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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…

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Asserting the Public Trust at Lake George, 1909-1957

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…

Group letter to DEC Re. USL Marina Application

June 20, 2024 Sean Mahar, Acting CommissionerNYS Department of Environmental Conservation625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233 Group letter to DEC Re. USL Marina Application – Lower Fish Creek Pond Re. USL Marina application 5-1652-00216/00003, Lower Fish Creek Pond, Town of Santa Clara Dear Acting Commissioner Mahar, For the reasons stated below, our organizations believe the USL Marina…

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So Much for Interagency Coordination

So Much for Interagency Coordination By Dave Gibson Adirondack Park Agency rules about project review procedures state, in part, that “The agency may enter into written agreements with other State agencies to enhance the exchange of information and to establish coordinated pre-application, application and review procedures…Any such agreements may provide that no application to the…

Groups Call  on APA to Bring USL Marina to Public Hearing

Adirondack CouncilAdirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest PreserveProtect the Adirondacks !Sierra Club Atlantic ChapterUpper Saranac Foundation For Release May 13, 2024 Contact: Raul Aguirre, Adirondack Council, 518-873-2240Claudia Braymer, Protect the Adirondacks, 518-251-2700Roger Downs, Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter, 518-426-9144David Gibson, Adirondack Wild, 518-469-4081Tom Swayne, Upper Saranac Foundation, 518- 796-1052 Groups Call  on APA to Bring USL…

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Two Timeless Adirondack Documentary Films

Introduction by Dave Gibson, Managing Partner – Adirondack Wild In celebration of Earth Day 2024, Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve is pleased to make Paul Schaefer’s timeless and pioneering documentary films about the Adirondack Park digitally available here. Noted Adirondack wilderness leader, and founder of Friends of the Forest Preserve Paul Schaefer (1908-1996)…