A staff report notes that nonprofit leaders from across the Adirondacks are applauding the recent passage of the Nonprofit Revitalization Act, which represents the first major overhaul of New York state’s charities laws in more than four decades. 

Reporter Todd Moe reports that Long Lake birding expert Joan Collins has noted a decline in population for the Bicknell’s Thrush, a rare species that nests on top of mountains in the Adirondacks, New England and Canada.  

Reporter Thom Randall reports that the state will be undertaking $3 million of improvements at Million Dollar Beach on Lake George, which will include repaving the parking lot and moving an existing boat launch to a new site east of the beach.  The launch facility would be constructed to allow room for a portable boat-washing station.