Make Weller Pond Motorless
Weller Pond is part of the Saranac Lakes system. It is connected with a navigable channel from Middle Saranac Lake that leads to Weller Pond and Little Weller Pond. It's a remote corner of what [...]
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07, 2017
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07, 2017
Vote No on Proposal 1 on November 7, 2017 on whether to hold a new Constitutional Convention for New York on November 7, 2017
Vote NO on Proposal 1 on Election Day November 7, 2017 Protect the Adirondacks is opposing Proposal 1 on the New York State ballot on November 7, 2017 on whether or not to hold a [...]
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07, 2017
PROTECT honors Steve Englebright “Legislator of the Year Award” for 2017
The State Assembly Conservation Committee Chairman was instrumental in scrutinizing and shepherding the Health and Safety Land Accounts Amendment and introduced legislation to reform APA for conservation design for major subdivisions Protect the Adirondacks is [...]
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06, 2017
PROTECT Applauds Passage of new Article XIV Constitutional Amendment and Enabling Legislation
New "Health and Safety Land Accounts" amendment will be on ballot in November 2017; enabling legislation sets out process for how this complicated amendment will be administered. Protect the Adirondacks applauds passage last night by [...]
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06, 2017
PROTECT honors Dick Booth with the Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award 2017
Award made for stalwart service on Adirondack Park Agency Board where he defended the Forest Preserve, State Land Master Plan, and natural resources of the Adirondack Park Protect the Adirondacks is pleased to announce that [...]
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06, 2017
PROTECT Statement on 2017 Legislative Session
The 2017 New York State Legislative session ended on June 21st as both houses adjourned and left Albany. It remains unclear at this time if the two houses will return to complete unfinished business. The [...]
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06, 2017
John Collins, 1938-2017, Long-time Adirondack Park environmental leader
February 1, 1938 - June 16, 2017 John Robert Collins Jr. died on June 16, 2017 at his home in Blue Mountain Lake, surrounded by his family. John dearly loved his life in the Adirondacks, [...]
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06, 2017
The Adirondack Lake Assessment Program, a long-term water quality monitoring program, celebrates 20 years in 2017
The Adirondack Lake Assessment Program (ALAP) celebrates its 20th season this year monitoring the water quality of dozens of lakes and ponds across the Adirondacks. ALAP is a partnership between Protect the Adirondacks and the [...]
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05, 2017
The proposed zip line on Whiteface Mountain faces Constitutional questions
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, [...]
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05, 2017
A recap of the trial over the future of Article XIV, Section 1, the forever wild provision in the NYS Constitution
The trial on the future of "forever wild" in Protect the Adirondacks v NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency wrapped up on April 4, 2017 in State Supreme Court in Albany County. [...]