More than a tenth of the Adirondack Park is protected by easements, though it’s hard to judge how protected By Michael Virtanen Red Tavern Road cuts through the forest of the northwest Adirondacks, with privately owned timberlands … [Read more...] about An in-depth look at conservation easements
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Timber managers say cutting promotes forest health
By Michael Virtanen Four huge machines rumbled in a wide clearing at the end of a haul road within Molpus Woodlands Group’s Santa Clara Tract in the northwestern Adirondacks. A grapple skidder, which resembled a bulldozer with four giant tires and … [Read more...] about Timber managers say cutting promotes forest health
Environmental groups want more oversight of easements
By MIKE VIRTANEN Some environmentalists want more active state oversight of the 781,000 acres of privately owned timberlands in the Adirondacks that are governed by conservation easements with New York. The Adirondack Council said easements have … [Read more...] about Environmental groups want more oversight of easements
List of conservation easements landowners
Easement Current Owner County Acres Adirondack Mountain Reserve Adirondack Mountain Reserve Essex 7123.7 Alden Ave UHW ATP/Timberlink, LLC Warren 136.5 Alderbrook Park Thomas Stone Franklin 1158.3 Aldrich Molpus Woodlands Group St … [Read more...] about List of conservation easements landowners
Saranac Lake awarded $10 million grant for downtown projects
By MIKE LYNCH Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that Saranac Lake was selected as the North Country’s winner of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative and will receive a $10 million grant. Nine other communities in the state will each receive … [Read more...] about Saranac Lake awarded $10 million grant for downtown projects
Court rejects challenges to snowmobile routes
A midlevel state court has rejected challenges by environmentalists to the Adirondack Park Agency’s 2016 decision to allow a new snowmobile trail in the Essex Chain Lakes region. Protect the Adirondacks and Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest … [Read more...] about Court rejects challenges to snowmobile routes