Annual Meeting to be held on July 20, 2024 at the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb
While we very much enjoyed the impromptu location for our Annual Meeting last year at the Frontier Town Gateway (Exit 29), we are looking forward to holding the 2024 annual membership meeting of Protect the Adirondacks at the Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC) in Newcomb after damage from storms and heavy rainfall closed the VIC last summer. The annual membership meeting is a great way to catch up on the work of Protect the Adirondacks and meet the Board and staff.
This year’s Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, July 20, 2024, beginning at 10:00 AM. The day will feature a business meeting on the state of the organization, election of the Board of Directors, a vote on the proposed amendments to PROTECT’s ByLaws, and a Conservation and Advocacy Report. Refreshments and lunch will be served.
After lunch, there will be opportunities for outdoor recreation including a hike to the Goodnow Mountain Fire Tower, paddling on Rich Lake, a nature walk on the VIC trails, and bike riding around Newcomb. Participants will need to bring their own bikes and hiking shoes, but canoe rentals are available at the VIC.
Membership materials and ballots for those who cannot attend the meeting have been mailed to members.
Click here to review proposed changes to PROTECT’s bylaws.
Annual Meeting Agenda
9:30 Welcome and Refreshments
10:00 Business Meeting
1) The Chair’s Welcome by Chuck Clusen
2) Financial Report by Treasurer David Quinn
3) 2024 Board of Director’s Election
4) Vote on proposed amendments to PROTECT’s ByLaws
5) Conservation and Advocacy Report by PROTECT’s staff
12:30 Lunch followed by outdoor recreational activities
4:00-6:00 Reception (details to be determined based on interest)
Click here to pay online the $35 annual meeting registration fee.
Hike, Bike, or Paddle in the Afternoon
After lunch, there will be opportunities for outdoor recreation including a hike to the Goodnow Mountain Fire Tower, paddling on Rich Lake, a nature walk on the VIC trails, and bike riding around Newcomb. Participants will need to bring their own bikes and hiking shoes, but canoe rentals are available at the VIC.
2024 Board of Directors Election Slate
Andy Coney, Stowe, MA; Blue Mountain Lake, NY: Andy is retired after a long career in high tech. He enjoys paddling, hiking, rowing, cycling, orienteering and Nordic skiing, as much as possible around beloved Blue Mountain Lake, his lifelong center of gravity.
James C. Dawson, PhD, Plattsburgh, NY: Jim is a retired Geology professor from SUNY Plattsburgh. He served on the NYS Board of Regents and has served on numerous Adirondack and New York conservation group Boards.
Lorraine Duvall, Keene, NY: Lorraine is a retired computer software engineer and director of research who is now active in community organizations in Essex County and the Adirondack Park. Lorraine is also an author whose most recent book is Where the Styles Brook Waters Flow: The Place I Call Home.
Robert Glennon, Ray Brook, NY: Bob is a retired attorney who worked as an Assistant Attorney General in the NYS Dept. of Law, and as the Executive Director and Counsel of the Adirondack Park Agency. He was also CEO of Ecologically Sustainable Development, Inc.
Evelyn Greene, North Creek, NY: Evelyn is a naturalist and writer specializing in mosses, bogs, and river ice. A hiker, paddler, and snowshoer, Evelyn enjoys introducing people to the fascinating natural world of Adirondack bogs and unique habitats.
Sid Harring, Mayfield, NY: Sid grew up practicing forestry on his family farm in Wisconsin. A professor of law, Sid retired after forty years of teaching at six different law schools, he retired to a timber tract in the southern Adirondacks.
Sheila Hutt, Blue Mountain Lake, NY: Sheila Hutt grew up in Tupper Lake and has lived in her adult life in Blue Mountain Lake. She has served on the Board of Directors of a number of Adirondack educational and environmental non-profits.
Dale Jeffers, Elizabethtown, NY: Dale is a retired attorney and certified public accountant, who has served as an officer and director of several advocacy organizations and has long been active in Adirondack conservation issues. He enjoys paddling on Adirondack lakes.
Online Registration
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Click here to pay online the $35 annual meeting registration fee.
