In classifying former Finch, Pruyn lands, the APA creates two large motor-less tracts but allows a snowmobile corridor to divide them. By Phil Brown AFTER MONTHS of public debate and behind-the-scenes negotiations, the Adirondack Park Agency voted … [Read more...] about โA consensus solutionโ
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Decision time for APA
ย Agency weighs a variety of optionsโand opinionsโfor managing 21,200 acres of former Finch, Pruyn lands. By Phil Brown Wild rivers, pristine ponds, deep forests, marble cliffs, a towering waterfallโthe former Finch, Pruyn lands recently … [Read more...] about Decision time for APA
Green light for resort
Adirondack Council voices support for huge resort in Tupper Lake, revealing split in environmental movement shortly before the APA approves the project. By Brian Mann The Adirondack Park Agencyโs decision in January to approve construction of a … [Read more...] about Green light for resort
Tupper decision nears
As Big Tupper debate enters final weeks, questions linger about wildlife impacts and financing. By Brian Mann The Adirondack Club and Resort project has been scrutinized and debated for seven years, and yet, although the Adirondack Park … [Read more...] about Tupper decision nears
Forest impacts debated
By Brian Mann AS THE ADIRONDACK PARK AGENCY prepares this winter to decide whether a giant resort development proposed for Tupper Lake can go forward, the commission will have to rule on a central environmental question raised by opponents of the … [Read more...] about Forest impacts debated
How to Protect the Uplands
Environmentalists say APA needs more authority to protect ridges and mountains from unsightly development. By Stephen Williams Conservation advocates are vowing to push state and local government leaders in the coming year to regulate development on … [Read more...] about How to Protect the Uplands