JAY — The town of Jay is the latest, and possibly smallest, North Country community to earn the distinction of being a bronze-level Climate Smart Community. This state Department of Environmental Conservation program is a point-based system that incentivizes clean...
by Mike Lynch Some basic tips to get you started making your own compost Getting rid of food scraps through composting is a practice that has gained attention in recent years because it’s environmentally friendly and it creates a product that homeowners...
POTSDAM — Clarkson University and partner the Adirondack North Country Association’s (ANCA) Compost for Good (CfG) project have launched their 2nd series of Community Compost Liaison campaigns. Throughout the coming months, five community-based liaisons will work with a team of...
SARANAC LAKE — Giant machines drilled six 500-foot loops into the Earth at Northern Lights School on Wednesday, as crews installed a geothermal heat pump system at the Waldorf-inspired, nature-based school for youngsters. All around the machines, a thick gray...
Grassroots groups and state funding have propelled the change By Mike Lynch On a late Friday afternoon in March about a half-dozen North Country School students are broken into groups in a rustic building with a 20-foot long by four-foot-wide...
When grass is healthy, it’s full of protein and easy for cows to digest. Sometimes the summers are unbearably hot, and the grass dries up and energy is sent instead to the seed. The grass becomes less nutritious and the...
LAKE PLACID — The Adirondack North Country Association invites community members, industry experts, educators and advocates to explore opportunities to strengthen the region’s clean energy and small business future at the inaugural joint conference of ANCA’s “Clean Energy and Small...
LAKE PLACID — The village of Lake Placid is in the process of adding three more electric vehicles to its fleet, thanks in part to a $50,000 grant from the state’s Clean Energy Communities program, which has funded similar efforts...
North Country Clean Energy Hub Invites Contractors to Apply for Grant Opportunity Up to $25K incentive available for energy efficiency contractors to expand services SARANAC LAKE — The North Country Clean Energy Hub is offering grants for North Country building...
Murry family honored in renaming of hill with former racist name FRANKLIN — There’s a small, remote hill tucked back in the woods between the hamlets of Bloomingdale and Gabriels, with a name that’s troubled locals for a while...
Mace Chasm Farm's tree nursery upgrades with ANCA and Foodshed Capital funds KEESEVILLE | A flexible loan program designed to support North Country small farms is helping Mace Chasm Farm diversify and increase its offerings. The Adirondack North Country Association...
ANCA and Cloudsplitter Fdn. were instrumental in successful outcome SARANAC LAKE | As Governor Kathy Hochul expressed in her State of the State address and proposed 2026 state budget, the future of New York’s child care sector continues to be...
SARANAC LAKE — North Country small business owners and staff will be able to take advantage of a wide array of trainings and services in 2025, thanks to a recent federal grant awarded to the Adirondack North Country Association. Offered...
SARANAC LAKE | The Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA) and Adirondack Diversity Initiative (ADI) have announced the launch of a new, fully virtual micro-credential course for North Country businesses and nonprofits committed to making their businesses and workplaces more welcoming...
State's Food Waste Reduction Law inspired ANCA, Clarkson and the Authority to take action SARANAC LAKE | Last month Gov. Kathy Hochul announced amendments to New York State’s Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling law, which aims to reduce the...
by City & State New York’s notable job creators and business boosters. Ahead of Ronald Reagan’s landslide victory in 1980, he summed up his candidacy by asking voters, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” James Carville,...
by David Escobar The most recent census showed a couple of trends in the Adirondack Park: a steady decline in population and a continued lack of diversity. Roughly 95% of the 123,300 full-time Adirondack residents are white, a statistic that has guided...
PAUL SMITHS — The Adirondack Diversity Initiative and the Adirondack North Country Association have announced the return of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative Symposium — a community gathering designed to empower residents, organizations and businesses to enact positive change toward a...
SARANAC LAKE — The High Peaks Farmers Market in Saranac Lake is migrating its winter home, changing from its summer location in Riverside Park to indoors at the Hotel Saranac every Saturday during the cold months. They’ve been doing this...
DEC funding will be used for outreach education, increased waste drop-off sites PLATTSBURGH | The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) awarded the Clinton County Health Department (CCHD) a two-year, $200,000 grant to reduce food waste throughout...
