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Forest Preserve Advisory Committee

Peter Bauer: DEC’s Revised Approach to Forest Preserve Long Overdue

December 23, 2021 by Peter Bauer Leave a Comment

Forest Preserve SignThe Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has organized a working group to assist the department in revising and amending a series of policies for New York State Forest Preserve trails stewardship. The DEC organized this working group through the membership of the longstanding Forest Preserve Advisory Committee (FPAC). The working group includes members from trails building organizations, local government, and the environmental community.

The Department stressed that this is a unified management effort for the entire Forest Preserve, and the working group includes members from the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. [Read more…] about Peter Bauer: DEC’s Revised Approach to Forest Preserve Long Overdue

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, APA, Article 14, Catskills, DEC, Environmental History, Forest Preserve, Forest Preserve Advisory Committee, High Peaks, hiking, Kathy Hochul, Legal History, nature, Overuse, Political History, Protect the Adirondacks, trails

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