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Public comments needed by August 30th on New York’s goal to protect 30% of the state’s land and waters by 2030

Submit your comment today to the Department of Environmental Conservation on its draft “Strategies and Methodology” for complying with New York’s 30 by 30 Act The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comments [...]

2024-09-04T14:48:37-04:00August 9, 2024|

It’s time to remove Debar Lodge and its associated structures

Debar Lodge and other dilapidated buildings should be removed and the grounds restored to a wild forest setting. For 20 years the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has delayed the inevitable - [...]

2024-07-25T07:14:08-04:00July 25, 2024|

Thanks to all who attended our 2024 Annual Membership Meeting at the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb

Annual Meeting held at the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb on July 20th This year's Annual Meeting for Protect the Adirondacks was held on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The day's events included a business meeting [...]

2024-08-16T14:21:16-04:00July 24, 2024|

Hochul Administration calls for 2,836,161 acres to be conserved to meet NYS 30 by 30 Act goal

The State of New York releases draft “Strategies and Methodology” for how it plans to meet goal of protecting 30% of NYS lands and waters by 2030. On July 1, 2024, the New York State [...]

2024-07-12T08:00:21-04:00July 11, 2024|

Register today for the 2024 Annual Membership Meeting on July 20th at the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb

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 [...]

2024-07-22T06:44:01-04:00July 9, 2024|

PROTECT urges new protections for imperiled species in the State Wildlife Action Plan

The NYSDEC has started the process to update the State Wildlife Action Plan in 2025. In 2002, Congress created the State Wildlife Grant program to provide funding for the preservation and management of fish and [...]

2024-07-03T15:17:56-04:00July 3, 2024|

Do the fastest growing rural counties in the U.S. hold lessons for the Adirondacks?

Do the Top 25 fastest growing rural counties in the U.S. have any lessons for communities in the Adirondack Park and Upstate New York? A previous article pointed out that from 2010 to 2020, 66% [...]

2024-06-28T06:30:07-04:00June 24, 2024|

DEC Campgrounds are constitutionally questionable and should not be expanded or intensified

Though incredibly popular and highly used, State Campgrounds in the Forest Preserve raise constitutional questions that should be resolved. Recently, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) proposed a draft amendment to the Cranberry Lake Campground [...]

2024-06-20T06:26:55-04:00June 20, 2024|

Franklin County’s proposed new “multi use” trail plan has many problems

A new county-wide plan for "multi-use" trails is heavily geared towards motorized use on state lands and local roads throughout Franklin County. Franklin County has proposed a new 500-mile “multi-use” recreational trail system that will [...]

2024-06-18T06:48:11-04:00June 17, 2024|
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