Inclusion of more lands in the forest preserve is viewed by some as a "kiss of death" for the economy. I don't agree. Here is an example. Several months ago a couple entered our boat [...]
PROTECT salutes the fine work of the Open Space Institute (OSI) to purchase and protect the historic Marion River Carry in the Town of Indian Lake, Hamilton County. OSI purchased over 250 acres on the [...]
Protect the Adirondacks has been monitoring the construction of the new community connector class II snowmobile trail from the Limekiln Lake-Cedar River Road to the Sagamore Road in Raquette Lake in the Moose River Plains [...]
Protect the Adirondacks Adirondack Mountain Club Adirondack Council Adirondack Wild Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter January 7, 2013 Hon. Andrew Cuomo Executive Chamber State Capital Albany, NY 12224 Hon. Joe Martens Commissioner NYSDEC 325 Broadway, 14th [...]
Protect the Adirondacks supports a decision by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to postpone action on a new draft General Permit to dramatically ease the rules for clearcutting in the Adirondack Park. Current rules call [...]
Because we've taken too much already. Movement is as essential to animals' lives as are sun, water, and family; yet we North Americans have deprived our fellow denizens of most of their living and traveling [...]
Not only are 1,000 pound, $10,000, 100 mile per hour machines being allowed to drive on forest preserve lands which were to be kept wild forever; but now multi-ton tracked groomers will be driving on [...]
Protect the Adirondacks was fully engaged in a variety of issues across the Adirondack Park in 2012. PROTECT worked effectively to defend the Forest Preserve, advocate for open space protection, lead the way in water [...]
As we move through the end-of-the-year holidays season it's worth pausing to note that 2012 will go down as as the warmest year ever for the lower 48 states in the U.S. An unusually warm [...]
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has begun an official process to loosen rules to make clearcutting Adirondack forests much easier. The APA passed a draft new General Permit at its November Board meeting and issued [...]