Northern Light

(Jun 1, 2026)

(May 29, 2026) Seneca leaders say the state has yet to follow through on the promises it made towards reconciliation; we head out for an evening paddle amid a chorus of spring peepers on Forked Lake in the central Adirondacks; we catch up with Adirondack paddlers who are through-paddling the 740-mile Northern Forest Canoe Trail; and we take a look at the community calendar.

(May 28, 2026) Kitty O'Neil breaks down how North Country farmers are coping with rising costs due to the war in Iran; the North Country's newest assemblyman says the delayed budget will mean a less productive year for Albany; and we visit a small dairy in Keeseville. North Country Creamery has become one of the Champlain Valley’s leaders in environmentally-conscious farming.

(May 27, 2026) Some people on the Akwesasne Mohawk Reservation say they’re skeptical about a potential nuclear power plant being built nearby after a long and troubled history with industry polluting their environment; tense relations between the US and Canada are continuing to affect American tourism and alcohol industries; and we have tips for turkey hunting before the season wraps up.

(May 26, 2026) Nurses and other professionals at the hospital in Plattsburgh want safe staffing and limits on AI use enshrined in their new contract; over Memorial Day weekend, many people were remembering the losses caused by Agent Orange; and we’ll take a short hike through the wetlands between the Grasse and Oswegatchie Rivers.

(May 22, 2026) After 250 years, 44 Continental Army soldiers are being buried in Lake George after their remains were discovered in a construction site; the Great Adirondack Garage Sale is this weekend, spanning more than 200 miles across the park; John Warren checks on outdoor conditions ahead of Memorial Day weekend; and we hear from local organizers about this year's Black Birders Week events in the Adirondacks.

(May 21, 2026) A police training program in the Adirondacks is helping law enforcement build trust with the communities they serve; each year, restaurants and businesses from New York City pack up their products and head to the State Capitol in Albany; and we preview the newest season of NCPR’s storytelling podcast The Howl Podcast.

(May 20, 2026) A man who has been incarcerated for 25 years in New York and works as a journalist behind bars makes the case for clemency; Gov. Kathy Hochul is joining moderate Democrats in other states in securing new laws to protect immigrants after President Trump’s crackdown; and talk with NCPR Amy Feiereisel on her last day at the station after a decade.

(May 19, 2026) There are new safety protocols in place this year for assistant forest rangers after the DEC lost track of one who was later found dead in the wilderness; State officials are proposing a fall hunting season in Saratoga Spa State Park as deer populations there are rising beyond sustainable levels; and astronomer Aileen O’Donoghue guides us through what to look for when the sun goes down.

(May 18, 2026) New York State wants to see sweeping reforms after the Salmon River School District admitted to putting children in wooden boxes as discipline; state budget talks are still ongoing, and Republican lawmakers say they’re fed up; and we have a conversation about an ongoing exhibition in Plattsburgh that combines art and mental health.