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State must block plan by railroad company to trash the Adirondacks by storing hundreds of old railroad cars in the Forest Preserve

A new plan has emerged from the Saratoga & North Creek Railway, an arm of Iowa Pacific Railway Company, to store hundreds of old, dilapidated railroad cars, supposedly mostly boxcars, on siding track and unused [...]

2019-10-15T21:24:59-04:00September 25, 2017|

Adirondack Park Agency awaits decision by Governor Cuomo on the classification of the Boreas Ponds tract

In a normal system of state government, the Governor would await a decision by his independent agency, but in the Adirondack Park today the Adirondacks Park Agency waits and waits for the Governor to make [...]

2019-10-15T21:26:43-04:00September 7, 2017|

Final Papers Submitted in Trial on the Management of the Forever Wild Forest Preserve

Trial focused on amount of tree cutting and impacts to the Forest Preserve from construction of new system of 9-12 foot wide class II community connector snowmobile trails On July 31, 2017 final papers were [...]

2019-10-15T21:28:56-04:00August 3, 2017|

Vote No on Proposal 1 on November 7, 2017 on whether to hold a new Constitutional Convention for New York on November 7, 2017

Vote NO on Proposal 1 on Election Day November 7, 2017 Protect the Adirondacks is opposing Proposal 1 on the New York State ballot on November 7, 2017 on whether or not to hold a [...]

2019-10-15T21:30:11-04:00July 25, 2017|

PROTECT honors Steve Englebright “Legislator of the Year Award” for 2017

The State Assembly Conservation Committee Chairman was instrumental in scrutinizing and shepherding the Health and Safety Land Accounts Amendment and introduced legislation to reform APA for conservation design for major subdivisions Protect the Adirondacks is [...]

2019-10-15T21:32:10-04:00July 13, 2017|

PROTECT Applauds Passage of new Article XIV Constitutional Amendment and Enabling Legislation

New "Health and Safety Land Accounts" amendment will be on ballot in November 2017; enabling legislation sets out process for how this complicated amendment will be administered. Protect the Adirondacks applauds passage last night by [...]

2019-10-15T21:33:57-04:00June 29, 2017|

PROTECT honors Dick Booth with the Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award 2017

Award made for stalwart service on Adirondack Park Agency Board where he defended the Forest Preserve, State Land Master Plan, and natural resources of the Adirondack Park Protect the Adirondacks is pleased to announce that [...]

2019-10-15T21:36:11-04:00June 28, 2017|

John Collins, 1938-2017, Long-time Adirondack Park environmental leader

February 1, 1938 - June 16, 2017 John Robert Collins Jr. died on June 16, 2017 at his home in Blue Mountain Lake, surrounded by his family. John dearly loved his life in the Adirondacks, [...]

2020-04-10T13:37:39-04:00June 19, 2017|
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