In case you missed it, ANCA published our 2024 Annual Report last month.

In its pages, you'll find stories of people and projects we are honored to support. Together with partners and the people we serve, we are building a future where our communities are resilient and thriving! We hope you enjoy selected stories from this collaborative work across the North Country.

Want to receive a print copy of the report? Email membership@adirondack.org with your contact information or complete this form, and we'll mail you one!

Students Learn From Local Businesses

Thank you to Ithaca College and Syracuse University students and faculty who joined us for our Center for Businesses in Transition (CBIT) Fall Familiarization Tours of the Adirondack North Country. In you, we see a bright future for our region!

Adirondack Buyer Days Welcomes Makers & Buyers

Preparations for ANCA's 2026 Adirondack Buyer Days show are underway!

A wholesale trade show of locally and regionally designed and produced gifts, Adirondack Buyer Days is where local shops shop local! If you are a retailer wanting to source local products, this is your show. Shop housewares, accessories, specialty foods, bath & body, and more!

• What: Adirondack Buyer Days
• When: March 23 and 24, 2026
• Where: Saratoga City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY

Buyer registration is open! Sign up now to save your spot! Want to join us as a vendor this year? Artisan makers are invited to complete an interest form.

Adirondack Launchpad for Innovative Ideas

Adirondack Foundation's Adirondack Innovation Initiative (A2I) is seeking participants for its new Adirondack Launchpad — an early-stage business idea competition designed to find and support the next generation of Adirondack entrepreneurs.

This program is not for polished business plans, but rather raw, back-of-the-napkin concepts and the passion to bring ideas to life. Submit your innovative ideas by October 30.

Nature Awareness Skills Virtual Session

ADI will host a second free virtual session that explores human interactions with nature and ways we can build more equitable human ecosystems by better understanding our non-human world.

Join Camille Simone Edwards and Dan Kriesberg, creators of Diversity Education in Nature (DEIN) for an introduction to using nature awareness skills to build empathy and belonging. Participants will gain a toolkit of actions they can take to create welcoming communities through better connections with each other and the more-than-human world. 

For Educators: Where Rivers, Forests & Voices Meet

ADI invites educators and the education community to the heart of the Adirondacks for a special gathering that brings together two powerful approaches that invite us to learn from the Earth as both teacher and guide. 

• What: Where Rivers, Forests, & Voices Meet: Co-Creating Justice Across Human and Ecological Communities
• When: Saturday, November 15, 2025, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; coffee reception at 9:30 a.m.
• Where: The Wild Center, Tupper Lake, New York
• Cost: $50 with sliding scale; registration includes coffee reception and lunch

Lake Placid Adds to Electric Fleet


Congratulations to the Village of Lake Placid, which recently purchased three Ford Lightning trucks with two more on order! The all-electric pickup trucks will be used by the Village's municipal electric, highway and water departments, in addition to two Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in electric SUVs and an all-electric forklift.

Village leaders earned grant funding for their electric fleet through NYSERDA's Clean Energy Communities (CEC) program, which ANCA staff facilitate for North Country communities. To learn more about CEC, contact us at energy@adirondack.org.

Trick or Treat with the Hub!

This Halloween, our North Country Clean Energy Hub team will be getting spooky with games, treats and more at Saranac Lake's downtown trick-or-treat celebration.

Stop by and meet your Hub Energy Advisor at this free community event on Halloween day.

Examining the EV Charging Network

The Adirondack Explorer will host an online panel —

Examining the EV charging network: Where do we go from here? — to explore the future of electric vehicle charging in the Adirondack Park.

ANCA Energy Circuit Rider and longtime EV owner Nancy Bernstein is one of four panelists who will discuss challenges and opportunities for bringing reliable EV infrastructure to small and remote communities in our rural region.

This free virtual event is set for Thursday, November 13 at noon. Register here.

Photo: Nancy and former Tupper Lake Electric Superintendent Marc Staves with the village's hybrid electric bucket truck.

Reimagining Waste: Urine Composting

Join Compost for Good (CfG) co-founder and composting expert John Culpepper for a talk about how human urine can be effectively turned into rich, clean, high-value compost.

• What: Composting Human Urine Presentation
• When: Monday, October 27, 5:00 p.m.
• Where: Wells Memorial Library, Upper Jay, NY
• Registration: Free

Email CfG at compostforgood@adirondack.org for more information.

Visit our jobs page for openings with member and partner organizations and regional nonprofits:

• Loon Center Manager: Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
• Director of Science & Conservation: Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation
• Executive Director: Greater Watertown-North Country Chamber of Commerce
• Library Director: Tupper Lake Public Library

Have an opening you want to promote? Send a web link to jobs@adirondack.org.