Adirondack Wild
Towns angry over suit
NORTH HUDSON | Representatives of the central Adirondack Five Towns coalition expressed disappointment and a degree of anger last week over a lawsuit filed by two environmental groups intended to prevent the state from building a 140-foot bridge... Read more
State bans parking along stretch of Route 73
KEENE | Parking on Route 73 near the Roaring Brook Falls Trailhead will be permanently banned starting Friday, the state Department of Environmental Conservation has announced, and “No Parking” signs will be installed by the end of the week. Read more
Give early High Peaks overuse measures a chance
The High Peaks are groaning under the weight of an unprecedented surge of tourism. Read more
Community reacts to initial High Peaks overuse solutions
KEENE | The state has rolled out the first phase in a multi-year plan to address overuse on some of the Adirondacks’ most popular hiking trails. Read more
DEC to temporarily relocate High Peaks trailheads
KEENE | Route 73 contains some breathtaking views as it winds its way through the mountains and alongside the Cascade Lakes. Read more
Adirondack Wild to host community forum in Keene Valley
KEENE VALLEY | Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Reserve will be hosting a public forum on Sept. 5. Read more
Adding clarity to land bank issue
Pete DeMola’s article about the constitutional land bank is appreciated, but confusing and erroneous in one very important respect. Read more
Details emerge on land bank
LAKE PLACID — Details are emerging over the proposed land bank that would allow localities access to state land to facilitate infrastructure projects on Forest Preserve without amending the state constitution. Read more
Lessons from Standing Rock
KEENE — A Vietnam War veteran, a local herbalist and business owner, and a longtime Adirondack environmentalist all returned recently from wintry, wind-blown plains at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation in North Dakota. Read more
High traffic in the High Peaks
LAKE PLACID — State conservation personnel are taking steps to relieve hiking pressure on the state’s highest peaks, Marcy and Algonquin, and their sister summits in the High Peaks. Read more
Adirondack Wild appeals to Governor Cuomo for discarded oil tank cars
NEWCOMB — Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve appealed to Governor Andrew Cuomo to take action on a proposal by a private rail company to store hundreds of discarded oil tank cars on railroad tracks in the High Peaks. Read more
Governor Cuomo, action is needed
Governor Cuomo, We write on behalf of Adirondack Wild: Friends of the Forest Preserve to urge your administration to take immediate action to assert jurisdiction over the ill-conceived proposal by the Saratoga and North Creek Railroad, LLP... Read more