Leave No Trace report: More investment is needed in the High Peaks
August 26, 2020
A Leave No Trace report found crowding, trail degradation, human and pet waste, unprepared visitors and parking were all pressing issues.
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A Hamilton County mountaintop in dispute
June 27, 2020
Despite some pushback, Hamilton County continues to pursue a constitutional amendment for an emergency communications tower on Cathead Mountain.
‘Restore Mother Nature Bond Act’ leaps first hurdle, but more lie ahead as economy wilts
April 2, 2020
A clause in the legislation allows Robert Mujica, the state budget director, to kill the bond act before it heads to a public vote if the current economic tailspin means conditions aren't right this fall.
Adirondack groups lobby for more park protections
February 10, 2020
Some of the lobbyists’ goals are to encourage lawmakers to change the draft 2021 budget for New York State. For example, no new forest rangers are listed in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s proposal to add 47 new staff. The groups want more rangers.
Adirondack Council prioritizes keeping up with crowds
September 4, 2019
The Adirondack Council wants New York to increase its $300 million Environmental Protection Fund, rebuild conservation agency staffs, and build the trails and trailhead amenities to better handle surging crowds.
Lawmakers pass bill that bans e-bikes on forest preserve
By Mike Lynch
August 2, 2019
The state legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit e-bikes on trails in the forest preserve, unless otherwise authorized by state agencies, but would allow them on most roads.
Analysis finds most High Peaks trails fail design standards
By Mike Lynch
July 22, 2019
The Adirondack Council says that an analysis of High Peaks trails it funded has found that more than half of 300 miles of trails studied failed to meet modern design standards.
Boat inspectors ramp up battle against invasive species
By Sara Ruberg
July 3, 2019
The stewardship program began in 1999 when property owners around the St. Regis lakes raised concerns about protecting their lake chain. Through their private donations, Paul Smith’s began hiring boat stewards for inspecting boats as they entered those waters
The park’s watchdogs: A guide to Adirondack environmental groups
June 28, 2019
A new group--Adirondack Wilderness Advocates--is seeking nonprofit status, raising the question of what niche it and several other Adirondack groups fill.
Albany’s rejection of Adirondack conservation bill disappoints environmentalists
June 28, 2019
Environmentalists have pressed for conservation standards since the Adirondack Park Agency approved the Adirondack Club and Resort in Tupper Lake—a major second-home project that they predict will amplify its effects by spreading them out.