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Nicole Hilton-Patterson, director of Adirondack Diversity Institute, accepts an award from the environmental advocacy group Adirondack Wild in Saranac Lake. (News photo â Aaron Cerbone)
SARANAC LAKE Adirondack Wild awarded Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director Nicole Hylton-Patterson the 2020 Wild Stewardship Award on Nov. 27. “We’re just getting started,” she said, saying she has a lot planned for 2021. David Gibson, managing partner of the environmental advocacy group, said this award is usually given to individuals doing work in the wilderness, but this year he felt it was necessary to recognize someone working to bring in a new, diverse generation of wilderness stewards.