Peter Hornbeck, founder of Hornbeck Boats and master boatbuilder of lightweight canoes and kayaks with a distinctive red stripe below the gunwales, famous throughout the Adirondacks and beyond, died quietly and unexpectedly at his home in [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) was rocked last week with the sudden resignation of Chad Dawson, who served as one of three APA Board members from outside the Adirondack Park Blue Line. Dawson is a [...]
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Adirondack Park Agency have started a process to deal with the Debar Lodge, a complex of 20 buildings, on the north end of beautiful [...]
A coalition of Adirondack conservationists is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law a bi-partisan bill that would help reduce road salt pollution and protect drinking water in the Adirondack Park. The legislation [...]
The 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum seeks wild areas in the Adirondack Park and the Forest Preserve for intensive air and land training activities In June, the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army, based at [...]
For Labor Day Weekend, Protect the Adirondacks Published Online Hiking Trail Guides for 50 Terrific Hikes Outside of the Over-Used High Peaks Wilderness. Trails lead to great destinations including mountains, firetowers, waterfalls, bogs, and remote [...]
Here's Why the 36,000 Acre Whitney Park Should be Forest Preserve The 36,000-acre Whitney Park is up for sale. This tract, which includes 22 lakes and ponds, and over 100 miles of undeveloped shoreline, has [...]
Whitney Park has been identified as the top land protection priority in New York for 50 Years. This is a major moment for the Cuomo Administration. 36,000-Acre Whitney Park is Up For Sale The family of [...]
This is the last article in a 5-part series on possible amendments in 2020 to Article 14, Section 1, of the NYS Constitution, the famed forever wild provision. This article looks back at the amendment [...]
This is the fourth article in a series that looks at three possible constitutional amendments to Article 14, Section 1 that are being debated in 2020. This article looks at the issue of utilizing Forest [...]
