Founding Board member, Dale F. Jeffers (1944-2024), passed away on October 18, 2024, at his home in Elizabethtown, N.Y., one day shy of his 80th birthday. Dale was a long-time Adirondack Park environmental activist, who [...]
DEC and APA have embraced a new plan for wide snowmobile trails that violate the constitutional protections for the Forest Preserve and recent court decisions. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Park Agency [...]
Public Comments to APA Are Needed Now to Protect the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area and Local Rural Quality of Life! Submit comment letters or emails through November 6th! The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting [...]
PROTECT supports new DEC wetlands regulations and urges APA to adopt new wetlands regulations to comply with State law. PROTECT submitted comments on new regulations proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) for implementing [...]
DEC Needs to Rescind Its Plan to Cut Trees on Prospect Mountain The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to cut 13,393 trees on the Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway and at the Day Use [...]
The future of Whitney Park, long the top target for protection by the State of New York, is in flux after the sudden and unexpected passing of its owner. The future of Whitney Park, an [...]
Submit your comment today to the Department of Environmental Conservation on its draft wetlands regulations. Comments are due by September 19, 2024. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comments on the proposed [...]
Submit your comment today to the Department of Environmental Conservation on its draft “Strategies and Methodology” for complying with New York’s 30 by 30 Act The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comments [...]
Governor Kathy Hochul needs to make land protection across New York State a major priority. In 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “30 by 30” law that established a conservation goal for New York State [...]
Debar Lodge and other dilapidated buildings should be removed and the grounds restored to a wild forest setting. For 20 years the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has delayed the inevitable - [...]
