“We’re essentially paying no attention.”
“Hot Spot” backcountry education kicks off
Leave No Trace travelling trainers will be in the High Peaks for about a week to educate hikers about minimizing their impacts on the environment and protecting themselves while recreating in the backcountry.
Stakeholders discuss High Peaks issues
The Department of Environmental Conservation and about 60 stakeholders met to talk about the problems of high traffic that have plagued the high peaks region for the past several years.
Trail progress halts along with tree cutting after Article 14 decision
The state Department of Environmental Conservation instituted the tree-cutting moratorium in response to a recent court decision in a lawsuit brought by Protect the Adirondacks. Other projects might also be affected.
Former EPA official urges Adirondackers to move “Beyond Plastics”
Beyond Plastics hopes to decrease the 9 million tons of plastic entering the oceans each year.
Teachers learn climate lessons at Wild Center insitute
“The most important scientific fact about climate change is that it’s a timed test. If we don’t get it right quickly, then we will never get it right.”
Fund for Lake George spends millions on fresh water protection
The Fund for Lake George, a lake protection organization based in Lake George Village, “is truly a fund, both in name and in function,” according to Jeff Killeen, the chairman of its Board of Trustees.
Boat inspectors ramp up battle against invasive species
The stewardship program began in 1999 when property owners around the St. Regis lakes raised concerns about protecting their lake chain. Through their private donations, Paul Smith’s began hiring boat stewards for inspecting boats as they entered those waters
The park’s watchdogs: A guide to Adirondack environmental groups
A new group–Adirondack Wilderness Advocates–is seeking nonprofit status, raising the question of what niche it and several other Adirondack groups fill.
Albany’s rejection of Adirondack conservation bill disappoints environmentalists
Environmentalists have pressed for conservation standards since the Adirondack Park Agency approved the Adirondack Club and Resort in Tupper Lake—a major second-home project that they predict will amplify its effects by spreading them out.