Comments on: DEC plans to remove two fire towers http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2010/02/11/dec-plans-to-remove-two-fire-towers/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dick Beamish http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2010/02/11/dec-plans-to-remove-two-fire-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-1723 Dick Beamish Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:52:36 +0000 http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/?p=973#comment-1723 The Hurricane and St. Regis fire towers should be removed, as decreed by the state in 1972. They are not needed for fire lookout anymore or for getting a good view, as both summits offer 360-degree vistas without the towers. Plus they're in that 1% of the Lower 48 States supposedly managed as Wilderness where no manmade structures are allowed. Isn't it nice to have someplace in the world, even though it's a tiny remnant,that's preserved in a more natural condition than everywhere else? Also, keep in mind that there are many fire towers in non-Wilderness areas of the Adirondacks that have been saved and restored, and make a great destination for hikers. The Hurricane and St. Regis fire towers should be removed, as decreed by the state in 1972. They are not needed for fire lookout anymore or for getting a good view, as both summits offer 360-degree vistas without the towers. Plus they’re in that 1% of the Lower 48 States supposedly managed as Wilderness where no manmade structures are allowed. Isn’t it nice to have someplace in the world, even though it’s a tiny remnant,that’s preserved in a more natural condition than everywhere else? Also, keep in mind that there are many fire towers in non-Wilderness areas of the Adirondacks that have been saved and restored, and make a great destination for hikers.

]]> By: Tree Huggin Twit http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/2010/02/11/dec-plans-to-remove-two-fire-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Tree Huggin Twit Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:04:11 +0000 http://adirondackexplorer.org/out-takes/?p=973#comment-1592 "Environmental groups have argued that the towers should be removed because they are in areas that are managed, by and large, as Wilderness. The guidelines for managing Wilderness Areas require the removal of most man-made structures." I wish these people would get a life. “Environmental groups have argued that the towers should be removed because they are in areas that are managed, by and large, as Wilderness. The guidelines for managing Wilderness Areas require the removal of most man-made structures.”

I wish these people would get a life.

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