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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

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 [...]

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

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 [...]

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

Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 1: amendments have come to be a necessary tool for managing the Adirondack Park

Article 14, Section 1, of the New York Constitution, the famed “Forever Wild” provision, has been amended 16 times since 1938. It has been amended five times since 2007, making this period the most active [...]

2020-07-21T15:02:32-04:00June 24, 2020|

Goodman Mountain is a fun and easy hike outside of Tupper Lake with an open summit that provides terrific views

Goodman Mountain is a short, easy hike for people of all ages and abilities that leads to an open summit and great view, renamed in 2002 for a civil rights activist with Tupper Lake roots Goodman Mountain [...]

2020-07-23T10:40:45-04:00June 17, 2020|

Balm of Gilead Mountain is a wonderful short hike in the central Adirondacks near Thirteenth Lake outside of North Creek

Balm of Gilead Mountain is a short hike through a beautiful northern hardwood forest to a rocky, open summit with great views of the Siamese Ponds Wilderness area and the central Adirondacks Balm of Gilead Mountain 1.5 miles [...]

2023-09-28T20:15:26-04:00June 17, 2020|
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