Adirondack Issues Blog Archives - Page 54 of 58

23 10, 2012

PROTECT opposes new DEC & APA program that’s building a de facto new road through the interior of the Forest Preserve in the heart of the Moose River Plains Wild Forest, calling it a “community connector” snowmobile trail. This is the first of many such de facto new roads to be built through the Forest Preserve.

Protect the Adirondacks2021-06-05T07:38:26-04:00October 23, 2012|

Update: This article was originally posted on October 23rd based on a field visit to the site on October 18, 2012. On November 12th the site was visited again to view new work. New pictures [...]

19 10, 2012

A Photographic Tour of the 69,000 Acres Governor Cuomo Committed to Purchase for the Forest Preserve from the Nature Conservancy

Protect the Adirondacks2012-10-20T00:36:08-04:00October 19, 2012|

In August, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his intention to purchase 69,000 acres of former Finch, Pruyn & Company lands from the Nature Conservancy for addition to the "forever wild" Forest Preserve. PROTECT heartily congratulates the [...]

5 10, 2012

It’s Time to Consider the Merits of the PROTECT-Sierra Club Lawsuit Against the APA over the ACR Permits

Protect the Adirondacks2012-10-05T15:48:24-04:00October 5, 2012|

The recent guest commentary ("Mad as Hell" October 1, 2012) in the Adirondack Daily Enterprise by a Tupper Lake businessman and booster of the Adirondack Club & Resort (ACR) project in Tupper Lake was something [...]

2 10, 2012

New Campaign of Intimidation against PROTECT and Sierra Club Launched by ACR Boosters

Protect the Adirondacks2012-10-03T13:57:39-04:00October 2, 2012|

Boosters of the ACR project in Tupper Lake have now moved from insulting the integrity of the PROTECT lawsuit against the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) over its approval of the 6,000-acre Adirondack Club & Resort [...]

27 09, 2012

More False Accusations from Jim LaValley and ARISE

Protect the Adirondacks2012-09-27T21:54:58-04:00September 27, 2012|

Wednesday morning September 26th the ARISE group in Tupper Lake, headed by local real estate developer Jim LaValley, issued a press release announcing that the Big Tupper Ski Area will not open this winter and [...]

8 09, 2012

Adirondack Futures: An Environmentalist’s Perspective on the work of David Mason and Jim Herman

Protect the Adirondacks2012-09-08T18:22:29-04:00September 8, 2012|

by Kenneth A. Strike Abstract Below I discuss both the process and the results of the Adirondack Futures Project. I suggest that the process has promoted a well reasoned discussion about the future of the [...]

20 07, 2012

PROTECT Lawsuit Against APA-DEC Over ACR Permit is Serious and Important; PROTECT Rebuts Jim LaValley’s Flawed Criticisms of this Lawsuit

Protect the Adirondacks2012-07-20T14:49:02-04:00July 20, 2012|

Jim LaValley's op-ed piece in the July-August 2012 issue of the Adirondack Explorer claims that PROTECT'S lawsuit challenging the Adirondack Park Agency's (APA) permitting of the Adirondack Club and Resort (ACR) project is frivolous. Mr. [...]

18 07, 2012

PROTECT-Sierra Club Submit Reply in Litigation Against APA and DEC Challenging ACR Permit

Protect the Adirondacks2012-07-20T12:06:09-04:00July 18, 2012|

PRESS ADVISORY July 18, 2012 Protect the Adirondacks! and the Sierra Club today filed a Reply in their lawsuit against the Adirondack Park Agency, the Department of Environmental Conservation and the developer challenging the APA's [...]

22 06, 2012

Paul Smiths Releases ALAP 2001 – 2011 Summary Report

Protect the Adirondacks2012-06-22T14:37:34-04:00June 22, 2012|

15 06, 2012

State Drops Appeal on Lows Lake Wilderness Decision

Protect the Adirondacks2012-06-15T17:37:51-04:00June 15, 2012|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Â Tuesday, June 12, 2012 Contact: Neil Woodworth, (518) 449-3870 or 669-0128; or John Caffry, (518) 792-1582 ALBANY, N.Y. â€“ The state Department of Environmental Conservation and the Adirondack Park Agency have dropped their [...]