"Crowding." "Day use." "Overuse." "Traffic management." Whatever you want to call it -- even if you just call it a lot of people enjoying nature -- the effort to understand and plan for the rising number of people driving to and hiking … [Read more...] about 2019 Adirondack stories of the year
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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
Judge stays construction of Cedar River bridge
A state supreme court judge has issued a preliminary decision barring the state from starting construction of a new snowmobile bridge over the Cedar River. The ruling last week by state Supreme Court Judge Robert Muller comes in the lawsuit that … [Read more...] about Judge stays construction of Cedar River bridge
Protect joins state in appealing timber lawsuit
By TIM ROWLAND Both parties to a controversial and consequential forest-use lawsuit have appealed a July 3 court ruling that says construction of a planned network of snowmobile trails in the east-central Adirondacks is illegal because it would mow … [Read more...] about Protect joins state in appealing timber lawsuit
State appeals ruling barring tree cutting for trails
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency on Friday announced they have filed an appeal of a ruling blocking tree cutting for construction of "community-connector" snowmobile trails in the … [Read more...] about State appeals ruling barring tree cutting for trails
Snowmobile power struggle revs up
By BRANDON LOOMIS John Miller buzzed his Ski-Doo across the Long Lake ice, ready for a lunch stop after riding lake-to-lake for 85 miles from snowy Tug Hill into the heart of the Adirondack Park. The 58-year-old from Goshen, Conn., has … [Read more...] about Snowmobile power struggle revs up