(Apr 30, 2026) A non-profit based in the Adirondacks that hosts wilderness retreats for veterans is looking to establish a permanent home near Lake Titus; we take a look at how the cheese plant in Chateaugay has shaped the community for over a 100 years; and an exhibit at one of the region's most prestigious galleries is a celebration of young artists in the southern Adirondacks.

(Apr 30, 2026) The non-profit, which organizes wilderness retreats for veterans, still needs to raise $45,000 for a final infrastructure.

(Apr 30, 2026) We walk through over a century of changes in dairying, cheese, and downtown Chateaugay.

(Apr 30, 2026) A recent survey found that almost 70% of farmers in the Northeast can't afford all the fertilizer they need.

(Apr 30, 2026) An Adirondack-based non-profit that hosts wilderness retreats for military veterans is closing in on opening a home base near Lake Titus. Its goal is to provide a safe place for veterans to heal in nature. Also: State lawmakers are close to prohibiting local jails from holding people for federal immigration agents.

(Apr 29, 2026) Both Prison guards and inmates say New York's correctional system is broken; scientists are predicting an early and heavy tick season; Kitty O’Neil joins us in the studio to explain how North Country farms are preparing for the growing season.

(Apr 29, 2026) Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is a broken system.

(Apr 29, 2026) Ticks, and the diseases they carry, are becoming more prevalent because of our warming climate.

(Apr 29, 2026) Staffing levels at New York's prisons are low while the rates of violence and drug exposures are on the rise. Both guards and inmates are pleading with the state to fix what they say is a broken system. Also: Residents in Canton and across the North Country have been shocked by property reassessments that haven't kept up with actual property values.

(Apr 28, 2026) NCPR book critic Betsy Kepes reviews the national bestseller, "Before I Forget" by Vermont writer Tory Henwood Hoen.