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State Proposes Removal of Historic DeBar Lodge Great Camp For Day Use Area

November 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

debar lodge adirondacks national park service photoThe NYS Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) are holding a joint public comment period on plans to tear down a rustic 1940s Adirondack camp at the north end of Debar Pond that is listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.

The camp commands a view of DeBar Pond and the adjacent mountains which frame the water. The main lodge is a rambling two-story rustic building by architect Saranac Lake architect William Distin. The site also includes a guide/caretaker house, and several barns and outbuildings. [Read more…] about State Proposes Removal of Historic DeBar Lodge Great Camp For Day Use Area

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, Architecture, Debar Mountain Wild Forest, DEC, development, Great Camps, hiking, Historic Preservation, nature

2020 State of the Adirondack Park Report Issued

September 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

state of the park coverThe Adirondack Council released its 2020-21 State of the Park report subtitled “Landscape of Hope,” noting that the park has become a place of refuge during the COVID-19 crisis, which has only increased the park’s popularity.

The report also notes that the state is beginning to make progress on addressing the overused trails and campsites of the High Peaks Wilderness Area, detailing what has been accomplished and what remains to be done. A third major focus of the report – taking up its entire center spread – is the pending sale of the 36,000-acre Whitney Estate in Long Lake, Hamilton County. [Read more…] about 2020 State of the Adirondack Park Report Issued

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Park, APA, camping, Climate Change, DEC, diversity, High Peaks, hiking, road salt, Tourism, weather

Hinckley Reservoir, Fish Creek Campground on APA Agenda

September 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe Adirondack Park Agency will hold its monthly meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook on Thursday, September 10th and Friday, September 11th, 2020. Thursday’s meeting will begin at 1 pm and Friday’s session will commence at 9:30 am.

In accordance with New York State’s ongoing efforts to mitigate the Coronavirus, the public should use the live Webcast event to watch the meeting. To watch the meeting, visit the APA website and click the September meeting agenda found under News and Activities. [Read more…] about Hinckley Reservoir, Fish Creek Campground on APA Agenda

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, development, Harrietstown, Hinckley, Lower Saranac Lake, Ray Brook, Ticonderoga

Adirondack Park Developer Rejects Conservation Design

July 16, 2020 by David Gibson 1 Comment

marsh at north end of Woodward Lake taken from the roadEven during the summer’s pandemic, development submittals to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), which oversees land use in the Adirondack Park, have not slowed very much.

Case in point: the proposed developer of Woodward Lake in Fulton County has submitted additional information to the APA this month of July. The Agency has issued multiple requests for additional information since the applicant, New York Land and Lakes LLC of Oneonta, first submitted an application in 2018. Their plan is to subdivide an undeveloped 1,100-acre lake and forest near Northville in the Adirondack Park into 37 second home lots, driveways and onsite septic. There is no public water or sewer here and the applicant proposes none. [Read more…] about Adirondack Park Developer Rejects Conservation Design

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Adirondack Wild, APA, development, Fulton County

The Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Facility and Forever Wild

June 21, 2020 by Peter Bauer Leave a Comment

Mt. Van Hoevenberg courtesy PROTECTThis is the second article in a 5-part series that looks at amendments to Article 14, Section 1, the famed forever wild provision, of the State Constitution. This article looks the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Winter Sports Complex in the Adirondack Park, managed by the Olympic Regional Development Authority. The first piece looked at the recent history of Article 14 amendments.

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 currently managed by the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA). At Mt. Van Hoevenberg, ORDA currently manages 1,220 acres +/- of Forest Preserve classified as Intensive Use by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Abutting these lands is 319 acres of lands owned by the Town of North Elba, Essex County. This complex houses the Olympic bobsled and luge track, cross-country skiing and biathlon trails, and associated facilities. [Read more…] about The Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Facility and Forever Wild

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: APA, Article 14, DEC, Forever Wild, Mt Van Hoevenberg, NYS Constitution, Olympic History, ORDA, Political History, PROTECT, Protect the Adirondacks, wilderness

Newly Appointed Adirondack Park Leadership Remains Lopsided

June 16, 2020 by David Gibson Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe protection and planning for the Adirondack Park’s six million acres, one-fifth of the state, rests in large measure on the motivation and independence of the Adirondack Park Agency’s staff and board members in Ray Brook (APA).

Seven members were just nominated by Governor Andrew Cuomo and subsequently confirmed to sit at the APA’s table by the NY State Senate.

How should we think about them? How should we think about them in light of Governor Cuomo’s challenge to re-imagine and improve public policies and practices – to “build back better?” [Read more…] about Newly Appointed Adirondack Park Leadership Remains Lopsided

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Andrew Cuomo, APA, DEC, development, environment, Ray Brook, State Land Master Plan, wilderness

Cuomo Makes Adirondack Park Board Nominations

June 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYGov. Andrew Cuomo has formally nominated seven individuals to the board of the Adirondack Park Agency, which oversees land-use, planning and zoning on both public and private lands, in cooperation with other state agencies.

Three individuals who are currently serving were nominated for new terms and four individuals were nominated for their first terms. [Read more…] about Cuomo Makes Adirondack Park Board Nominations

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Council, Adirondack Mountain Club, Adirondack Park, Andrew Cuomo, APA, conservation, DEC, Forest Preserve, Political History, Protect the Adirondacks, State Land Master Plan, wilderness

Vote On Historic Railroad Corridor Set For Thursday

May 11, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe Adirondack Park Agency will decide if the proposed final Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor UMP conforms to the State Land Master Plan. The State is planning to tear up part of the historic Adirondack Railroad line between Tupper Lake and Lake Placid for a multi-use trail. [Read more…] about Vote On Historic Railroad Corridor Set For Thursday

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Events, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: APA, Historic Preservation, Lake Placid, Minerva, Minerva Lake, railroads, Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor, Saranac Lake, State Land Master Plan, Tupper Lake

Public Hearing On North Elba Zoning Changes Planned

May 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe Adirondack Park Agency is set to hold a teleconference public hearing for zoning changes in the Town of North Elba, Essex County, on Friday, May 15th, 2020.

Three of eleven seats on the Adirondack Park Agency Board are currently vacant, which means that this proposed map amendment will a unanimous vote of approval.

[Read more…] about Public Hearing On North Elba Zoning Changes Planned

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: APA, Essex County, North Elba

Comments Sought On Lake Luzerne Zoning Changes

May 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

APA Building in Ray Brook NYThe Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is set to hold a teleconference public hearing for zoning changes in the Town of Lake Luzerne, Warren County, on Monday, May 18, 2020.

The changes are planned near Lake Vanare and Lake Forest, including along State Route 9 and and Hidden Valley Road. [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Lake Luzerne Zoning Changes

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Nature Tagged With: APA, Lake Luzerne, Warren County

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