Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit against Fish and Wildlife Service could give new attention to wolves in Northeast By Mike Lynch The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has failed its duty to develop a national gray wolf recovery plan, … [Read more...] about Wolf advocates: U.S. recovery plan falls short
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Report provides inclusion ‘blueprint’ for New York’s outdoors
State commissioners embrace equitable access objectives By Gwendolyn Craig The state has work to do to make open spaces more equitable, inclusive and accessible, according to a new report. The Open Space Institute (OSI) and New York … [Read more...] about Report provides inclusion ‘blueprint’ for New York’s outdoors
Digging for quarter-century records
Bond act paid for staff, not accounting Editor's note: This is the first in a two-part story on how state lawmakers, public officials and the governor used funding from the last environmental bond act authorized by New York voters in 1996. The … [Read more...] about Digging for quarter-century records
UPDATE: Missing High Peaks hiker found deceased
By Gwendolyn Craig A 63-year-old Connecticut hiker, who went missing in the Adirondack Park High Peaks, was found deceased Friday morning, state police and Department of Environmental Conservation officials said. Thomas Howard, a Yale-educated … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Missing High Peaks hiker found deceased
Violations and health complications temporarily shutter Adirondack Wildlife Refuge
By Gwendolyn Craig The future of Adirondack Wildlife Refuge in Essex County is in question as its founders grapple with health concerns and a state order to re-home its animals. The state Department of Environmental Conservation said the refuge … [Read more...] about Violations and health complications temporarily shutter Adirondack Wildlife Refuge
Judge dismisses Saranac Lake marina lawsuit
By Gwendolyn Craig A former New York State Environmental Conservation commissioner has lost a lawsuit against his old department and the Adirondack Park Agency over a marina project on Lower Saranac Lake. State Supreme Court Justice Richard … [Read more...] about Judge dismisses Saranac Lake marina lawsuit