December 3, 2024: Adirondack group letter to Governor Hochul regarding OPDMDs
December 2, 2024: Adirondack group letter to APA re OPDMDs
November 25, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to APA regarding proposed amendment to Mt Van Hoevenberg Unit Management Plan
November 22, 2024: PROTECT letter to Governor Kathy Hochul urging her to sign the Wildlife Crossings Act
November 19, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to APA on proposed State Land Master Plan Amendments
November 14, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to Lake Luzerne Planning Board
November 13, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to APA regarding cell tower impacting Paradox Lake
November 4, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to DEC regarding the Triennial Review of Water Quality Standards
October 29, 2024: PROTECT and seven other conservation and environmental organizations call on Governor Hochul to protect Whitney Park
October 10, 2024: PROTECT letter to APA on the application for an expansion of Barton Mine
October 3, 2024: PROTECT letter to DEC Commissioner and APA Chair regarding DEC’s proposed trails standards
September 27, 2024: PROTECT letter to DEC, with attachment, regarding the proposed trail standards
September 26, 2024: Letter from multiple groups to APA requesting that APA draft new freshwater wetlands regulations
September 24, 2024: PROTECT Letter to APA requesting extension of public comment period
September 18, 2024: PROTECT comment letter regarding proposed tree cutting at Prospect Mountain Day Use Area
September 18, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to DEC regarding proposed wetland regulations
August 30, 2024: PROTECT letter to APA regarding WhistlePig Whiskey permit violation
August 30, 2024: PROTECT letter to Commissioner Mahar regarding the WhistlePig Whiskey emissions
August 30, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to DEC re 30 by 30 draft Strategies and Methodology
August 26, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to Lake Luzerne regarding proposed Luzerne Woods Subdivision
August 21, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to APA regarding the proposed RV campground by Chazy Lake LLC
August 12, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to APA regarding Barton Mine expansion application
August 7, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to DEC about the Adirondack Rail Trail Phase 3
July 19, 2024: PROTECT letter re OPRHP Bond Act open space criteria
July 19, 2024: PROTECT letter re DEC Bond Act open space criteria
July 12, 2024: PROTECT Comment Letter to DEC regarding the proposed Endangered Species Act regulations
July 12, 2024: PROTECT letter to DEC regarding removal of Debar Lodge structures
July 3, 2024: PROTECT Comment Letter to Town of Cairo regarding proposed Blackhead Mountain Lodge project
July 3, 2024: PROTECT letter to DEC regarding the New York State 30 by 30 Act and Updates to the Open Space Conservation Plan
June 20, 2024: Group letter to DEC regarding marina on Lower Fish Creek Pond proposed by USL Marina LLC
June 17, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to APA and DEC regarding the draft Cranberry Lake Campground UMP amendment
June 17, 2024: Protect Comments to DEC on Draft Species Status Assessments for State Wildlife Action Plan
June 14, 2024: PROTECT Comment Letter to Franklin County about the proposed Trail System
June 13, 2024: PROTECT comment letter to DEC about the update to the policy on Public Rights of Navigation and Fishing
June 6, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to APA regarding proposed cell tower
May 16, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to APA regarding use of ProcellaCOR in Highlands Forge Lake
May 13, 2024: PROTECT opposes bill mandating consideration of Historic Area classification for structures on the Forest Preserve
May 13, 2024: Comment letter to APA about proposed project involving ballistics testing in Essex County
May 10, 2024: Letter to Senator Hoylman-Sigal about a Constitutional Amendment for 3 closed prisons in the Adirondack Forest Preserve
May 10, 2024: Comment letter to APA about use of ProcellaCOR in the Adirondack Park
May 9, 2024: PROTECT letter to Village of Lake George about the proposed “LakeWalk” project
April 25, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to APA and DEC about USL Marina proposal on Lower Fish Creek Pond
April 23, 2024: PROTECT letter to Interim NYSDEC Commissioner Mahar about the NYCO land exchange
