Thereâs a growing effort to diversify the Adirondacks, to welcome more low-income people and people of color to the park. This comes at time when the park is also figuring out how to manage hiker traffic at some popular trailheads.
Gwendolyn Craig has been covering visitor management and diversity efforts in the park for the Adirondack Explorer. Her latest reporting is about why words like 'overcrowding' and 'overuse' could impact who feels welcome in the Adirondacks.