Re. APA 2026-0108, Lyme Timber Co., Mink Pond Road, Colton, Clearcut Application Aaron ZiemannProject Review OfficerNYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Dear Mr. Ziemann, Adirondack Wild is very concerned about the lack of resource surveys, assessments, and analysis of the proposed 680-acre seed tree harvest and forest clearcut south of Sevey Corners…
Re. Project 2026-0041, Timber Harvest, LandVest Aaron ZiemannProject Review OfficerNYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Dear Mr. Ziemann, For the following reasons, we believe that Project 2026-0041, LandVest clearcut of more than 400-acres in Mayfield, Fulton County, should be directed to the full Agency for its review. While the current challenges of…
High Peaks VUM Pilot Project Josh Clague, Director, Bureau of Forest PreserveNYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)625 BroadwayAlbany, NY 12233Re. 2025 Visitor Use Management Pilot Project, High Peaks Wilderness Project Area Dear Josh,In 2019, DEC sponsored a well-attended High Peaks Stakeholder Meeting in Keene Valley. All concluded that better data was needed to inform management…
Memo of Opposition, UTV legislation Senate 7298/A. 7439 This legislation to expand the all-terrain vehicle legal registration limit from 1000 pounds to 2000 pounds and up to 80 inches in width is intended to authorize, for the first time, widespread use of utility task vehicles (UTV) and Side by Sides. The stated purpose is to…
Feb 25, 2026Josh Clague NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)Division of Lands and Forests 625 Broadway, 5th Floor Albany, NY 12233-4254Re. NYS DEC Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMD) Policy NYS DEC Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMD) Policy Dear Josh and DEC:In 2024, APA and DEC proposed weakening State Land Master Plan/ Forest Preserve Wilderness protections…
August 4, 2025Matthew Kendall, Environmental Program SpecialistNYS Adirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. APA Map Amendment 2025-01, Lake Luzerne Dear Mr. Kendall, On behalf of Adirondack Wild, for the following reasons we oppose the proposed reclassification of approximately 73 acres from Rural Use to Moderate Intensity Use along Hidden Valley Road in…
Devan KornAdirondack Park AgencyP.O. Box 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. “Indian Brook Preserve” Large-Scale Subdivision, Town of Bolton, APA 2025-0195 Dear Mr. Korn, We have reviewed what appears on your website as Phase 1 of the “Indian Brook Preserve,” 30-lot, Large-scale Residential Subdivision in Low Intensity Use, Town of Bolton. To our disappointment, the proposed…
August 4, 2025 Steve GuglielmiNYS Department of Environmental ConservationDivision of Lands and Forests1115 State Route 86Ray Brook, NY 12977 DEC SCOPING DOCUMENT RE. Debar Pond Lodge Dear Steve,Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve appreciates the chance to think through the scope of environmental impacts resulting from DEC’s preferred alternative: removal of Debar Pond Lodge…
July 10, 2025 Aaron ZiemannAdirondack Park AgencyBox 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. Land Vest Timber Harvest, Indian Lake, APA 2025-0104 Dear Mr. Ziemann, Adirondack Wild has the following concerns about this timber harvest proposal to clear-cut or overstory-cut over 500 acres adjacent to and very near the Cedar River and its tributaries. Our primary concern:…
Ken Lynch, ChairState Land CommitteeNYS Adirondack Park AgencyBox 99Ray Brook, NY 12977 Re. Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (“Master Plan”) proposed amendments Dear Mr. Lynch, First, we thank the Agency for finally bringing the matter of substantive draft amendments to a committee discussion and deliberation this week. The highly controversial staff proposals of last…