April 10, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to DEC about the Golden Beach Work Plan for utility upgrades
April 8, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to DEC on the proposed speed limit regulations for the Adirondack Rail Trail
March 11, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to APA and DEC regarding proposed project on Lower Fish Creek Pond
March 8, 2024: Comments on DEC Proposed Eligibility Requirements for Projects to Expand the Existing Tree Canopy and Bolster Community Health
March 8, 2024: Comments to the NYSDEC about WhistlePig Whiskey fungus contamination of local residences in Moriah, NY
March 8, 2024: Comments to the NYSAPA about WhistlePig Whiskey fungus contamination of local residences in Moriah, NY
March 6, 2024: PROTECT Comments on Proposed Wetland General Permit for Certain Minor Regulated Activities in Jurisdictional Wetlands
March 2, 2024: PROTECT submits comments on the new draft Bobcat Management Plan
March 1, 2024: Letter to Governor Hochul on DEC’s purchase of new Forest Preserve with a private easement that allows an unconstitutional use
February 28, 2024: PROTECT letter to NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on state’s purchase of new Forest Preserve with a private easement that allows an unconstitutional use
February 28, 2024: PROTECT comments with land protection policy and acquisition recommendations to the NYSDEC Region 5 Open Space Advisory Committee
February 28, 2024: PROTECT comments with land protection policy and acquisition recommendations to the NYSDEC Region 6 Open Space Advisory Committee
February 15, 2024: PROTECT submits comment letter to APA on the application for use of aquatic herbicide ProcellaCOR EC in Brant Lake to control Eurasian watermilfoil
February 14, 2024: PROTECT letter to APA once again calling on the agency to comply with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)
February 9, 2024: PROTECT urges APA investigation into illegal wetlands filling in Minerva
February 7, 2024: PROTECT letter on decreasing APA Board monthly meetings, meeting days, committee meetings, and review of projects
February 2, 2024: PROTECT NYS FY25 Environmental Conservation Budget Testimony to Joint Legislative Committee
February 2, 2024: Protect submits comment letter about DEC’s draft Big Moose Tract Conservation Easement Recreation Management Plan
January 12, 2024: Letter to Assembly EnCon Committee Chair Glick and Senate EnCon Committee Chair Harckham on possible 3 Prisons Article 14 Amendment
January 10, 2024: PROTECT submits comments on Barton Mine expansion with review by Sterling Environmental Engineering about structural integrity of debris pile
January 9, 2024: PROTECT submits additional comments on visual impact analysis deficiencies in new submissions for Barton Mines expansion
January 4, 2024: PROTECT submits letter to APA and DEC outlining potential violations of Barton Mine permits
January 4, 2024: PROTECT supports new wolf protection bill S.7927/A.8295
January 2, 2024: PROTECT joins group letter in support of Carrying Capacity Study for Saranac Chain of Lakes in new state budget
December 21, 2023: PROTECT comment letter on Long Path Re-route in Sundown Wild Forest
December 4, 2023: PROTECT joins group letter outlining 2024 NYS Budget priorities for the Adirondack Park
November 29, 2023: PROTECT comments on South Lake Dam project in the Catskill Forest Preserve
November 27, 2023: PROTECT comments on proposed 2023 APA-DEC Forest Preserve classifications
November 15, 2023: PROTECT comments on DEC expansion of Valcour Island Boat Launch
October 18, 2023: PROTECT comments on proposed biocide treatment of HWA on Forest Preserve areas in Lake George
September 18, 2023: PROTECT submits comments on draft UMP amendments for Golden Beach and Rollins Pond Campgrounds
September 12, 2023: PROTECT submits comments to NYSDEC and NYSAPA on compliance with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act on proposed Barton Mines expansion
August 29, 2023: PROTECT calls on Governor Hochul to sign legislation banning Wildlife Killing Contests in New York State
August 29, 2023: PROTECT letter on proposed major dock expansion on Schroon Lake
August 29, 2023: PROTECT calls on Governor Kathy Hochul to release the Adirondack Road Salt Reduction Task Force report
August 2, 2023: PROTECT submits public Comment on the new proposed section of the North Country National Scenic Trail in the Hoffman Notch Wilderness Area
July 25, 2023: PROTECT public comment letter on proposed Wilson Ridge Trail bridges in the Moose River Plains
