Richard Persico led the Adirondack Park Agency through its tumultuous early years By Tim Rowland In 1973, years' worth of exceedingly painstaking scouting, planning, mapping, theorizing, lawyering, writing, editing, re-editing and … [Read more...] about Remembering an Adirondack legend
regulators and rebels
A park like no other
Decades of experience suggest the state needs to do more to protect shorelines, uplands, and the privately owned backcountry Editor's note: This article ran in 2014, part of a special report by the Explorer titled "Strengthening the APA." We are … [Read more...] about A park like no other
Regulators and Rebels pt 8: The rebellion
Tony D’Elia led call to 'abolish the APA' This is the eighth in a nine-part series that tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency, which marks its 50th anniversary in June. Adapted from the … [Read more...] about Regulators and Rebels pt 8: The rebellion
Regulators and Rebels pt 7: The push for a plan
As APA worked to develop its land use plan, backlash against agency grew This is the seventh in a nine-part series that tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency, which marks its … [Read more...] about Regulators and Rebels pt 7: The push for a plan
Regulators and Rebels pt 6: Big project, small budget
George Davis’s Big Map This is the sixth in a nine-part series that tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency, which marks its 50th anniversary in June. Adapted from the new book “A Wild … [Read more...] about Regulators and Rebels pt 6: Big project, small budget
Regulators and Rebels pt 4: The opportunity of a lifetime
George Davis’s Lucky Break This is the fourth in a nine-part series that tells the story of the at-times contentious campaign to create the Adirondack Park Agency, which marks its 50th anniversary in June. Adapted from the new book “A … [Read more...] about Regulators and Rebels pt 4: The opportunity of a lifetime