10 11, 2020

Governor Cuomo should sign the road salt task force bill

2020-11-13T13:49:35-05:00November 10, 2020|

A coalition of Adirondack conservationists is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law a bi-partisan bill that would help reduce road salt pollution and protect drinking water in the Adirondack Park. The legislation [...]

23 10, 2020

10th Mountain Division Proposal to Use Forest Preserve for Training Actions has Many Problems

2020-10-24T08:18:22-04:00October 23, 2020|

The 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum seeks wild areas in the Adirondack Park and the Forest Preserve for intensive air and land training activities In June, the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army, based at [...]

1 09, 2020

Online Trail Guides for 50 Hikes in the Adirondacks

2020-09-06T20:05:03-04:00September 1, 2020|

For Labor Day Weekend, Protect the Adirondacks Published Online Hiking Trail Guides for 50 Terrific Hikes Outside of the Over-Used High Peaks Wilderness. Trails lead to great destinations including mountains, firetowers, waterfalls, bogs, and remote [...]

6 07, 2020

Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 5: how New York’s lead environmental agency acted as a private lobbyist for NYCO Minerals, Inc, to assist the mining company in an amendment to mine the Forest Preserve

2020-07-06T07:36:34-04:00July 6, 2020|

This is the last article in a 5-part series on possible amendments in 2020 to Article 14, Section 1, of the NYS Constitution, the famed forever wild provision. This article looks back at the amendment [...]

2 07, 2020

Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 4: an overview of the issues entangled in a possible amendment for Cathead Mountain in southern Hamilton County

2020-07-06T07:34:24-04:00July 2, 2020|

This is the fourth article in a series that looks at three possible constitutional amendments to Article 14, Section 1 that are being debated in 2020. This article looks at the issue of utilizing Forest [...]

2 07, 2020

Two months after Memorial Day and the re-opening of the North Country, COVID-19 rates remain low

2020-07-28T16:01:30-04:00July 2, 2020|

Updated July 28, 2020 Since the state's first documented case on March 1st, Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to all corners of New York State. As of state reporting through July 27th there were 412,878 confirmed [...]

1 07, 2020

Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 3: amendment is needed to remove the former state prison at Camp Gabriels from the Forest Preserve

2020-07-01T20:35:04-04:00July 1, 2020|

Protect the Adirondacks has reviewed the options for the future of the Camp Gabriels complex, a former state prison in the Town of Brighton in Franklin County in the northern Adirondack Park. The site is [...]

26 06, 2020

Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 2: amendment is needed to clean up violations at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Winter Sports complex

2020-06-26T14:11:38-04:00June 26, 2020|

Protect the Adirondacks has long believed that an amendment to Article 14, Section 1 is needed for the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Winter Olympic Sports Complex At the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Winter Olympic Sports Complex, the [...]

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