Hudson River retreat battles major APA sanctions
The fine combines violations of two acts—the Adirondack Park Agency Act and the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System Act—because the structures are under the APA's jurisdiction.
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Adirondack groups lobby for more park protections
Some of the lobbyists’ goals are to encourage lawmakers to change the draft 2021 budget for New York State. For example, no new forest rangers are listed in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s proposal to add 47 new staff. The groups want more rangers.
Honoring Inez Milholland
A mountain in Lewis, NY was renamed for suffragist Inez Milholland in December 2019. Video by Molly Ormsbee.
The park’s retiring senator still has to-do list
Her District 45 spreads over 6,800 square-miles from parts of Washington County, up past Plattsburgh, to the Canadian border and west past Tupper Lake. Her devotion to the more than 300,000 constituents is perhaps what many will miss most about Little, who announced in December that she is retiring from the Senate.
Lake Pleasant Town Board breaks tie vote for supervisor
“Every vote counts,” Hamilton County Board of Elections Democrat Commissioner Cathleen Rogers said. “We are a small county and sometimes there is a tie in election results.”
State environmental chief says parks have sufficient staff
In Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed budget, the DEC is slated to get 47 full-time employees added to its staff -- but no new rangers.
David Kanietakeron Fadden
David Fadden uses the Six Nations Indian Museum in Onchiota, his talks, and storytelling to dispel stereotypes about Native Americans.
Kathleen Suozzo
Kathleen Suozzo’s work is at the heart of one of the more difficult issues facing the Adirondacks today: upgrading aging waste-water and drinking-water treatment facilities in small communities.
Northern Forest Canoe Trail commits to buy 90-Miler
By Mike Lynch
The nonprofit Northern Forest Canoe Trail recently signed a letter of intent to purchase the race from Brian McDonnell, who owns and operates the race with his wife, Grace.
Long Lake lures tourists with drone’s-eye view
“It’s absolutely vital to our survival to market the Adirondacks to tourism. The industries that existed years ago in the Adirondacks aren’t here anymore."