By Gwendolyn Craig New Yorkers have a once-in-a-decade shot to provide opinions about managing forestlands as an action plan is set for an update this summer. The plan is required for all states under the federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance … [Read more...] about NY updates 10-year forest conservation plan
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Mountain renamed in honor of suffragist
Town named mountain for Inez Milholland in 1916, but it was never formalized By ZACH LAWRENCE Just in time for the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment in the summer of 2020, Mount Discovery in Lewis has been officially renamed Mount Inez … [Read more...] about Mountain renamed in honor of suffragist
Tree-cutting ruling keeps trail, parking projects in limbo
By TIM ROWLAND Some significant Adirondack projects are on hold until a court clarifies how many trees can be legally cut in the state forest preserve. This summer the New York judiciary ruled that a snowmobile trail in the central Adirondacks was … [Read more...] about Tree-cutting ruling keeps trail, parking projects in limbo
Historic club lands returned to nature
By MIKE LYNCH When paddlers head to the Essex Chain of Lakes in the central Adirondacks next spring, they’ll find a major change to the landscape. The Inner Gooley Club complex, which included seven buildings and several sheds on the shoreline … [Read more...] about Historic club lands returned to nature
Land bank to help towns
State voters approve land bank proposal to amend Article 14 to streamline projects that infringe on Forest Preserve. The town of Horicon has been unable to replace this bridge over the Schroon River. Photo by Carl Heilman II By Phil Brown New … [Read more...] about Land bank to help towns
Buzz Over Helicopter Tours
By Mike Lynch Chip Moeser hiked fifteen miles from Lake Placid in early July to spend the night at Duck Hole deep in the High Peaks Wilderness. He was looking for quiet, but in the late afternoon, a helicopter started descending from … [Read more...] about Buzz Over Helicopter Tours