June 2, 2023: PROTECT comments on variance proposal to the APA from LS Marina
May 31, 2023: PROTECT comments on visual impacts on Barton Mines expansion
May 3, 2023: PROTECT submits letter on amendment for Adirondack Rail Trail parking area at Fowler’s Crossing
April 25, 2023: PROTECT supports Article 14 Amendment for Mt Van Hoevenberg Winter Sports Complex lands
April 25, 2023: PROTECT supports Article 14 Amendment for Camp Gabriels, former NYS prison complex
April 25, 2023: PROTECT opposes Article 14 Amendment for Debar Lodge and surrounding Forest Preserve lands
April 25, 2023: PROTECT submits comments to APA on inadequacies of the proposed Stackman major subdivision in Jay
April 21, 2023: Public comment to APA on changes to its public comments policy
April 20, 2023: Public comment on draft amendment to Sundown Wild Forest Unit Management Plan
April 17, 2023: Comments on “No Material Increase” Alternative No. 4: Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan Wild Forest Basic Guideline 4
March 24, 2023: Memo of Support for the New York Wildlife Crossing Act S.4198/A4243
March 14, 2023: PROTECT submits comments to the APA on changes to its public comments policy
February 27, 2023: PROTECT public comment on NYSDEC Commissioner’s draft Forest Preserve Work Plans Policy
February 22, 2023: PROTECT comment letter Mt Arab Hiking Trail Re-Route Work Plan
February 16, 2023: Public comments on draft UMP for Broadalbin Boat Launch
February 14, 2023: PROTECT testimony for Joint NYS Legislative Environmental Conservation Budget Hearings
February 7, 2023: Public comments on proposed Work Plans for Pigeon Lake Wilderness
December 13, 2022: PROTECT joins group letter outlining budget priorities in NYS 2023-24 State Budget
November 29, 2022: PROTECT joins with 12 other groups calling on NYSDEC to reform New York’s management of coyotes and wolves
November 22, 2022: PROTECT submits comments to NYSAPA/NYSDEC on visual impacts proposed expansion of Barton Mines on Ruby Mountain in North River, Warren County
November 15, 2022: PROTECT calls on the NYSAPA to properly investigate illegal road building in the High Peaks Wilderness Area by the NYSDEC
October 31, 2022: PROTECT calls on the NYSAPA to comply with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in its review of major projects in the Adirondack Park
October 26, 2022: PROTECT comments to NYSAPA on variance project on Minerva Lake
October 26, 2022: PROTECT public comment on proposed new parking lots on Adirondack Rail Trail at Fowler’s Crossing
October 4, 2022: PROTECT public comment to Lake George Park Commission on draft septic system regulatory program
October 3, 2022: PROTECT outlines recommendations to the NYSDEC on ways to improve Forest Preserve Work Plans
September 15, 2022: PROTECT Joins 38 Groups in joint letter to NYSDEC calling for greater protections for wolves in New York
August 8, 2022: PROTECT calls for investigation of gray wolf, confirmed by DNA analysis, killed in December 2021 in central New York
July 22, 2022: PROTECT submits comments on the proposed expansion of the 850-acre Barton Mines on Ruby Mountain in Johnsburg, Warren County
July 12, 2022: PROTECT public comment on NYS APA-DEC interpretation of Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan Wild Forest Basic Guideline No. 4
July 1, 2022: PROTECT public comment on draft NYS Climate Action Council “draft Scoping Plan”
May 19, 2022: Group letter in support of Conservation Design Bill S. 1145
April 26, 2022: Public comments on DEC projects to rehabilitate the Low’s Lower Dam and expansion of the Low’s Lake parking lot
April 11, 2022: Public comments on draft final Whiteface Mountain UMP Amendment to NYS APA
March 31, 2022: Public comment to NYSAPA on use of aquatic herbicide in Lake George
March 25, 2022: PROTECT Memorandum of Opposition for First Passage of Article 14 Constitutional Amendment for Privatization and Sale of Debar Lodge
March 24, 2022: PROTECT Memorandum of Support for First Passage of Article 14 Constitutional Amendment for Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Sports Complex
February 25, 2022: PROTECT opposes Article 14 constitutional amendment for Debar Lodge in Franklin County
February 2, 2022: PROTECT disputes budget testimony of DEC Commissioner Seggos about illegal trails on the Forest Preserve remaining open for motorized uses
January 28, 2022: PROTECT submits comments on 2022-23 budget testimony
