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The Apa At 100, Elizabeth Thorndike
The Apa At 100, Elizabeth Thorndike
Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies
This essay is adapted from a presentation at 50th anniversary of the Adirondack Park
virtual symposium, sponsored by the Adirondack Museum/Experience in June 2021.
Climate Change And The Myth Of The Adirondack Asbestos Forest, Louis Curth
Climate Change And The Myth Of The Adirondack Asbestos Forest, Louis Curth
Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies
The history of the Adirondacks offers a valuable lesson about what can happen when widespread commercial activity intersects with episodic climate events to cause extreme forest fire danger. New York State’s response to such events has been largely successful in the past, leading to a myth that the Adirondack forest is unlikely to burn because it is an “asbestos forest”.