Emily Russell

Adirondack Mountains

Reporter at North Country Public Radio (NCPR)

Adirondack reporter @NCPR previously in Alaska | Co-host of the podcast ‘If All Else Fails,' about far-right extremism in Upstate NY | email: [email protected]

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A Texas developer plans to buy 36,000-acre Whitney estate and build a resort

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

A developer from Texas is set to purchase the 36,000-acre Whitney estate in the heart of the Adirondacks. The property was formerly owned by Saratoga socialite Marylou Whitney, who died in 2019 and left it to her husband, John Hendrickson. He died unexpectedly last summer when he was 59 years old. The property near Long Lake was on the market for $125 million.
A Texas developer plans to buy the 36,000-acre Whitney estate, build resort

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

A developer from Texas is set to purchase the 36,000-acre Whitney estate in the heart of the Adirondacks. The property was formerly owned by Saratoga socialite Marylou Whitney, who died in 2019 and left it to her husband, John Hendrickson. He died unexpectedly last summer when he was 59 years old. The property near Long Lake was on the market for $125 million.
Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks carry out a hiker who broke her leg

4 days ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

Forest Rangers carried a woman about 3 miles out of the woods who had broken her leg in multiple places while hiking in the High Peaks last Tuesday night. According to the NYSDEC, the 26-year-old from the Southern Tier town of Deposit was a mile beyond Indian Pass Brook when her injury was reported. Eight Forest Rangers and a paramedic reached the hiker around 9:30 pm and then stabilized her injuries.
Federal money is essential to North Country airports. Trump wants to cut funding in half

1 week ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

Emily RussellFederal money is essential to North Country airports. Trump wants to cut funding in halfIf you live in the North Country, you know flights can be expensive. Air travel often involves hours of driving, expensive airport parking, and even pricier tickets. But if you're looking to travel to a few cities around the eastern US and your schedule is flexible, you might be able to find far cheaper tickets for direct flights from one of five North Country airports.
APA approves herbicide use on two more Adirondack lakes infested with milfoil

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

Since Eurasian watermilfoil was discovered in Adirondack lakes decades ago, some communities have spent millions of dollars trying to control the invasive species, but it’s been a losing battle. In recent years, a new treatment has emerged called ProcellaCOR, a chemical herbicide that is used to kill milfoil. At Thursday’s APA meeting, the board was presented with two new applications to use the herbicide on Adirondack lakes. The APA’s Aaron Ziemann presented both applications to the board.
Border crossings from Canada to the North Country are down significantly

2 weeks ago | wamc.org | Emily Russell

Border crossings from Canada into the North Country have dropped significantly in recent months compared to last spring. The decline in traffic comes amid an ongoing trade war with Canada. In years prior, southbound border traffic from Canada followed a similar trend. Crossings generally went in the spring, peaked in July and August, and began to drop from fall into winter. That’s what happened over the last three years. But this year, cross-border traffic has looked different.
Border crossings from Canada into the North Country are down significantly

2 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

Border crossings from Canada into the North Country have dropped significantly in recent months compared to last spring. The decline in traffic comes amid an ongoing trade war with Canada. In years prior, southbound border traffic from Canada followed a similar trend. Crossings generally went in the spring, peaked in July and August, and began to drop from fall into winter. That’s what happened over the last three years. But this year, cross-border traffic has looked different.
Here's how Trump's federal funding cuts are impacting the North Country

3 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

Federal funding cuts have been a top priority for President Donald Trump. He’s slashed support for schools, for scientific research, for arts and libraries. He’s also laid off more than 120,000 federal workers. Some of those cuts are unfolding here in the North Country. Emily RussellHere's how Trump's federal funding cuts are impacting the North CountryJery Huntley tried for years to get a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
UVM research reveals how old, dead trees in ADK streams are a natural climate solution

3 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

If you've ever gone hiking in the Adirondack wilderness, you may have seen old, dead trees that have fallen into streams and are decomposing. That wood has captured and is storing carbon. Researchers from the University of Vermont studied the carbon storage capacity of dead wood in streams in the Adirondacks and New Hampshire and how it can serve as a natural climate solution.
It's graduation season for college students in the North Country

3 weeks ago | northcountrypublicradio.org | Emily Russell

It’s graduation season in the North Country. Last Saturday, about 800 students from both Clarkson University and SUNY Canton received their diplomas. SUNY Adirondack celebrated about 500 new graduates in Glens Falls on Saturday, while about 180 students graduated from Paul Smith’s College. North Country Community College is awarding pins to new nurses in Malone and Ticonderoga on Wednesday and Saranac Lake on Thursday. The college-wide graduation is this Saturday.