January 11, 2022: PACE Environmental Law Clinic letter to the APA calling for an official adjudicatory public hearing for the White Lake granite quarry
December 8, 2021: PROTECT public comments to ORDA on proposed Whiteface Mountain Unit Management Plan amendment
December 6, 2021: PROTECT calls on the APA to investigate the rebuilding of a road in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
December 3, 2021: PROTECT public comments to NYSAPA on proposed large-scale subdivision and development in the Town of Jay
November 1, 2021: PROTECT submits letter to NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos Demanding that DEC Complies with May Court of Appeals Decision
September 17, 2021: Public comments to DEC on proposed White Lake Quarry mining project in Forestport, Oneida County
September 12, 2021: Group letter calling on the APA to hold a formal adjudicatory public hearing on the proposed new White Lake Granite Quarry project in Forestport in the western Adirondacks
September 9, 2021: PROTECT raises concerns about new DEC project to build wide “multi-use” trail through the Sundown Wild Forest in the Catskill Forest Preserve
September 8, 2021: PROTECT supports S.4523/A.6457 PBA NYS 20-Year Retirement Legislation for Forest Rangers
August 24, 2021: Letter to new Governor Kathy Hochul outlining 10 priorities for the Adirondack Park
July 29, 2021: PROTECT submits public comments in APA public hearing on proposed Red Rocks, LLC./White Lake Granite Quarry project
June 7, 2021: Memo of Support for A7735a/S7010c Aquatic Invasive Transport Bill and Adirondack Park AIS Protection
June 4, 2021: PROTECT comments on expansion of Barton Mines operation on Ruby Mountain in Johnsburg in pre-application with the APA
May 21, 2021: PROTECT comments to NYSAPA on proposed White Lake Granite Quarry in the Town of Forestport in the western Adirondacks
April 15, 2021: PROTECT raises questions about conformance with Article 14 in new Hinckley Reservoir Campground proposal
March 22, 2021: Adirondack and Catskill groups weigh in NYS green budget issue
March 8, 2021: PROTECT comments on poorly designed 34-lot Woodward Lake Subdivision set for approval by the APA
February 12, 2021: PROTECT submits comments on the draft Debar Mountain Complex Unit Management Plan
February 12, 2021: PROTECT submits comments on proposed reclassification of Debar Lodge area from Wild Forest to Intensive Use
January 25, 2021: PROTECT submits budget testimony on 2021-22 Environmental Conservation priorities
January 15, 2021: PROTECT submits public comments on proposed 1,169-acre Woodward Lake development
January 15, 2021: Adirondacks environmental groups letter on 2021 NYS legislative priorities
January 6, 2021: PROTECT comments to APA critical of APA Board Member Art Lussi’s call for public ATV use on the Forest Preserve
December 4, 2020: PROTECT submits public comment on draft Kildare and Five Mile Tract Conservation Easement Recreation Management Plans
November 12. 2020: PROTECT submits public comments on NYSDEC-APA Scoping for Debar Mountain Wild Forest UMP and Debar Lodge
November 10, 2020: Letter to Governor Cuomo in support of purchase of Whitney Park for the public Forest Preserve
October 15, 2020: PROTECT comments to US Army 10th Mountain Division on Proposed Use of State Lands for Training Facilities
August 27, 2020: PROTECT comments in APA public hearing in opposition to LS Marina, LLC proposed variance and Freshwater Wetlands Act permit
June 12, 2020: PROTECT ‘s positions on proposed Constitutional amendments to Article 14, Section 1 for Camp Gabriels and Mt. Van Hoevenberg
June 2, 2020: PROTECT opposes APA Map Amendment Proposal MA-2019-1 in Lake Luzerne
May 30, 2020: PROTECT supports APA Map Amendment Proposal MA-2020-1 Alternative 3 in North Elba
April 24, 2020: PROTECT submits letter to Surface Transportation Board in support of NYS application for abandonment of the Sanford Lake Rail Line
March 2, 2020: PROTECT submits comments to the High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group
March 1, 2020: PROTECT submits comments on proposed tree cutting at the Devils Tombstone State Campground
February 25, 2020: PROTECT provides testimony in joint budget hearing on the economic development budget
February 13, 2020: Catskill Park and Adirondack Park advocacy groups press for budget priorities
January 27, 2020: PROTECT provides testimony in joint budget hearing on environmental conservation budget
January 20, 2020: Group memo in support of Adirondack Conservation Development legislation A.8123a/S.6484
