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5 01, 2016

PROTECT applauds Governor Cuomo’s historic expansion of Environmental Protection Fund

Protect the Adirondacks2016-01-05T17:34:32-05:00January 5, 2016|

Protect the Adirondacks applauds Governor Cuomo for his plans to expand the NYS Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to $300 million in his new state budget to be released later this month. This expansion marks the [...]

18 12, 2015

Part 3 of Reflections on the Essex Chain Lakes Unit Management Plan: Essex Chain Plan Violates NYS Environmental Laws

Protect the Adirondacks2015-12-18T15:55:23-05:00December 18, 2015|

This is the third of three "reflections" on the recent approval of the new Essex Chain Lakes Complex Unit Management Plan that widely violated longstanding state environmental laws and management policies and regulations for the [...]

18 12, 2015

State agencies hammer the Forest Preserve as they build a new road-like snowmobile trail from Newcomb to Minerva

Protect the Adirondacks2015-12-18T12:16:19-05:00December 18, 2015|

This fall, Protect the Adirondacks conducted extensive field work on the new class II community connector snowmobile trail under construction from Newcomb to Minerva. This trail was approved by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) in [...]

13 12, 2015

PROTECT calls for classification of 36,500 acres of new Wilderness lands in the Forest Preserve to expand the High Peaks Wilderness area and create a new West Stony Creek Wilderness area
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PROTECT calls for classification of 36,500 acres of new Wilderness lands in the Forest Preserve to expand the High Peaks Wilderness area and create a new West Stony Creek Wilderness area

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PROTECT calls for classification of 36,500 acres of new Wilderness lands in the Forest Preserve to expand the High Peaks Wilderness area and create a new West Stony Creek Wilderness area

Protect the Adirondacks2019-09-14T11:06:18-04:00December 13, 2015|

Protect the Adirondacks calls on state leaders to act boldly to expand Wilderness lands in the Adirondack Park. The protection of the former Finch, Pruyn and Company lands by the Nature Conservancy creates a major [...]

10 12, 2015

PROTECT calls for APA investigation of numerous Forest Preserve violations during construction of new Harris Lake snowmobile trail

Protect the Adirondacks2015-12-13T18:34:08-05:00December 10, 2015|

Protect the Adirondacks inventoried the newly constructed class II community connector snowmobile trail around Harris Lake. This trail was approved by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) in July 2015 [...]

3 12, 2015

Town of Ohio rescinds ATV law after PROTECT filed lawsuit

Protect the Adirondacks2015-12-03T19:21:28-05:00December 3, 2015|

Town of Ohio ATV Law had opened dozens of roads for ATV riding Town ATV Law violated New York Vehicle and Traffic Law, SEQR, among other laws, and resulted in damage to town and state [...]

16 11, 2015

Part 2 of Reflections on the Essex Chain Lakes Unit Management Plan: Essex Chain Plan Violates NYS Snowmobile Policies

Protect the Adirondacks2015-12-18T16:00:54-05:00November 16, 2015|

This is the second of three "reflections" on the recent approval of the new Essex Chain Lakes Complex Unit Management Plan that widely violated longstanding state environmental laws and management policies and regulations for the [...]

13 11, 2015

APA approves widely illegal Unit Management Plan for the Essex Chain Lakes Complex

Protect the Adirondacks2015-11-13T18:45:37-05:00November 13, 2015|

New Unit Management Plan violates state snowmobile trail policies and regulations New plan violates the NYS Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers Act The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) today approved a widely illegal new Unit Management [...]

13 11, 2015

New snowmobile trail construction around Harris Lake hammers the Forest Preserve

Protect the Adirondacks2015-11-14T13:47:41-05:00November 13, 2015|

As part of a Unit Management Plan (UMP) revision approved by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Park Agency (APA) in July, a new class II community connector snowmobile trail is being built [...]

10 11, 2015

Part 1 of Reflections on the Essex Chain Lakes Unit Management Plan: A Poor Public Process

Protect the Adirondacks2015-12-18T15:59:50-05:00November 10, 2015|

This is the first of three "reflections" on the recent approval of the new Essex Chain Lakes Complex Unit Management Plan that widely violated longstanding state environmental laws and management policies and regulations for the [...]