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Judge dismisses defamation suit against Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Wild

Judge dismisses defamation suit against Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Wild Tupper Lake, NY – A ruling from Supreme Court in Franklin County on Aug. 23 has upheld State laws discouraging strategic lawsuits against public participation (known as SLAPP suits) by dismissing a lawsuit from a private commercial developer against Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve,…

Franklin County Supreme Court Upholds State Law Discouraging Lawsuits Against Public Participation

For Immediate ReleaseAugust 26, 2024Contact: David Gibson, 518-469-4081dgibson@adirondackwild.org Franklin County Supreme Court Upholds State Law Discouraging Lawsuits Against Public Participation Tupper Lake, NY – A ruling from Supreme Court in Franklin County on August 23 2024 has upheld State laws discouraging strategic lawsuits against public participation (known as SLAPP suits) by dismissing a lawsuit from…

Adirondack Wild Announces 2024 Awards

For Immediate ReleaseAugust 21, 2024 Contact: David Gibson, 518-469-4081or Ken Rimany, krimany@adirondackwild.org Adirondack Wild Announces 2024 Awards North Creek, NY – The nonprofit advocate Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve will present annual awards during the organization’s annual meeting on Friday, October 11, 2024, at the Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek. The…

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Thirty Percent by 2030

Thirty Percent by 2030 New York State 30 x 30Conserving 30 Percent of Lands and Waters by 2030Draft Strategies and Methodology (July 2024) Kathy Hochul, Governor | Sean Mahar, Interim Commissioner | Randy Simons, Commissioner Pro Tempur State Legislation was passed in 2022 making New York a key player in a broad, national goal of…

30 x 30 Draft Strategies

August 12, 2024 Sean Mahar, Acting CommissionerNYS Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233 30 x 30 Draft Strategies The New York State Draft Strategies and Methods for Conserving Thirty Percent of New York Lands and Waters by 2030 (hereafter “30 x 30”), introduced in early July 2024, is an outstanding first step in an…