Meet Park Ranger Emily Kelly

Meet Park Ranger Emily Kelly

By Patti Singer Emily Kelly never needed to be told twice to go outside and play. Growing up near the Adirondack Park and in a family that prized the outdoor life, Kelly was at home in the natural world. “I grew up harvesting and canning produce from our garden,...
Protecting the Declining Cerulean Warbler

Protecting the Declining Cerulean Warbler

It’s late May and the forest is fresh with new leaves. Deep in the woods everything takes on a pale, spring-green tint. The forest echoes with a cacophony of birdsong.  Amid the jumble, biologists at Iroquois National Refuge are searching for the sound of the elusive...