Judge stays construction of Cedar River bridge
The ruling last week by state Supreme Court Judge Robert Muller comes in the lawsuit that Protect the Adirondack and Adirondack Wild have against the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
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State and Protect disagree on tree-cutting limits
By Phil Brown
In July, the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court agreed with Protect the Adirondacks that the number of trees cut for community connectors is excessive, violating Article 14, the clause of the state constitution mandating that the preserve “shall be forever kept as wild forest lands.”
State to update trout management plan
By Ben Westcott
The plan will be largely informed by a series of 16 public meetings that were held across New York State in 2017, in which trout anglers discussed stream management policy with DEC representatives.
Garden parking lot to open Friday
By Mike Lynch
A key gateway to the High Peaks will reopen to motor vehicles on Friday. The popular Garden parking lot in Keene Valley has been closed since the spring due to a bridge replacement project on Johns Brook Lane.
Speed limit declines for holiday weekend
By Ben Westcott
Columbus Day weekend, which coincides with Canadian Thanksgiving and fall foliage season, traditionally sees a lot of traffic.
Forest rangers rescue hikers on Little Porter, Shelving Rock and elsewhere
By Mike Lynch
The following are forest ranger actions from August 12-18. The information is provided by the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Town of Keene Essex County Wilderness Rescue: On August 12 at 12:11 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a man reporting that his wife had a non-weight bearing ankle injury on the side…
Garden parking lot to remain closed until late September
By Mike Lynch
The Garden parking lot in Keene Valley will remain closed until at least late September.
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 down too many trees on the forest preserve.
State takes comments on Tupper Lake-Lake Placid rail trail
By Phil Brown
The state Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Transportation developed the rail-trail plan in 2016, but the following year a judge blocked its implementation.
OmniTrax ends negotiations for railroad to Tahawus
The railroad company that was negotiating to take over the 30-mile idled rail line from North Creek to the former Tahawus mine in the central Adirondacks says it’s no longer interested.