Letters

Reading Joe Hackett’s defense of hunting in “It’s Debatable” [September/October], I couldn’t help but wonder if he knew that neither “natural” nor “traditional” is synonymous with “ethical.” Jon Hochschartner, Lake Placid … [Read more...] about Hunting defense missed the mark

Joe Hackett did a superb job of defending hunting in “It’s Debatable” [September/October]. I would only re-emphasize the millions of dollars hunters inject into wildlife programs via taxes they pay on their equipment. I consider it disturbing that … [Read more...] about Why pick on hunting?

At the end of Brian Mann’s article about two new environmental groups [September/October], he mentioned the Adirondack Council as one of the region’s largest environmental groups, but he mischaracterized the council’s situation when he says that we … [Read more...] about Council is stronger than ever

It’s good to hear that the Adirondack Park Agency is looking into tightening regulations for building on uplands [“Losing the high ground,” September/October]. As stated by Tom Both, the current Keene Site Plan Review Law’s main weakness is that it … [Read more...] about Tighten upland building rules

I write in response to your article “Losing the high ground” [September/October]. During my twenty-six-year career in the Air Force, which included three wonderful years at Plattsburgh Air Force base in the late 1980s, I have gotten long looks at … [Read more...] about Protect Adirondacks from eyesores

A few years ago I learned in reading the Explorer of a short hike that runs from Uncas Road to Eighth Lake near Inlet. I have hiked this many times, but recently to my surprise I found a tree lying across the parking area with a no-trespassing sign … [Read more...] about Trailhead mystery solved