PROTECT advocated for an APA-controlled process based on wide-ranging stakeholder participation, transparency and public disclosure Protect the Adirondacks applauds actions by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to conduct a new public process to gather input [...]
Protect the Adirondacks recently visited the Bear Creek Road in the Black River Wild Forest Area. This road has a long history of damage from illegal public All Terrain Vehicle (ATVs) use, ingress and egress [...]
The Chub Pond Lean-to 1 is unlike any other lean-to on the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Protect the Adirondacks recently visited the Chub Pond Lean-to 1 in the Black River Wild Forest. We were disheartened to [...]
Statement from Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club on Denial of Motion for Appeal by the Appellate Division, Third Department, to challenge July 2014 decision upholding the Adirondack Park Agency's Approval of the Adirondack [...]
This summer major new forest clearcuts became visible in the hills north of Route 30 between Blue Mountain Lake and Long Lake. These clearcuts (see pictures below) are becoming more and more common across the [...]
UPDATE (September 14, 2014):Â Since the original publication of this post, which pinned the high level of damage to the Gull Lake Trail on illegal All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use, a source within the Department of [...]
UPDATE (September 14, 2014):Â Since the original publication of this post, which pinned the high level of damage to the Chub Pond Trail on illegal All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use, a source within the Department of [...]
New bill will see new statewide regulations to ban the transport of invasive species at public, private and commercial boat launches across New York Protect the Adirondacks applauds today's bill signing by Governor Andrew Cuomo [...]
The West River Road in the central part of the Silver Lake Wilderness area winds along the north side of the West Branch of the Sacandaga River. In many places the road is close to [...]
Legislation passed in June that bans the transport of aquatic invasive species (AIS) across New York has been sent to Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign into law. Similar laws are on the books in a [...]