A staff writer reports that Brian Houseal is stepping down as head of the Adirondack Council.

Phil Brown reports that Brian Houseal will step down as executive director of the Adirondack Council when his contract runs out this fall.

A letter to the editor from Saranac Lake resident Dick Beamish writes in support of a rail trail that will connect Lake Placid and Old Forge. 

The AP reports that a 10-year study of Adirondack loons shows mercury contamination can lead to population declines because birds with elevated mercury levels produce fewer chicks than those with low levels. 

Reporter Chris Morris reports that a state appeals panel ruled that the town of North Elba does have jurisdiction over boathouses on Lake Placid, a decision seen as precedent-setting for municipalities statewide.

Reporter Kim Smith Dedam reports that Executive Director Brian Houseal is stepping down from the Adirondack Council. 

Reporter Jon Alexander reports that the leader of the Adirondack Park’s most influential environmental group will step down in October after a decade in the job.

Reporter Brian Mann writes that Garry Douglas, head of the Plattsburgh-North Country Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, is tangled up in thed ebate over the future of the rail corridor between Remsen and Lake Placid.  

Blogger John Warren writes that Brian Houseal will be leaving his post as Executive Director of the Adirondack Council.