The Voluntary Professionals Behind the Adirondack Research Library By Dave Gibson, Managing Partner Adirondack Wild. Many organizations introduce their work with the words “were it not for the volunteers, we could not…” That can be justifiably said of the Adirondack Research Library (ARL), formerly part of the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks (AfPA).…
For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 14, 2022 Contact: David Gibson518-469-4081 Adirondack Wild Supports Debar Pond Lodge Land Exchangeand Bill to Support Ecological Integrity in the Adirondack Park Adirondack Wild has endorsed a joint legislative resolution in Albany to amend Article 14 of the New York State Constitution and authorize a land exchange between the Debar Institute and…
Memorandum of Support A. 4074 (M/A Englebright et. al.) An Act to amend the executive law in relation to preserving ecological integrity, wildlife and open space in the Adirondack Park, sponsored by Assembly Member Englebright, et.al. Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve encourages passage of A. 4074 (same as S. 1145) in the…
Matt KendallNYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. Town of Warrensburg Proposed Land Use Map Changes Dear Mr. Kendall, On behalf of Adirondack Wild, we find the proposed map amendments in Warrensburg, both proposed to be reclassified Hamlet, problematic in terms of the APA Act. The likely adverse environmental impacts of reclassification,…
2022 Environment Budget Hearings By Dave Gibson, Managing Partner Adirondack Wild. As one who paused this week to testify and to listen to the Environmental Budget hearing in the State Legislature’s Ways and Means and Finance Committees, I could not help but notice the budget winners and losers. In a year when state revenues are…