January 15, 2020: PROTECT responds to resolution by the Town of Stony Creek opposing new conservation development legislation in the Legislature
December 17, 2019: PROTECT comments to NYS Senate about appointments to the APA Board
December 13, 2019: PROTECT makes the case to Governor Cuomo for the conversion of the Saratoga to North Creek Railway
December 11, 2019: Public comment on proposed amendments to NYCRR Part 182 pertaining to endangered and threatened species in New York State
December 3, 2019: Adirondack Park and Catskill Park green groups act to defend the NYS Forest Rangers
October 23, 2019: PROTECT supports state purchase of 51,300-acre 3 Rivers Tracts in mix of conservation easements and Forest Preserve lands
October 11, 2019: Public comments on NYS DEC proposed tree cutting on Cranberry Lake Campground
October 10, 2019: Public comments to NYS APA on final draft Sentinel Range Wilderness Area Unit Management Plan
September 20, 2019: Many questions on the DEC’s construction of a new horse trail/multiple use trail in the Hammond Pond Wild Forest Area
June 14, 2019: Memo of Opposition to APA Board Nominations by Governor Cuomo
June 12, 2019: Group Memo of Support Conservation Design Bill A.8123a/S.6484
June 10, 2019: PROTECT Memo of Support Conservation Design Bill A.8123a/S.6484
February 12, 2019: PROTECT Testimony to Climate Change and Community Protection Act Joint Public Hearing NYS Senate/Assembly
February 8, 2019: Group letter on 2019 budget and Legislative priorities for the Adirondack Park
February 3, 2019: PROTECT supports Communities and Climate Change Act Legislation A.3876/S.2992
February 3, 2019: PROTECT supports Environmental Bill of Rights Constitutional Amendment A.2064/S.2072
February 1, 2019: PROTECT comments on draft APA-DEC cross country ski guidance
January 21, 2019: PROTECT 2019-2020 Budget Testimony
December 7, 2018: PROTECT’s comments on state proposal to build major new snowmobile trail through the Blue Ridge Wilderness Area
October 19, 2018: PROTECT public comments on proposed changes to 19,000-acre Long Pond Conservation Easement in St. Lawrence County
October 9, 2018: Group letter opposed to changes to Long Pond Conservation Easement proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation
September 28, 2018: Public comments on proposed large-scale subdivision around Woodward Lake in southern Adirondacks
September 21, 2018: Public comments on proposed variance and permit for construction of new motor vehicle bridge over the Cedar River
July 13, 2018: PROTECT public comments on the draft final Saranac Lake Wild Forest UMP conformance with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan
June 27, 2018: Public comments on draft High Peaks Wilderness Area Unit Management Plan
June 27, 2018: Public comments on draft Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Area UMP Amendment
March 1, 2018: Group letter in support of the Empire Forests of the Future Initiative
February 26, 2018: PROTECT opposes proposed tax cap on state payment of locally assessed property taxes on Forest Preserve lands
February 26, 2018: PROTECT supports new proposed Empire Forests of the Future Initiative (EFFI) to reform preferential forest tax law programs 480/480a
January 31, 2018: PROTECT calls upon APA to reject Wild Forest corridor at Boreas Ponds as part of classification package and decision on February 1-2, 2018
January 22, 2018: Comments on draft Primitive Tent Sites Management and Maintenance
January 15, 2018: Comments on Buildings on the Forest Preserve
September 29, 2017: PROTECT’s public comments on draft APA-DEC “Management Guidance: Siting, Construction and Maintenance of Singletrack Bike Trails on the Forest Preserve in the Adirondack Park”
September 21, 2017: Letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo: The Case for Compromise on the Classification of Boreas Ponds
September 25, 2017: PROTECT calls on Governor Cuomo to block plan to store hundreds on old railroad cars on the Forest Preserve
August 11, 2017: PROTECT submits public comment on draft Saranac Lake Wild Forest Unit Management Plan
August 8, 2017: PROTECT opposes East Mountain Tower Project
June 23, 2017: PROTECT statement on end of 2017 Legislative Session
June 20, 2017: PROTECT supports Assembly “Enabling Legislation” for Health and Safety Land Accounts Article XIV, Section 1 amendment
May 20, 2017: PROTECT supports 1st Passage of Environmental Rights amendments to Section 1 of NYS Constitution
May 11, 2017: PROTECT opposes legislation to change the definition of “campgrounds” in the APA Act
