APA approves updates despite invasive species concerns By Gwendolyn Craig In a split vote, the Adirondack Park Agency approved upgrades to Fish Creek Pond Campground and Day Use Area. Dissenter Andrea Hogan doubted the state Department of … [Read more...] about Fish Creek campground to get facelift
adirondack park agency
Ticonderoga adds 100-acre solar installation to growing project list
APA approves 20 MW solar project amid planning discussion By Gwendolyn Craig The Adirondack Park Agency has approved one of its largest solar project applications yet--20-megawatts generated by 46,000 panels on approximately 100 acres in the … [Read more...] about Ticonderoga adds 100-acre solar installation to growing project list
APA virtual meeting to include live, public comment
By Gwendolyn Craig The Adirondack Park Agency's virtual board meeting today will allow for live, public comment for the first time in about 18 months of remote meetings. The change coincides with Gov. Kathy Hochul's declarations for more … [Read more...] about APA virtual meeting to include live, public comment
Power struggle
As solar farms rise, park towns weigh clean energy, views By Gwendolyn Craig The Adirondack Park isn’t widely known for farming, but almost 104,000 of its 6 million acres are in agricultural districts. Much of that is in the Champlain Valley, … [Read more...] about Power struggle
Remembering an Adirondack legend
Richard Persico led the Adirondack Park Agency through its tumultuous early years By Tim Rowland In 1973, years' worth of exceedingly painstaking scouting, planning, mapping, theorizing, lawyering, writing, editing, re-editing and … [Read more...] about Remembering an Adirondack legend
As White Lake quarry application moves forward, opposition grows
Signs for and against a proposed quarry in White Lake. Photos by Megan Plete Postol More than 1,000 letters to date, community members, consultants speak out at public hearing By Megan Plete Postol As the application for a granite quarry in … [Read more...] about As White Lake quarry application moves forward, opposition grows