Adirondack Mountain Reserve easements address closing trails
By Gwendolyn Craig
September 4, 2020
Owners of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve say easements allow them to close trails and limit use. The state has declined to respond.
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Gwen is an award-winning journalist covering environmental policy for the Explorer since January 2020. She is a member of the Legislative Correspondents Association of New York. Gwen has worked at various news outlets since 2015. She has a master's degree in journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Contact her at (518) 524-2902 or gwen@adirondackexplorer.org. Sign up for Gwen’s newsletter here.
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