One project hyped in Governor Andrew Cuomo's budget announcements early in 2017 was a zip line that would run in three stages from near the summit at Whiteface Mountain, near where the gondola brings passengers, [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency has posted its agenda and materials for its meeting this week (May 11-12th) and there is no action scheduled for the classification of Boreas Ponds or any other Forest Preserve lands. [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) postponed action on the classification of the Boreas Ponds this month. The APA had planned to unveil its proposal for these lands in March and make a decision in April. [...]
Opposition to S.372 "An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to the regulation of live restraint cable devices to take wildlife; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency delays a formal classification proposal for Boreas Ponds The Cuomo Administration is unable to develop a workable and legal classification option for the Boreas Ponds There will no action on the [...]
1st passage of draft amendment could be accomplished in 2017 Legislation has been introduced by Senator Betty Little Protect the Adirondacks supports a new Constitutional Amendment for Article XIV, Section 1, the "forever wild" clause [...]
Court denies Motions for Summary Judgment by both sides Trial to be held on issues involving the permissible level of tree cutting on the Forest Preserve and whether the construction of class II snowmobile trails [...]
Governor Cuomo has released his new state budget for the next fiscal year 2017-18. It clocks out north of $160 billion and contains spending for the Adirondack Park and New York's environment. Here's a summary [...]
Vital Importance of Adirondack Forest Preserve: Less than 1% of all lands east of the Mississippi River is designated Wilderness The 26 states east of the Mississippi River total more than 573 million acres and [...]
Protect the Adirondacks recently filed a new round of legal papers, our "Answers" in our lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the construction of 9-12 foot wide class II community connector snowmobile trails across the Adirondack [...]
