Group leader speaking to hikers in front of a snow-covered cabin in the woods

The Heart of the Adirondacks

By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild The Heart of the Adirondacks Newcomb is in the heart of the Adirondack Park, and Newcomb’s Adirondack Interpretive Center (AIC) of the State University College of Environmental Science and Forestry is the beating heart of Park ecological science. AIC operates one of the longest, if not the longest,…

Governor Nelson Rockefeller signing the APA Act, 1973,

APA Act at 50 – Interdependence, not Balance

By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild APA Act at 50 – Interdependence, not Balance Well, it’s happened again. Another state budget is proposed by the Executive wherein the Adirondack Park Agency’s job is mischaracterized by this Governor’s (and former governors’) budget divisions as working “to achieve a balance between strong environmental protection and sustainable…

The Adirondack Park Agency building and sign

Raising Standards at the Adirondack Park Agency

By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Raising Standards at the Adirondack Park Agency By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild A few items captured my attention about the November 2022 meeting of the Adirondack Park Agency. First are the public privilege comments of Park resident and retired APA deputy counsel Barbara Rottier. She spoke…

Chad Dawson presenting and delivering remarks

Dialogue for the Wild – Forest Preserve Lakes

By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Dialogue for the Wild – Forest Preserve Lakes At Adirondack Wild’s  October meeting at the Paul Smith’s Visitor Interpretive Center, lakes and ponds came under the spotlight in a panel discussion about Cooperative Stewardship of Adirondack Lakes. Of particular interest was a given lake’s classification and subsequent comprehensive…

The staff of Adirondack Explorer posing on a deck with forest behind them

Adirondack Wild Honors Park Stewards and Champions

By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Adirondack Wild Honors Park Stewards and Champions The nonprofit advocate Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve presented its annual awards at the Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center on Friday, Oct. 14, 2022. The award ceremony was part of Adirondack Wild’s 12th Annual Members Meeting. Tracy Ormsbee,…

Map of proposed subdivision and resort

Another large resort subdivision. Still no conservation design.

By David Gibson, Managing Partner, Adirondack Wild Another large resort subdivision. Still no conservation design. I just skimmed through Eric Stackman’s recent replies to the Adirondack Park Agency. See the APA website, apa.ny.gov, large-scale subdivisions. Mr. Stackman, a Miami, Florida developer, wants to construct a 120-lot resort subdivision in Jay, Essex County, above the East…