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The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) announced last summer that it was proposing a new rule to officially delist the gray wolf (Canis lupus) from protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Public outcry has led the FWS to extend the public comment period until December 17, 2013. Protect the Adirondacks opposes this proposal [...]
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The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has released its preferred alternative for classification of over 21,000 acres of new Forest Preserve lands around the Essex Chain Lakes and Hudson River and reclassification of over 18,000 acres of existing Forest Preserve lands. This recommendation was the product of ongoing negotiations between the APA senior staff, senior staff [...]
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Decisions on ATV Use Local Laws and State Lands Santagate vs Franklin County (1999) Hutchins vs the Town of Colton (2004) Brown vs Town of Pitcairn (2003) Adirondack Council vs Lewis County (2007) Krug vs Town of Leyden (2008) O’Brien-Dailey vs Town of Lyonsdale (2009) Black River Valley Four Wheelers vs NYSDEC (2006) Town of [...]
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Protect the Adirondacks calls upon the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to release an extensive legal analysis written by the chairman of the APA State Lands Committee that details the legal and policy options for the APA’s decision regarding the classification of Forest Preserve lands around the Essex Chain Lakes and Hudson River. It is PROTECT’s [...]
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Protect the Adirondacks is heartened by the over million New Yorkers who voted no on Proposition 5 and voted to defend the Forest Preserve. The issue here was never about the economic vitality of small Adirondack communities. NYCO Minerals, the mining company behind Proposition 5, already has a long-term supply of wollastonite for decades to [...]
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Protect the Adirondacks is deeply grateful for all the support from people around New York who have stood up for Forever Wild. This is no small feat in this day and age. Proposition 5 is a raw deal for the people of the State of New York and our Constitutionally protected “forever wild” Forest Preserve, [...]
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Protect the Adirondacks has filed a major part of our lawsuit that challenges the construction and management of snowmobile trails on the Forest Preserve by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). PROTECT alleges that state actions by the APA and DEC violate state law and the State Constitution. PROTECT has [...]
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No state permits have been issued to date Two recent media accounts (here and here) about the status of the Adirondack Club & Resort (ACR) project in Tupper Lake have written about “permits” having been approved for the 6,000-acre project in Tupper Lake. In point of fact, zero permits have been issued for this project [...]
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Protect the Adirondacks supports this proposed Constitutional Amendment to Article XIV of the State Constitution. This is Proposition 4 on the state ballot. PROTECT does so with grave reservations as to its future implementation by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), based upon its recent failures to complete necessary work to finalize the Route 56 [...]
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The November ballot this year will feature six Constitutional Amendments. Two involve land exchanges involving the Forest Preserve. PROTECT opposes Proposition 5, known as the “NYCO” amendment, while supporting Proposition 4, known as the “Township 40” amendment. Proposition 5 seeks to transfer 200 acres of Forest Preserve lands in the Jay Mountain Wilderness, in the [...]
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