By Gwendolyn Craig The fate of Adirondack Park trees and snowmobile trails could come back to court. It has been nearly three months since the state’s highest court ruled some snowmobile trails both built and planned for the Adirondack Park … [Read more...] about Future of some snowmobile trails remains murky after court decision
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Court of Appeals: Clearing trees for snowmobile trails unconstitutional
By Gwendolyn Craig Snowmobile trails planned for the Adirondack Park violate the state constitution’s “forever wild” clause and may only be approved through a constitutional amendment, the state’s highest court has ruled. In a rare New York … [Read more...] about Court of Appeals: Clearing trees for snowmobile trails unconstitutional
State’s highest court hears forest preserve tree cutting case
By Gwendolyn Craig An hour of oral arguments summed up nearly eight years of litigation on Tuesday in the state’s highest court, which will soon decide what qualifies as a constitutionally protected tree in the Adirondack Forest … [Read more...] about State’s highest court hears forest preserve tree cutting case
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
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
State and Protect disagree on tree-cutting limits
By PHIL BROWN Despite a court ruling that the construction of community-connector snowmobile trails is illegal, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is moving ahead with some projects that involve tree cutting in the state forest … [Read more...] about State and Protect disagree on tree-cutting limits