Protect the Adirondacks has called upon the Department of Environmental Conservation to study the reintroduction of wolves and cougars as part of its new Wildlife Action Plan. The draft Wildlife Action Plan lists 366 wildlife [...]
July 8, 2015 Hon. Lani Ulrich, Chair NYS Adirondack Park Agency PO Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 RE: Public Comment on Proposed Community Connector Trail UMPĂ‚Â Amendments Dear Chairwoman Ulrich, We respectfully submit these comments, [...]
The Polaris Bridge over the Hudson River should be removed and the river restored. The bridge crosses a beautiful flatwater stretch of the Hudson, one of the most picturesque spots in the Adirondack Park. The [...]
In 2014, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) built a new class II community connector snowmobile trail called the Gilmantwon trail through a southern part of the Jessup River Wild Forest area. These types of [...]
The Adirondack Park is undergoing the greatest expansion of motorized recreational uses in the history of the "forever wild" Forest Preserve. With each new Unit Management Plan (UMP) or amendment, motorized uses are expanded primarily [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency is holding a public hearing on a proposed draft plan for new "community connector" snowmobile trails. The proposed new trail network will link the communities of Newcomb with North Hudson and [...]
The Essex Chain Lakes Complex contains newly purchased Forest Preserve around the Essex Chain Lakes, Hudson River, Pine Lake, and the Cedar River. This 12,000-acre area connects the Blue Mountain Wild Forest area with the [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has committed to investigating potentially significant changes to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (SLMP), which sets Forest Preserve management standards and guidelines. As part of the resolution passed [...]
It's slow work for the forest to take back a road. But once the forest gets started, its work is relentless. The State of New York has owned the Burn Road on the north side [...]