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Adirondack Park Advocates: APA Plans Curtail Public Input; Fast Track Decisions

April 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYA staff proposal at the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) this month could eliminate two-thirds of oral public comment opportunities, restrict general written comments, and fast track APA policy decisions, according to Adirondack Park advocates. “These proposals should be rejected by the APA members in favor of greater transparency and respect for the public’s access and inputs to the APA,” a statement from Adirondack Wild said Wednesday. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Advocates: APA Plans Curtail Public Input; Fast Track Decisions

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Wild, Adirondacks, APA, development, Kathy Hochul, wilderness

APA Plans For More Roads, Snowmobile Trails In Adirondack Park

March 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe Adirondack Park Agency Board, at its March 16th, 2023 meeting, authorized a 30-day public comment period to solicit input to help inform the Board’s interpretation of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan’s Wild Forest Basic Guideline No. 4.

The guideline sets the standard for how many miles of roads and snowmobile trails are allowed in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about APA Plans For More Roads, Snowmobile Trails In Adirondack Park

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, APA, development, snowmobiling, State Land Master Plan, Transportation, wilderness

Incompetence? Adk Park Agency Loses 2nd Lawsuit Within A Week

March 12, 2023 by David Gibson Leave a Comment

New York Supreme Court hearing room, Lake George, Warren CountyLast April, Adirondack organizations wrote to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) asking to rediscover their discretionary power to hold adjudicatory public hearings on particularly complex, controversial Adirondack land use projects.

There was no response to our joint letter, but a rather resounding response has just come from a member of our state’s judicial branch. [Read more…] about Incompetence? Adk Park Agency Loses 2nd Lawsuit Within A Week

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: Adirondack Wild, Adirondacks, APA, development, Environmental History, Hague, Lake George, Legal History, politics

Adirondack Conservation: 5 Things You Need To Know

March 12, 2023 by Justin Levine Leave a Comment

Willie JanewayWillie Janeway details his decision to leave the Adirondack Council

Willie Janeway, who has been the Executive Director of the Adirondack Council for the past decade, will be leaving the organization this fall. Janeway is leaving the Council in excellent shape, and the dedicated staff will continue to work on behalf of the Adirondack Park on a daily basis. Raul “Rocci” Aguirre, who has served as Deputy Director, is now the Acting Executive Director, and the first person of color to lead a major Adirondack environmental group. [Read more…] about Adirondack Conservation: 5 Things You Need To Know

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, APA, conservation, development, road salt, Transportation, wilderness

Court Strikes Down Lower Saranac Lake Marina Permit Issued by APA

March 8, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Upper Saranac LakeThe Appellate Division, Third Department has issued a unanimous ruling annulling a permit issued by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) for a large-scale expansion of a commercial marina on Lower Saranac Lake in the Adirondack Park.

The decision in Thomas Jorling vs Adirondack Park Agency, et. al. reverses a lower court decision issued by State Supreme Court. [Read more…] about Court Strikes Down Lower Saranac Lake Marina Permit Issued by APA

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, APA, boating, development, Lower Saranac Lake, Protect the Adirondacks, Saranac Lakes Wild Forest

Public Input Sought On Forest Preserve Work Plan Policy

February 11, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public input on a newly developed policy to guide how DEC evaluates and reviews work plans for projects in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve.

The draft Commissioner Policy is available for public comment until February 27th. [Read more…] about Public Input Sought On Forest Preserve Work Plan Policy

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, APA, Catskills, DEC, Forest Preserve

Adk Conservation News: Five Things To Know

February 10, 2023 by Justin Levine Leave a Comment

Tiffany Rea-Fisher Adirondack Diversity Initiative’s new leader says she’s up to the task

The Adirondack Diversity Initiative announced the hiring of a new Executive Director. Tiffany Rea-Fisher began her new duties on Feb. 1; she lives in Saranac Lake with her family and is a dance teacher in Lake Placid. She also works with a dance company that splits its time between Harlem and Lake Placid. Her familiarity with the arts, public speaking, and the Adirondack Park are all assets for ADI. [Read more…] about Adk Conservation News: Five Things To Know

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondacks, APA, Climate Change, conservation, nature, Wildlife

The Adirondack Park Agency At 50: State Leaders Are Missing The Point

February 7, 2023 by David Gibson 6 Comments

Gov. Nelson Rockefeller signs the APA ActWell, it’s happened again. Another state budget is proposed by the Executive, wherein the Adirondack Park Agency’s legislated job is mischaracterized by this Governor’s (and former governors’) budget divisions as working “to achieve a balance between strong environmental protection and sustainable economic development opportunities for the residents of the Adirondack Park” (2023 Executive Budget Briefing Book).

Balance is an important goal to strive for in our individual lives. However, nothing in the Adirondack Park Agency law, now reaching 50 years old in May, calls for “a balance between strong environmental protection and sustainable economic development.” [Read more…] about The Adirondack Park Agency At 50: State Leaders Are Missing The Point

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature Tagged With: Adirondacks, Andrew Cuomo, APA, Clinton County, DEC, development, Economic Development, Environmental History, Essex County, Forest Preserve, Franklin County, Hugh Carey, Kathy Hochul, Legal History, Lewis County, Nelson Rockefeller, Oneida County, Political History, Saratoga County, St Lawrence County, Warren County, Washington County, wilderness

State Rebuilding of High Peaks Wilderness Roads Challenged in Court

January 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

equipment in the MacIntyre East High Peaks Wilderness Area to rebuild roadsOn January 20, 2023, Protect the Adirondacks filed a lawsuit challenging the reconstruction by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) of a previously closed and reclaimed road in the High Peaks Wilderness Complex. Protect argues that DEC’s road construction activity in the High Peaks violates the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (Master Plan) which prohibits roads in Wilderness Areas. [Read more…] about State Rebuilding of High Peaks Wilderness Roads Challenged in Court

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, APA, Article 14, Boreas Ponds, DEC, development, Environmental History, Finch Pruyn Lands, Forest Preserve, High Peaks, Legal History, MacIntyre East Tract, State Land Master Plan, wilderness

DEC & APA Defy The Courts And Keep Unconstitutional Trails Open

January 23, 2023 by Peter Bauer 1 Comment

Seventh-Lake-Mountain-Trail-2022-4 It’s been nearly two years since the New York Court of Appeals, the State’s highest court, ruled that extra-wide Class II Community Connector Snowmobile Trails designed, approved, and constructed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) violate Article 14, Section 1, of the New York State Constitution, the famed the “Forever Wild” clause.

The high court’s decision followed a decision in 2019 by the Appellate Division, Third Department, that Class II trails violate Article 14. The Court of Appeals decision came out in May 2021 and we’re now into our second winter where the DEC and APA continue to operate unconstitutional Class II trails as if the courts have not ruled against them. Protect the Adirondacks is now back in court in an effort to get the state to comply with the appellate court decisions. [Read more…] about DEC & APA Defy The Courts And Keep Unconstitutional Trails Open

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, DEC, Forest Preserve, Legal History, Protect the Adirondacks, snowmobiling, trails

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