue’s Livestock Farms in North Bangor is the second farm to receive a loan through their revolving loan fund for small-scale food producers. The zero-percent...
By Emily Russell (Adirondack Reporter) in Saranac Lake, NY Mar 09, 2023 — There are 2.7 million acres of public land in the Adirondacks, but the park doesn’t always feel open and welcoming to everyone. The Adirondack Diversity Initiative was...
SARANAC LAKE | The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) has been awarded a $558,000 federal grant to support climate-smart agroforestry projects on small farms in northern New York. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS)...
Newcomb — AdkAction and the Compost for Good (CfG) Team selected the Town of Newcomb as the recipient of a high flow drum composter as part of a USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG). Newcomb was selected upon recommendation from...
By Todd Moe First Friday Saranac Lake is a community event to showcase the art, music, food, and vibrancy of downtown businesses. It’s a family-friendly event that started last September, and is similar to First Friday events in Plattsburgh, Albany and Rochester. The...
North Country choreographer steps onto new stage By Gwendolyn Craig Tiffany Rea-Fisher is used to taking center stage as a dancer, choreographer and artistic director. On Feb. 1 she will be in a new spotlight as the Adirondack Diversity Initiative’s...
TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. — North Country farmers and food producers will soon be able to access shared regional processing facilities, distribution services and marketing opportunities, thanks to a successful grant proposal from The Hub, also known as the ADK Food Hub, in Tupper Lake, N.Y. The Adirondack North Country Association...
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $52 million in awards to establish 12 Regional Clean Energy Hubs to serve as centers of outreach, awareness, and education in regions across New York State and help foster residents' participation, especially those in underserved...
The New York State Research and Development Authority has chosen the Adirondack North Country Association to establish its new Regional Clean Energy Hubs Program in the North Country. ANCA will work with Cornell Coopertive Extension of Jefferson and St. Lawrence...
A non-profit in the Adirondacks was awarded more than $4 million to create a clean energy hub for the North Country. The Adirondack North Country Association, based in Saranac Lake, received the grant from NYSERDA, the state's energy research and...
TUPPER LAKE | North Country farmers and food producers will soon be able to access shared regional processing facilities, distribution services, and marketing opportunities, thanks to a successful grant proposal from The Hub, also known as the ADK Food Hub,...
PLATTSBURGH | Small business and nonprofit personnel are invited to develop communication skills that will help them retain employees and support positive customer experiences at a free workshop presented by the Adirondack North Country Association and the Adirondack Diversity Initiative....
SARANAC LAKE | Turning food waste into compost will now be easier for North Country communities thanks to expanded funding for a regional community-scale composting program, Compost for Good. The Compost for Good (CfG) initiative has been awarded $170,000 in...
National Grid has awarded $100,000 to the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) to support the regional nonprofit’s North Country Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) and a skills-building and networking conference for business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs. The grant award...
The state has work to do to make open spaces more equitable, inclusive and accessible, according to a new report. The Open Space Institute (OSI) and New York Outdoor Recreation Coalition’s “Open Spaces for All” report says that surveyed Black, Indigenous, people of...
The director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Nicky Hylton-Patterson, stepped down last week. Over nearly three years, Hylton-Patterson hosted forums on race and equity, founded a program to bring more students of color to the park, and initiated diversity training...
The Adirondack Experience announced that it will present a three-part symposium in November as part of its Adirondacks for All: Identity & Environmental Justice in the North Country programmatic initiative. Adirondacks for All launched in June with eight virtual events...
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) Board of Directors has announced the election of Kelly Chezum, vice president of external relations at Clarkson University, as the regional economic nonprofit’s next chair. The vote makes Chezum the...
SARANAC LAKE — Nicole “Nicky” Hylton-Patterson is leaving the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, where she served as the ADI’s first-ever director and seeded several programs that strive to establish diversity, equity and inclusion in the Adirondack Park. Hylton-Patterson joined the ADI as director...
The director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, Nicky Hylton-Patterson, stepped down last week. Over nearly three years, Hylton-Patterson hosted forums on race and equity, founded a program to bring more students of color to the park, and initiated diversity training...
