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Legislature passes bill to ban wildlife killing contests

New York State becomes the 9th state to ban wildlife killing contests On June 21, 2023, the NYS Assembly passed legislation carried by Deborah Glick, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation, to ban [...]

2023-06-22T11:03:32-04:00June 21, 2023|

Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Sports Complex Sees First Passage of Article 14 Constitutional Amendment

In June, a draft Article 14 Constitutional Amendment was passed by both the State Senate and State Assembly to clean up violations at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Sports Complex outside of Lake Placid. This [...]

2023-06-15T13:10:34-04:00June 12, 2023|

Don’t privatize the Forest Preserve, don’t marginalize public access to Debar Pond

Don’t privatize the Public Forest Preserve, this bad deal for forever wild must be stopped! Protect the Adirondacks opposes S.03030 (Stec)/A.02816 (Jones).  This legislation states that its purpose is to amend the constitution to convey [...]

2023-05-24T11:36:29-04:00May 15, 2023|

Adirondack Park Agency Board needs credible environmental voices

The Adirondack Park has long been cherished by New Yorkers. Over 90 percent of the constitutionally protected public Forest Preserve in New York State is in the Adirondack Park, including the state’s grandest Wilderness Areas. [...]

2023-04-26T06:25:47-04:00April 26, 2023|

PROTECT supports “1st Passage” for Article 14 Amendments for Mt. Van Hoevenberg and Camp Gabriels

PROTECT supports First Passage of Article 14 Amendment for Camp Gabriels state prison complex Protect the Adirondacks supports the proposed amendment to Article 14, Section 1,  the “forever wild” clause of the New York State [...]

2023-04-26T08:14:38-04:00April 24, 2023|

Public comments needed on proposed changes to Adirondack Park Agency Policies

APA is trying to change its Public Comment Policy to make it more difficult for the public to submit comments and provide less public input. The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is seeking to change its [...]

2023-04-26T05:51:27-04:00April 8, 2023|

2022 US Census estimates: 89% of NYS counties lost population

The US Census recently released its estimates for changes in U.S. population for 2021-2022. These are estimates that are based on samples and models from across the country and are not the complete counts that [...]

2023-04-05T08:15:21-04:00April 5, 2023|

Public comments needed to make the Adirondack Park Agency comply with state laws to protect the Forest Preserve

We need you to write a public comment to help stop state agencies from expanding roads for motor vehicles on the Forest Preserve! The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) [...]

2023-04-18T06:23:45-04:00March 24, 2023|

NYSDEC now admits that the Cooperstown Wolf was a wild wolf

After a large 85-pound canid was shot by a hunter in Otsego County in December 2021, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that the animal was a coyote.  Despite possessing wolf-like size and physical [...]

2023-03-15T07:17:50-04:00March 15, 2023|
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