For Immediate ReleaseFriday, August 20, 2021 Contact: David Gibson, 518.469.4081dgibson@adirondackwild.org Cloudsplitter Foundation Grant Supports Work of Adirondack Wild Saranac Lake, NY – Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve, a not-for-profit advocate and educator for wildlands and for enhanced planning of human development, has received a $3,000 grant from Cloudsplitter Foundation. “We are very grateful…
Outdoor Recreation Collaboration With Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center Dr. Chad Dawson is spearheading a low key collaborative effort at the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center (VIC), using the Visitor Use Management (VUM) framework to show its practical utility. Across the Park, there is a demand to expand various kinds of outdoor recreation…
Lesson From Wetland Hydrology 101 Many, many years ago I entered graduate school at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies in New Haven, CT. My graduate interests lay primarily in water resources, so I searched that first semester for a lead professor/advisor in that vast field – and, due to recent retirements, found…
The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New YorkNYS State Capitol BuildingAlbany, NY 12224 RE: S4523 / A6457 PBA NYS 20 Year Retirement Legislation Dear Governor Cuomo, Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve has worked closely with DEC Forest Rangers for decades. Protective of people, enhancing public safety and wild, natural…
Mr. Devan KornNYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. APA 2021-0075, Red Rock Quarry Project Dear Mr. Korn:A variety of concerns have already been expressed by the community of residents adjacent to and near this granite quarry project site about potential impacts to and from: • White Lake,• White Lake outlet and…
From Perkins Clearing To Cathead Mountain I was hiking in Hamilton County recently when one of my companions spoke of the days of the Perkins Clearing land exchange (1979), a publicly supported amendment to Article 14 of the NYS Constitution which led to a significant land exchange between the State of New York and International…
The End Of Arbitrary Powers To Dam Adirondack River The State Legislature has just adjourned, but on a good many nights this past month I grew sleepy watching legislative TV or legislative proceedings on the internet. For the non-debate pieces of legislation, meaning when the legislative majority is not allowing minority debate on bills, the…
For Immediate ReleaseJune 15, 2021 Contact: David Gibson, 518-469-4081dgibson@adirondackwild.org Friends of the Forest Preserve Applauds Dedicated Forest Ranger Academy Wanakena, NY – Leaders of the nonprofit advocate Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve are hailing the recent announcement of an independent Training Academy for the NYS DEC Forest Rangers to be held next year.…
Richard Weber Deputy Director, Planning NYS Adirondack Park Agency PO Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. Fish Creek Campground Unit Management Plan Dear Rick,Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve is pleased to comment on the question of compliance of this UMP with the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP). Overall: This Unit…
For Immediate ReleaseJune 2, 2021Contact: David Gibson, 518-469-4081 For more information:John Sheehan, Adirondack Council, 518-441-1340David Gibson, Adirondack Wild, 518-469-4081Peter Bauer, Protect the Adirondack, 518-796-0112 Whitney Subdivision Plans threaten Adirondack Park Groups Urge Passage of Conservation Design Legislation Six environmental organizations have written to NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and NYS Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins…