27 09, 2017

Vote Yes on Proposal 3 on November 7, 2017 to amend Article 14, Section 1, the forever wild provision, to create new “Health and Safety Land Account” to help local communities with highway and utilities maintenance

2019-10-15T21:20:29-04:00September 27, 2017|

Vote Yes on Proposal 3 on November 7, 2017 to amend Article 14, the forever wild provision of the NYS Constitution, to create a new "Health and Safety Land Account" to help local communities with highway [...]

25 09, 2017

State must block plan by railroad company to trash the Adirondacks by storing hundreds of old railroad cars in the Forest Preserve

2019-10-15T21:24:59-04:00September 25, 2017|

A new plan has emerged from the Saratoga & North Creek Railway, an arm of Iowa Pacific Railway Company, to store hundreds of old, dilapidated railroad cars, supposedly mostly boxcars, on siding track and unused [...]

7 09, 2017

Adirondack Park Agency awaits decision by Governor Cuomo on the classification of the Boreas Ponds tract

2019-10-15T21:26:43-04:00September 7, 2017|

In a normal system of state government, the Governor would await a decision by his independent agency, but in the Adirondack Park today the Adirondacks Park Agency waits and waits for the Governor to make [...]

3 08, 2017

Final Papers Submitted in Trial on the Management of the Forever Wild Forest Preserve

2019-10-15T21:28:56-04:00August 3, 2017|

Trial focused on amount of tree cutting and impacts to the Forest Preserve from construction of new system of 9-12 foot wide class II community connector snowmobile trails On July 31, 2017 final papers were [...]

25 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

2019-10-15T21:30:11-04:00July 25, 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 [...]

13 07, 2017

PROTECT honors Steve Englebright “Legislator of the Year Award” for 2017

2019-10-15T21:32:10-04:00July 13, 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 [...]

29 06, 2017

PROTECT Applauds Passage of new Article XIV Constitutional Amendment and Enabling Legislation

2019-10-15T21:33:57-04:00June 29, 2017|

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 [...]

28 06, 2017

PROTECT honors Dick Booth with the Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award 2017

2019-10-15T21:36:11-04:00June 28, 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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