APA Puts Off Boreas Ponds Decision Again
By Phil Brown
Is the controversial idea of establishing huts at the ponds dead?
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Sentinel Range Plan Affects Skiers, Hikers & Climbers
By Phil Brown
DEC proposes trail improvements in Sentinel Range Wilderness.
How The Adirondack Land Bank Will Work
By Phil Brown
People in the North Country and the state voted overwhelmingly for a land bank. What happens next?
Hiker Pleads Guilty To Operating Drone In Wilderness
By Phil Brown
Canadian man is first person convicted for drone usage in the Adirondacks.
WCS To Study Attitudes Toward Conservation
By Phil Brown
If hikers enjoy the Forest Preserve, they’re more likely to support conservation, right? You would think so, but the Wildlife Conservation Society has received a grant to test that assumption. The WCS office in Saranac Lake will oversee the study, which will start next year. Following is a news release: (Saranac Lake, September 15, 2017)…
Buzz Over Helicopter Tours
By Mike Lynch
A local company has started helicopter tours in the High Peaks region, raising concerns about trips over wilderness areas.
Potential Constitutional Convention Raises Article 14 Fears
By Mike Lynch
Every two decades, New Yorkers go to the polls to decide whether they want to rewrite the language in their state constitution.
DEC Working On Drone Regs For Forest Preserve
By Mike Lynch
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is working on new regulations to address drone use on the Forest Preserve. Some fear the airborne devices will diminish the wild character of the Forest Preserve
DEC Unveils New Exhibit Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of the Adirondack Park
By Mike Lynch
Exhibit Features Rare Adirondack Artifacts and “Blue Line” Maps of Adirondack and Catskills Parks New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos recently unveiled a new exhibit featuring rare Adirondack and Catskills artifacts, including historic maps, antique survey equipment, field notebooks, and photographs that tell the story of creation of the Adirondack…
State To Buy 618 Acres Along Lake Champlain
By Phil Brown
The Open Space Institute has purchased a 618-acre parcel along Lake Champlain, including 4,000 feet of shoreline, and plans to sell it to the state to be added to the forever-wild Forest Preserve. The property lies across from Schuyler Island, an undeveloped island already in the Forest Preserve. OSI bought the land, which includes Trembleau…