September 23, 2024 Josh ClagueMcCrea BurnhamForest Preserve BureauYS Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233 Interagency Guidance for Trail Networks in the Forest Preserve Dear Josh, McCrea, and the DEC Trail Stewardship Working Group, Article XIV: Since the May 2024 draft of this document, all mention of the 2021 Court of Appeals ruling which declared…
Adirondack Wild Comments on 30 by 30 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 effort to achieve a daunting objective in just 5 years. Adirondack Wild…
The Adirondacks – Where Wilderness Preservation Began Today is Sept. 3, 2024, the 60th anniversary since the National Wilderness Preservation Act was signed into law on Sept. 3, 1964 by President Lyndon Johnson.Today we celebrate the fact that the federal Wilderness Act protects: Did you know that the National Wilderness Act was modeled on New…
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,…
For Immediate ReleaseAugust 26, 2024Contact: David Gibson, [email protected] 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…
For Immediate ReleaseAugust 21, 2024 Contact: David Gibson, 518-469-4081or Ken Rimany, [email protected] 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…
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…
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…
Asserting the Public Trust at Lake George, 1909-1957 By Dave Gibson Before Adirondack conservation leader Paul Schaefer began to organize his coalitions and, after a titanic ten year struggle, finally defeat through public referendum proposed big dams on the South Branch of the Moose River and elsewhere (1945-1955), Paul’s mentor John S. Apperson (often known…
Article XIV places a duty of restraint on using herbicide in Lake George By Dave Gibson In a recent Times Union opinion, former Governor George Pataki appealed to current Governor Kathy Hochul to block the state’s immediate plan to apply the herbicide ProcellaCOR to kill Eurasian watermilfoil in Lake George. The stakes of using herbicide…