Fort Drum eyes six potential training sites, some in Adirondack Park
Fort Drum has formed a stakeholder group to look at six possible locations, some in the Adirondacks, for air- and land-based training.
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The roots of modern-day Adirondack Park took shape 50 years ago
The final report of the Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks (TSC) ushered in the modern era of Adirondack history.
State Senate confirms governor’s APA board picks
The Adirondack Park Agency board has finally been filled. The state Senate approved Gov. Andrew Cuomo's seven nominees on Wednesday.
NY updates 10-year forest conservation plan
New Yorkers have a once-in-a-decade shot to provide feedback on state forestlands, as an action plan gets an update this summer.
Mountain renamed in honor of suffragist
Inez Milholland, whose family owned property on the mountain, was a lawyer and a women’s rights activist during the suffrage movement in the early 20th century.
Tree-cutting ruling keeps trail, parking projects in limbo
By Tim Rowland
DEC: “All projects that involve tree cutting in the Forest Preserve are being reviewed to determine if they can advance, based on the (court) decision."
Park officials seek comments on backcountry ski trails
By Phil Brown
The APA proposes to adopt guidelines for three types of trails: ski touring trails, for rolling terrain; backcountry ski trails, for steeper terrain; and skin tracks, for accessing slides and other skiable terrain (often using climbing skins). Currently, few trails in the Adirondacks are designed for backcountry skiing.
Adirondack Wild says snowmobile trail illegal
By Phil Brown
DEC is proposing to build a “community connector” that will enable snowmobilers to travel between the hamlets of Raquette Lake and Long Lake without crossing frozen lakes. About four miles of the trail would pass through the Blue Ridge Wilderness.
Historic club lands returned to nature
By Mike Lynch
The Inner Gooley complex that included seven buildings and several sheds on the shoreline of Third Lake, the biggest lake of the chain, were removed in late September. Members took the club down the structures as a requirement of their lease with The Nature Conservancy, which purchased the land about a decade ago and later sold it to the state in the spring of 2013.
Protect wants motorboats banned from Weller Pond
By Phil Brown
Protect the Adirondacks wants motorboats banned from Weller Pond and Little Weller Pond near Middle Saranac Lake. If you agree, you have until Friday to submit comments to the Adirondack Park Agency. In a draft unit management plan (UMP) for the Saranac Lakes Wild Forest, the state Department of Environmental Conservation did not ban motorboats from the two ponds, but it is proposing to impose a 5-mph speed limit.