ORDA highlights support for Whiteface trail expansion plan
Proposal adding and widening ski trails at Whiteface Mountain heads to Adirondack Park Agency public comment.
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Tree cutting policy 2.0: DEC releases draft forest preserve work plan
The DEC is seeking public comment on draft forest preserve work plans, a result of the state Court of Appeals tree decision.
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Group pushes state to undo a snowmobile trail
Protect the Adirondacks is angling to get the state to close certain snowmobile trails in the Adirondack Park.
2021 EXPLORED: Snowmobile trails/tree cutting
A nearly eight-year legal battle over snowmobile trails planned for the Adirondack Park ended in May when the state’s highest court ruled they were unconstitutional
Task force to help shape future of trail work
By Tim Rowland
DEC forms 13-member trail working group in light of landmark tree cutting decision from earlier this year.
Future of some snowmobile trails remains murky after court decision
NYS DEC and APA have said little about what the decision means for tree-cutting projects.
Trail work faces uncertain summer, as groups await guidance
Court’s ruling leaves towns and trail builders wondering how to proceed
Trail promise melts
By James Odato
Blocked snowmobile connectors leave locals feeling swindled
Court of Appeals: Clearing trees for snowmobile trails unconstitutional
The decision by New York's highest court ends nearly eight years of litigation that divided environmental groups and overturns part of a lower court ruling.
State’s highest court hears forest preserve tree cutting case
The state’s highest court will soon decide what constitutes a constitutionally protected tree in the Adirondack Forest Preserve, potentially impacting the construction of planning snowmobile trails.