Fort Drum eyes six potential training sites, some in Adirondack Park
Fort Drum has formed a stakeholder group to look at six possible locations, some in the Adirondacks, for air- and land-based training.
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The roots of modern-day Adirondack Park took shape 50 years ago
The final report of the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks (TSC) ushered in the modern era of Adirondack history.
Proposal would remove historic Adirondack camp, create public day-use area
Adirondack camp's future, cell tower, timber harvesting and more, are up for public comment to the Adirondack Park Agency.
NY advisory group considers forest role in fighting climate change
An advisory panel is considering how forests, forestry and harvested wood products could play a role in the state’s climate goals.
DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
Tech glitches and coronavirus leads APA to consider virtual meeting revamps
APA presentations carried on with the public listening to references of pages and slides invisible to them. Board members asked for changes.
APA approves National Grid infrastructure upgrades
National Grid is on its way to replacing nearly 200 transmission poles from the 1930s in the Adirondack Park, and will build two new ones specifically for osprey nesting.
Update: National Grid upgrades, enforcement case on APA docket
The Adirondack Park Agency will consider National Grid upgrades and a Long Lake enforcement case during its October meeting.
New York firefighters pitch in as West burns
By Tim Rowland
New York’s foresters and rangers are always on standby, ready to mobilize should the call come from the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management or other federal agency in need of help.
Adirondack Park Agency approves marina, solar panel projects
The projects were approved on Friday after a more than three-hour meeting on Thursday that hashed out their details in the APA's regulatory committee.