Group Letter to Governor Hochul on Whitney Park Adirondack CouncilAdirondack Mountain ClubAdirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest PreserveAdirondack Wilderness AdvocatesCitizens Campaign for the EnvironmentNew York League of Conservation VotersProtect the Adirondacks!Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter October 29, 2024 Hon. Kathy Hochul, GovernorExecutive ChamberState CapitolAlbany, NY 12224RE: Whitney Park Dear Governor Hochul: As you are well aware,…
October 24, 2024 Megan Phillips, Deputy Director for PlanningNYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. Proposed Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP) amendments Dear Ms. Phillips, We have serious concerns about the speed by which major amendments to the APSLMP have been authorized to proceed to public hearing and comment. The…
For Immediate ReleaseOctober 21, 2024Contact: Dave Gibson, 518-469-4081, [email protected] Adirondack Wild 2024 Honorees North Creek, NY – Tannery Pond Community Center in North Creek played host this month to Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve’s annual meeting and 2024 award presentations. The Paul Schaefer Wilderness Award, named after 20th century wilderness preservation leader Paul…
Bearing Responsibility for the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan Former member of the Adirondack Park Agency and former chair of its State Land Committee, Dick Booth, offered this advice about the most significant, controversial legal issues facing APA during his time as one of its members (2008-16): prioritize, anticipate, prepare, be transparent, and issue…
October 3, 2024Corrie Magee, Project Review OfficerNYS Adirondack Park Agency (APA) P.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977David Plante, Regulatory Programs DirectorNYS APAP.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 Barton Mine, Towns of Johnsburg and Indian Lake, APA 2021-0245 Dear Ms. Magee and Mr. Plante, The Barton Mine expansion proposal is one of the most technically…