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 24, 2024: PROTECT letter to APA pointing out numerous errors in “White Paper” submitted by Barton Mines, Inc., on its major expansion of the Ruby Mountain mine

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 29, 2023: PROTECT public comments on Draft Adirondack Park Agency (APA) General Permit/Order, 2023G-1, for Certain Modifications of Existing Towers or Base Stations, known as Eligible Facilities Requests (EFR)

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

July 17, 2023: PROTECT submits group letter about the need for the completion of a long overdue carrying capacity analysis on the Upper Saranac Lake complex

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

May 3, 2023: Public comment on application to APA for ProcellaCOR aquatic herbicide application in Paradox Lake for treatment of Eurasian watermilfoil

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 20, 2023: Public comment on Town of Lake Luzerne application to APA for ProcellaCOR aquatic herbicide application in Lake Luzerne for treatment of Eurasian watermilfoil

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

March 7, 2023: PROTECT letter to APA on No Material Increase APSLMP interpretation for inclusion of roads in Wild Forest Areas that are part of the CP-3 Policy and Galusha Settlement

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

February 6, 2023: Memo of Support S.4099 (Kennedy)/A.2917 (Glick): An act to amend the environmental conservation law, in relation to making contests, competitions, tournaments and derbys to take wildlife unlawful

December 13, 2022: PROTECT joins group letter outlining budget priorities in NYS 2023-24 State Budget

November 29, 2022: PROTECT calls on the NYSAPA to comply with the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act in its interpretation of Motorized Uses in the Adirondack Park State Land MasterPlan

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 30, 2022: Letter to Assembly EnCon Committee Chairman Englebright and Senate EnCon Committee Chair Kaminsky on need to work out Article 14 Constitutional Amendment for emergency communication system on Cathead Mountain

March 29, 2022: PROTECT Memorandum of Support for First Passage in State Assembly of Article 14 Constitutional Amendment for Sale of Camp Gabriels, a former prison complex

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

August 23, 2021: PROTECT letter to DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos urging him to comply with the Court of Appeals decision that found the DEC violated Article 14, Section 1, the forever wild clause of the NYS Constitution

July 29, 2021: PROTECT submits public comments in APA public hearing on proposed Red Rocks, LLC./White Lake Granite Quarry project

June 9, 2021: PROTECT urges DEC and APA to take responsibility for loss of Article 14 case and start work to reform Forest Preserve management and restore damaged lands

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

May 11, 2021: APA calls on NYSAPA to have open, transparent discussion on Court of Appeals decision finding that APA Forest Preserve management violated the forever wild clause of the NYS Constitution

May 6, 2021: PROTECT requests meeting with NYSDEC to discuss next steps after the Court of Appeals decision finding that DEC Forest Preserve management violated the forever wild clause of the NYS Constitution

April 19, 2021: PROTECT objects to proposals for an amendment to Article 14, Section 1, of the NYS Constitution to remove six acres of land around Debar Lodge on the north shore of Debar Pond

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

June 7, 2018: Letter calling in NYSDEC to publicly state that it will remove the Gooley Club buildings on Third Lake of the Essex Chain Lakes

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 22, 2017: PROTECT submits public comments on Adirondack Rail Trail “conceptual plan” for construction of multi-use trail between Lake Placid and Tupper Lake

May 20, 2017: PROTECT supports 1st Passage of Environmental Rights amendments to Section 1 of NYS Constitution

May 16, 2017: Protect the Adirondacks notifies Governor Cuomo, Attorney General Schneiderman and State Agencies that a zip line on Whiteface Mountain violates Article XIV, Section 1

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

February 16, 2017: PROTECT supports passage of A.5451 to amend APA Act to ensure “Conservation Design” standards in review and approval of large-scale subdivisions by the Adirondack Park Agency

December 30, 2016: Comments to the Adirondack Park Agency on the Forest Preserve classifications for the Boreas Ponds and other lands

October 11, 2016: PROTECT calls upon Adirondack Park Agency to delay action and add additional options for public hearing over classification of Boreas Ponds tract and other new Forest Preserve 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

June 17, 2016: PROTECT supports new Article XIV Constitutional Amendment introduced by Assembly Conservation Committee Chairman Steve Englebright (A10721A) authorizing location of utilities and bike paths in state and local highway corridors and creating new land bank for local highway maintenance and location of wells for municipal water supplies

June 14, 2016: PROTECT supports new Article XIV Constitutional Amendment introduced by State Senator Betty Little (S8028A) authorizing sale of 92 acres of former Camp Gabriels prison compound

June 14, 2016: PROTECT supports new Article XIV Constitutional Amendment introduced by Assembly Conservation Committee Chairman Steve Englebright (A10721) authorizing location of utilities and bike paths in state and local highway corridors and creating new land bank for local highway maintenance and location of wells for municipal water supplies

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

December 3, 2015: PROTECT submits complaint to the APA and DEC over widespread violations of Forest Preserve laws and policies in the construction of the Harris Lake class II community connector snowmobile trail

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

July 8, 2015: PROTECT calls on the APA not to violate the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers Act and reject Community Connector Trails UMP Amendments

June 25, 2015: PROTECT and other groups call on NYS DEC to fairly and accurately appraise Lewis Lot 8 section of the Forest Preserve recently test drilled by NYCO Minerals, Inc., to determine viability for mining

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 23, 2014: PROTECT raises questions about the extensively modified Chub Pond Lean-to 1 in Bear Creek Road in the Black River Wild Forest area that appears to violate a number of Forest Preserve protections

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

June 9, 2014: PROTECT and other groups urge NYS Assembly to block action on reclassification of Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) to enable widespread use in off-road areas

June 6, 2014: PROTECT issues Memorandum of Opposition to NYS Assembly bill to reclassify Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) to enable widespread use in off-road areas

May 30, 2014: PROTECT and other groups submit public comments on state’s proposals for mining the Forest Preserve approved in November 2013 Constitutional Amendment

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

April 9, 2014: PROTECT and other groups challenge state plans for approval of mining exploration on the Forest Preserve approved in Constitutional Amendment

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 27, 2013 PROTECT and other groups submit public comments to the APA detailing concerns about changes to state law, regulations and policies as part of the Finch lands classification

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

May 3, 2013 PROTECT submits Memo of Opposition to State Senate bill for second passage of Constitutional Amendment to provide Forest Preserve lands to a mining company

April 25, 2013 PROTECT calls upon the APA to include new Hudson Headwaters Wilderness Area as an official alternative during upcoming Forest Preserve classification public hearings

April 23, 2013 PROTECT opposes new legislation to create poorly conceived Transferrable Development Rights program in the Adirondack Park and change statutory permit filings requirements

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

February 8, 2013 Critique of SEQRA Negative Declaration and EAF issues by the APA in support of new General Permit to ease rules for forestland clearcutting by Caffry & Flower law firm on behalf of PROTECT

January 27, 2013 PROTECT asks DEC and APA to investigate wetlands and storm water pollution violations on new community connector snowmobile trail through the Moose River Plains

January 8, 2013 PROTECT writes the APA about the many incomplete assessments, studies, and inventories scheduled in various UMPs

January 7, 2013 PROTECT and four other Adirondack and regional environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and DEC Commissioner Martens to support Lake George to create new mandatory boat inspection and decontamination program to stop the spread of aquatic invasive species

January 3, 2013 PROTECT comments to APA and DEC about new community connector class II snowmobile trail building