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A historic coalition from across the Adirondack and Catskill Parks and New York state, encourages New Yorkers to Vote Yes on Proposal 3 on Election Day on November 7, 2017

Historic Coalition Says Vote Yes on Proposal 3 Proposal 3 amends Article 14 of the NYS Constitution to create new 250-acre Health and Safety Land Account for maintenance and safety of local roads and to [...]

2019-10-15T21:07:58-04:00October 20, 2017|

Repeal of Clean Power Plan by EPA is a monumental step backwards

EPA's repeal plan makes ignoring the impacts of climate change the official plan of the Trump Administration and federal government The Clean Power Plan not only would have put U.S. on path towards lower carbon [...]

2019-10-15T21:14:33-04:00October 10, 2017|

PROTECT Applauds State Agencies for Stepping in to Scrutinize Controversial Plans to Store Hundreds of Old Railroad Cars in the Adirondack Park

Railroad Company says rail cars are on their way to be stored in the Adirondack Park The Department of Environmental Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency say they need to review plans The controversial new plan [...]

2019-10-15T21:16:52-04:00October 4, 2017|

Vote No on Proposal 1 on Election Day November 7, 2017; vote no on question to hold a constitutional convention

Help protect Article 14, the forever wild provision, of the State Constitution and join many others in voting against New York holding a new constitutional convention. Get more background information here about why this is [...]

2019-10-15T21:21:53-04:00September 29, 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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

2019-10-15T21:30:11-04:00July 25, 2017|
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