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By Phil Brown
A state judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Department of Environmental Conservation’s construction of “community connector” snowmobile trails in the Forest Preserve. Protect the Adirondacks argued that the trails—up to twelve feet wide on curves and graded smooth—violated Article 14 of the state constitution, which declares that the Preserve “shall be forever kept as…
By Phil Brown
In October I hiked up Thomas Mountain and Cat Mountain overlooking Lake George. I went up Thomas first, via old logging roads. Near the summit is a cabin built before the state bought the property in 2013. Inside the cabin were a sofa, table, lantern, a few foodstuffs, even some music speakers. Cabins are not…
By Phil Brown
Is the controversial idea of establishing huts at the ponds dead?
By Phil Brown
DEC proposes trail improvements in Sentinel Range Wilderness.
By Phil Brown
People in the North Country and the state voted overwhelmingly for a land bank. What happens next?
By Phil Brown
Canadian man is first person convicted for drone usage in the Adirondacks.
By Phil Brown
If hikers enjoy the Forest Preserve, they’re more likely to support conservation, right? You would think so, but the Wildlife Conservation Society has received a grant to test that assumption. The WCS office in Saranac Lake will oversee the study, which will start next year. Following is a news release: (Saranac Lake, September 15, 2017)…
By Mike Lynch
A local company has started helicopter tours in the High Peaks region, raising concerns about trips over wilderness areas.
By Mike Lynch
Every two decades, New Yorkers go to the polls to decide whether they want to rewrite the language in their state constitution.
By Mike Lynch
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is working on new regulations to address drone use on the Forest Preserve. Some fear the airborne devices will diminish the wild character of the Forest Preserve