DEC leaves public in the dark on High Peaks meetings
The High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group has met eight times since June, but DEC has not posted meeting summaries.
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Busy High Peaks hiking days
By Mike Lynch
With what could be a busy Columbus Day weekend for High Peaks hiking fast approaching, we pulled out this timelapse video from a September weekend in 2017 on Cascade Mountain. About 550 hikers visited the summit on this particular day.
The price of driving on state land
The highest potential fine that could be levied against the driver who illegally took his Jeep Cherokee into Marcy Dam -- via a truck road over Forest Preserve -- is $750.
State and AMR: No new hiker restrictions for Columbus Day weekend
“DEC and AMR continue to have productive discussions about strategies for 2021 that will help protect the area’s natural resources and promote sustainable use.”
Adirondackers scratching heads about illegal drive to Marcy Dam
By Tim Rowland
A hiker illegally drove onto the forest preserve putting a capstone on a summer season that has attracted a new demographic to the woods.
Finding peace among the teeming High Peaks
I had assigned myself one simple ground rule when I packed gear and my freeze-dried vittles for this four-day walk. I would summit none of the 4,000-foot-topping peaks that draw hikers by the hundreds and thousands.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve easements address closing trails
Owners of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve say easements allow them to close trails and limit use. The state has declined to respond.
Adirondack Mountain Reserve provides a case study for state hiker restrictions
The coronavirus pandemic has led New York to start imposing restrictions already, which could be soft openings for more.
Leave No Trace report: More investment is needed in the High Peaks
A Leave No Trace report found crowding, trail degradation, human and pet waste, unprepared visitors and parking were all pressing issues.
High Peaks crowds compound problems in a tight budget year
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos talked about crowds in the High Peaks, the state budget, permits, staffing and protecting hikers and natural resources.