John Ernst, Agency Chair, Members and Designees January 10, 2022NYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. Project 2021-0075, Red Rock Quarry, Forestport, White Lake Dear Chairman Ernst, Members and Designees, Adirondack Wild has serious concerns about the Staff Draft Permit proposed to be issued to Red Rock Quarry Associates, LLC. Our concerns…
For Immediate ReleaseJanuary 7, 2021Contact: David Gibson, 518-469-4081 Adirondack Wild & Public Comments Improve Kildare Tract Management Plan Comments from the nonprofit advocate Adirondack Wild and the public have positively influenced state planning for one of the most sensitive areas of the Adirondack Park, the Raquette-Boreal area. The final plan released by the NYS Department…
By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Follensby Pond – Protection, Public Access And Partnerships Needed In 2022 The question of how to prevent residential development at Follensby Pond, the remote, 1000-acre Adirondack lake made famous by The Philosopher’s Camp of 1858 and by the 1976 reintroduction of the bald eagle, was settled in 2008.…
August 25, 2021Rebecca IsacowitzDeputy Secretary for Energy & the EnvironmentNew York State Executive ChamberNYS CapitolAlbany, NY 12224 Dear Ms. Isacowitz, We the undersigned write to oppose the Adirondack Park Agency’s (APA) recent issuance of a permit amendment (1987-0074E; June 18, 2021) and letter of permit compliance (May 27, 2021) to allow on-site septic and other…
By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Chad Dawson recently resigned from the NYS Adirondack Park Agency after four plus years of service because, despite much effort, he eventually felt he was a voice in the wilderness asking for higher standards in analysis of how best to manage our Adirondack Wilderness, Wild Forest, Primitive and…
By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Historic and forest preservationists are at odds about the future of Debar Lodge, but formerly they joined hands. In 1983 their collaboration saved historic buildings at Camp Sagamore while expanding adjacent Forest Preserve by amendment of Article XIV of the NYS Constitution and saved the structures at Camp…