March 6, 2017: PROTECT opposes snares bill for hunting and tripping in New York
February 24, 2017: PROTECT supports 1st Passage of new Draft Amendment for Article 14, Section 1, of NYS Constitution, for former Camp Gabriels prison site
December 30, 2016: Comments to the Adirondack Park Agency on the Forest Preserve classifications for the Boreas Ponds and other lands
August 26, 2016: PROTECT public comments on proposed expansion of Mt Van Hoevenberg Intensive Use Area
July 14, 2016: PROTECT opposes illegal motor vehicle bridge over the Boreas River as part of the new Newcomb to Minerva snowmobile trail
March 18, 2016: PROTECT issues position opposing omnibus Article XIV Constitutional Amendment developed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
March 18, 2016: Group letter in support of fully implementing the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which was supposed to be fully started in 2010
March 18, 2016: Group letter opposing diversion of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds to non-environmental purposes
March 16, 2016: Group letter opposing NYS Senate budget resolution that creates new ATV Trust Fund without protections for important State lands
March 11, 2016: PROTECT urges the Adirondack Park Agency not to weaken the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan
February 13, 2016: PROTECT submits comments on proposed regulations for conservation easements lands
January 29, 2016: PROTECT public hearing comments on proposed amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan
January 16, 2016: PROTECT calls for classification of 36,500 acres of new Wilderness lands in the Adirondack Forest Preserve
October 16, 2015: PROTECT submits public comments on final Essex Chain Lakes Complex Unit Management Plan
September 18, 2015: PROTECT public comments on draft Kushaqua conservation easement recreation management plan
September 9, 2015: PROTECT comments on application for 470-acre clearcut in the Town of Colton on conservation easement lands
September 9, 2015: PROTECT comments to APA about Essex Chain Complex Final UMP, which widely violates state laws and State Lake Master Plan
September 4, 2015: PROTECT calls on Governor Cuomo to reject proposal for storage of used oil tanker cars in the Adirondack Park
July 27, 2015: PROTECT public comment on the Essex Chain Complex Draft Unit Management Plan
July 14, 2015: PROTECT calls for State to study the feasibility of reintroducing the wolf and cougar in NYS Wildlife Action Plan
June 19, 2015: PROTECT and other groups oppose House of Representatives legislation to undermine Clean Power Plan
June 15, 2015: PROTECT Public Comment on Draft UMP Amendments in the Central Adirondacks for Major New Snowmobile Trails
June 10, 2015: PROTECT letter to APA on many issues concerning expansion of Snowmobile Network across the Adirondacks
June 4, 2015: PROTECT and other groups oppose new poorly drafted municipal land bank draft Constitutional Amendment
May 13, 2015: PROTECT comments to NYS APA on Proposed Draft Amendment to Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest UMP
April 24, 2015: PROTECT public comments to NYSDEC on draft scope for Essex Chain Lakes Complex area Unit Management Plan
March 25, 2015: PROTECT comments to Adirondack Park Agency on forest clearcutting regulation and management
March 11, 2015: PROTECT calls on the APA to fully research and analyze proposed changes to the SLMP
February 12, 2015: PROTECT calls on Governor Cuomo to utilize better criteria to evaluate new proposed Article XIV Constitutional Amendments
February 5, 2015: Statement to the Essex County Board of Supervisors
January 16, 2015: PROTECT response to resolution by the Essex County Board of Supervisors in support of curbs on free speech and free expression
January 8, 2015: PROTECT and other groups opposed 1,100-acre Woodworth Lake subdivision project set for approval by the APA
December 30, 2014: PROTECT rebuts reckless and irresponsible editorial from Denton Publications
December 17, 2014: PROTECT comments on draft 2014 NYS Open Space Conservation Plan
December 15, 2014: PROTECT files public comments on draft NYS Aquatic Invasive Species Management Plan
December 5, 2014: PROTECT submits public comments on proposed revisions to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan
December 4, 2014: PROTECT submits comments on proposed 1,118 subdivision around Woodworth Lake
December 1, 2014: PROTECT and other groups oppose any Constitutional Amendments for Article XIV in special sessions in December 2014
November 3, 2014: PROTECT and others urge the Cuomo Administration not to undertake any reforms to NYS ATV Management as part of budget, but through legislative reform
October 31, 2014: PROTECT comments on APA proposed revision to Delegation Resolution
October 29, 2014: PROTECT urges the Cuomo Administration and Department of Environmental Conservation to uphold public recreation rights in the Long Pond Conservation Easement
September 11, 2014: PROTECT writes to APA and DEC about the vast damage to Gull Lake Trail in the Black River Wild Forest area from illegal ATV use
September 9, 2014: PROTECT writes to APA and DEC about vast damage to Chub Pond Trail in Black River Wild Forest area from illegal ATV use
September 5, 2014: PROTECT submits comments to APA and DEC about their failure to close the West River Road in the Silver Lake Wilderness Area
September 4, 2014: PROTECT raises concerns to APA-DEC about reconstruction of the Bear Creek Road in the Black River Wild Forest area
September 3, 2014: PROTECT raises objections to APA and DEC about continued motorized use of the Crane Pond Road in the Pharaoh Lake Wilderness area
August 26, 2014: PROTECT urges Governor Cuomo to sign new aquatic invasive species control bill
August 19, 2014: PROTECT and other groups highlight problems with DEC’s draft Essex Chain Complex UMP
August 13, 2014: PROTECT calls on APA to manage reform process for State Land Master Plan
August 13, 2014: PROTECT submits comments to APA on NYCO expansion of Seventy Road and Oakhill mine
July 25, 2014: PROTECT’s comments on draft Essex Chain Complex UMP
July 25, 2014: PROTECT’s comments on draft UMP Amendments to Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, Harris Lake Campground, and Santanoni Historic Area
July 14, 2014: PROTECT comments on application to APA for massive expansion of NYCO mines in Lewis, New York
June 18, 2014: Group letter in support of Lifton-O’Mara legislation to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species
May 19, 2014: PROTECT Memo of Support for State Legislation to Prohibit Transports of Aquatic Invasive Species in New York
April 10, 2014: PROTECT public comments on Hurricane Mountain Historic Area UMP
March 26, 2014 PROTECT submits comments to NYS APA on proposed 120-room Lake George Marriott Hotel
February 24, 2014 PROTECT calls on Cuomo Administration and NYSDEC to adopt 5 point plan to control Aquatic Invasive Species
February 19, 2014 PROTECT submits comments on the draft 18,000-acre Kushaqua Conservation Easement Recreational Management Plan
January 31, 2014 PROTECT finds DEC draft regulations for boat launches and fishing access sites are a weak response to New York’s aquatic invasive species scourge
January 17, 2014 PROTECT and other groups file comments with NYS DEC urging them to comply with state laws in implementation of NYCO Constitutional Amendment
January 13, 2014 PROTECT and other groups file comments on FCC rules for exempting co-location of facilities for cell towers from local review
December 11, 2013 PROTECT public comment letter on APA staff Preferred Alternative for classification for former Finch lands
December 6, 2013 PROTECT submits comment letter opposing U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s proposed rule to delist the gray wolf from Endangered Species Act protections
August 30, 2013 PROTECT and other groups submit letter to APA on process for classification of former Finch lands
July 18, 2013 PROTECT comments on APA Forest Preserve Classification Public Hearing
April 23, 2013 PROTECT Memo of Opposition to APA TDR-Permit Filing Reform Bill
April 10, 2013 Group letter about inadequacies of revised APA SEQRA Negative Declaration for new General Permit to streamline clearcutting
March 14, 2013 PROTECT urges denial of long seawall on state lands around the Sacandaga Reservoir
March 13, 2013 PROTECT urges APA and DEC to undertake assessment of no “material increase” for roads on the Forest Preserve
March 12, 2013 PROTECT comments to NYSDEC Regions 5 and 6 Open Space Advisory Committees
March 1, 2013 PROTECT urges Governor Cuomo and DEC Commissioner Martens not to open the Forest Preserve to ATVs
February 12, 2013 PROTECT and other groups submit letter urging the APA to delay action on a controversial draft General Permit to relax rules for clearcutting
January 8, 2013 PROTECT writes the APA about the many incomplete assessments, studies, and inventories scheduled in various UMPs
January 3, 2013 PROTECT comments to APA and DEC about new community connector class II snowmobile trail building