29 03, 2018

US Census estimates in 2010 to 2017 that 44 of 52 counties in Upstate NY and 53% of US counties lost population

2019-09-15T13:37:52-04:00March 29, 2018|

The US Census 2017 population estimates are out and 11 of the 12 Adirondack counties lost population. These estimates are based on samples and are not the comprehensive decennial censuses based on extensive surveys and [...]

20 03, 2018

Governor signs classification to create over 25,000 acres of new Wilderness lands in Adirondack Park, including Boreas Ponds

2019-09-14T10:56:11-04:00March 20, 2018|

Governor's signature concludes state's purchase and classification of over 69,000 acres Forest Preserve state acquired 2012-2016. With a stroke of the pen, Governor Cuomo created over 25,000 acres of new Wilderness in the Adirondack Park. [...]

1 03, 2018

Thoughts on 50 Years of Forest Preserve Purchases and Classifications

2019-09-15T13:39:30-04:00March 1, 2018|

When evaluating the final decisions in early February by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) on the 2016 Forest Preserve classification package, which included the Boreas Ponds and over 50,000 [...]

21 02, 2018

Empire Forests of the Future Initiative worthy of support and advances protections for New York’s forests

2019-09-15T13:43:12-04:00February 21, 2018|

A major new program in Governor Andrew's Cuomo's 2018-19 state budget is the Empire Forests of the Future Initiative, referred to as "EFFI." This new program seeks to overhaul and modernize two longstanding "Preferential Forest [...]

2 02, 2018

PROTECT Cheers APA’s Approval of Boreas Ponds as State’s Newest Wilderness Wilds in Adirondack Forest Preserve

2019-09-15T13:44:31-04:00February 2, 2018|

Compromise protects Boreas Ponds as Wilderness, while enabling easy public access and a variety of recreational uses on neighboring Wild Forest lands Wilderness Classification for the Boreas Ponds is major milestone in the history of [...]

25 01, 2018

PROTECT applauds compromise in the state’s proposed classification of the Boreas Ponds tract

2019-09-15T13:45:41-04:00January 25, 2018|

Compromise protects Boreas Ponds as Wilderness, while enabling easy public access and a variety of recreational uses on neighboring Wild Forest lands Wilderness Classification for the Boreas Ponds is major milestone in the history of [...]

27 12, 2017

Union Tank Car Company pulls the plug on storage of its oil tankers in the Adirondacks, dealing Iowa Pacific a second major setback

2019-09-15T13:51:05-04:00December 27, 2017|

The plan by Iowa Pacific Holdings and its owner/CEO Ed Ellis to use the Adirondack Park as a junkyard to store thousands of out-of-service oil tanker railcars has hit significant stumbling blocks in the recent [...]

19 12, 2017

PROTECT cheers state action to stop storage of used oil tanker railcars in the Adirondack Park

2019-09-16T00:27:20-04:00December 19, 2017|

State submits petition to federal Surface Transportation Board to end use of Sanford Lake Rail Line by Iowa Pacific Holdings, citing companies failures to live up to 2012 agreenents that reopened the rail line. Protect [...]

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