By Gwendolyn Craig Chad Dawson, the Adirondack Park Agency board member who resigned late last year out of frustration with the agency and state Department of Environmental Conservation, has taken a new post in the Adirondacks. Dawson, a … [Read more...] about Former APA board member Chad Dawson joins Adirondack Wild board
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Adirondack advocates clash over lawsuit’s possible effects on trail work
By Gwendolyn Craig The fate of Adirondack Forest Preserve trees and trails is on the line in an ongoing lawsuit that has divided environmental organizations. Protect the Adirondacks, a nonprofit, sued the state Department of Environmental … [Read more...] about Adirondack advocates clash over lawsuit’s possible effects on trail work
Forest preserve off the table for additional Army training, say ad hoc committee members
By Gwendolyn Craig The U.S. Army at Fort Drum is revising its programmatic environmental assessment for additional training in the Adirondacks region, which will be available for the public’s review at a future date. The Army will avoid forest … [Read more...] about Forest preserve off the table for additional Army training, say ad hoc committee members
Adirondack groups lobby for more park protections
By Gwendolyn Craig ALBANY -- A contingent of Adirondack Park supporters swept the Capitol on Monday, calling for more forest rangers, more funding to protect the area from overuse, bolstering of the Adirondack Park Agency and strengthening laws to … [Read more...] about Adirondack groups lobby for more park protections
High Court OKs snowmobile trail along wild section of Hudson River
By BRANDON LOOMIS New York State’s high court on Tuesday gave its blessing to a snowmobile trail near the Hudson River on Chain Lakes Road, rejecting environmentalists’ claims that the state’s wild-and-scenic rivers law prohibited traffic … [Read more...] about High Court OKs snowmobile trail along wild section of Hudson River
Adirondack Wild questions bike trail work in Wilcox Lake Wild Forest
By Phil Brown The environmental group Adirondack Wild is questioning the legality of work done this summer on a trail in the Wilcox Lake Wild Forest. David Gibson, one of the founders of the group, contends the state Department of … [Read more...] about Adirondack Wild questions bike trail work in Wilcox Lake Wild Forest