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December
December 20, 2006 - Watertown Daily Times
New ATV law brings amended lawsuit
LOWVILLE - Lewis County
legislators' adoption last month of a slightly revised law allowing
all-terrain vehicles on county reforestation land has led to...read
more
December 19, 2006 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Adirondack Council says APA enforcement needs more funding, staff
SARANAC LAKE - A recently
released report by the Adirondack Council claims that the state
Adirondack Park Agency enforcement staff is...read
more
December 18, 2006 - The Times Union
Gov. Pataki, Bull Moose - His record on environmental stewardship
rivals that of Theodore Roosevelt
If there is one area
of Gov. Pataki's legacy that can fairly be described as stellar,
it is in his...read
more
December 17, 2006 - The Daily Gazette
Environmental legacy debated - Accomplishments, shortfalls
cited
Gov. George Pataki,
stepping down this month after three terms, is clearly not amused
when informed one of the state's environmental groups...read
more
December 15, 2006 - Press Republican
Union Falls housing development OK'd
RAY BROOK - The Adirondack
Park Agency Thursday approved development of a quiet corner of
Union Falls Pond overlooking...read
more
December 15, 2006 - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Ad'k Club and Resort's APA application probably ready
RAY BROOK - Prospects
for the Adirondack Club and Resort project got a boost Thursday
when a senior state Adirondack Park Agency official said...read
more
December 14, 2006 - Times Union
Unwatched wilderness - The Adirondack Council calls for improved
enforcement of environmental regulations
Here's one more item
for that long list of promises for the early days of the Spitzer
administration. It's better enforcement of the land use regulations
that make...read more
December 13, 2006 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Environmentalists lean on APA to reject resort's application
TUPPER LAKE - A coalition
of environmental groups is pressing the state Adirondack Park
Agency to declare the latest application of the ...Read
more
December 13, 2006 - The Journal News
Adirondacks environment cases swept under rug, watchdog group
says
ALBANY - The agency responsible
for monitoring the Adirondack Park cleared out its backlog of
environmental cases by sweeping thousands of potential violations
under the rug simply...read
more
December 13, 2006 - Democrat and Chronicle
Adirondack oversight questioned
ALBANY - How did the
agency responsible for monitoring the environment of the Adirondack
Park rapidly clear out its backlog of cases?
By sweeping thousands of potential
violations under the rug simply because the agency didn't have
enough people...read
more
November
November 10, 2006 - Watertown Daily Times
Lewis legislators adopt ATV-use measure again
OWVILLE - Lewis County
legislators have again adopted a law regulating all-terrain-vehicle
use on county reforestation lands in hopes...read
more
November 9, 2006 - Daily Gazette
Permit for radio towers might finally be granted today
County officials will
be before the Adirondack Park Agency this afternoon, expecting
to finally receive an agency permit to build...read
more
November 1, 2006 - The Post Star
ATVs pose another set of problems in Adirondack Park
While snowmobiles are
not considered all-terrain vehicles, some of the same arguments
used against allowing sleds more access to the...read
more
October
October 31, 2006 - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Is Ad'k model good at protecting land?
TUPPER LAKE - Is the
Adirondack Park, with its mix of public and private lands, a
successful model for environmental conservation? Eighteen journalists
from...read
more
October 30, 2006 - The Saratogian
Tough sledding: Environmentalists threaten plan
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Environmentalists
are threatening legal action against a new Adirondack Park state
snowmobile plan, which riders say...read
more
October 27, 2006 - Times Union
Loons' water turns deadly - Bacteria
in Great Lakes linked to invasive species killing off waterfowl
in what may be state's worst bird kill
BETHLEHEM -- The 343
dead loons were packed in clear plastic garbage bags, five to
a bag.
They were stored at 34 in a refrigerated trailer at the state
wildlife pathology unit on Thursday.
The loons' mournful, tremulous wails had fallen silent. Their
bright, blood-red eyes had...read
more
October 27, 2006 - New York Times
Adirondacks Are Hot. That's Good. Or Not.
TUPPER LAKE, N.Y. - Those
who love the Adirondacks most are worried they are being loved
too much.
Personal watercraft, all-terrain vehicles and snowmobiles shatter
the stillness, from one...read
more
October 20, 2006 - The Press Republican
State releases snowmobile plan
LAKE PLACID - After years
of work and delays, the Department of Environmental Conservation
released its Adirondack Snowmobile Plan Thursday.
The plan envisions a network
of...read
more
October 20, 2006 - Watertown Daily Times
Snowsled trail plan released
ALBANY - The state Department
of Environmental Conservation has released a final snowmobile
plan for the Adirondack Park. The plan drew quick concern from
at least one environmental group.
"Our big concern with the
snowmobile plan is that DEC...read
more
October 20, 2006 - The Times Union
Snowmobile plan doesn't add up, groups say
Environmentalists
dispute trail mileage in proposal for Adirondacks
ALBANY -- If a long-awaited
state plan on snowmobile use in the Adirondack Park was supposed
to end the cold war between... read
more
October 20, 2006 - Watertown Daily Times
Group raps bridge plan
ALBANY - An environmental group is asking for a state and federal
investigation into an $800,000 grant awarded six years ago to
the St. Lawrence County Snowmobile Association to...read
more
October 19, 2006 - The Saratogian
Environmental agency decries 'Frankenpines'
LAKE LUZERNE -- The Adirondack Park Agency is telling Saratoga
County it might have to disguise two of the emergency radio towers
it hopes to build in...read
more
October 12, 2006 - Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Adirondack Club open space deal falls through
SARANAC LAKE - Talks between developers of the proposed Adirondack
Club and Resort and a nonprofit land preservation group to set
aside thousands of acres of...read
more
October 11, 2006 - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
N. Country state reps defend poorly rated environmental records
SARANAC LAKE - Local state representatives received mixed reviews
from two environmental groups that have released...read
more
October 6, 2006 - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
'We know that wolves can live with people'
PAUL SMITHS - Nearly a dozen people received a crash course on
wolves Thursday morning at the...read
more
October 5, 2006 - The Times Union
Snowmobile trail expansion opposed - Adirondack Council says proposal runs counter
to state land policy
ALBANY -- Snowmobile riders have too many places to roam in the
wilds of the Adirondack Park, and the state Department of Environmental
Conservation and Adirondack Park Agency aren't doing enough to
keep...read
more
October 1, 2006 - The Times Union
Trail plan threatens preserve
After more than a decade
of generally amiable coexistence, the environmental community
and the Pataki administration suddenly find themselves at...read more
September
September 19, 2006 - The Associated Press
Environmentalists fault snowmobile bridge, ATVs in forest plan
ALBANY, N.Y. -- State conservation officials have drafted a management
plan for 49,120 acres of the Adirondacks that includes...read
more
September 8, 2006 - The Adirondack Daily Enterprise
Resort supporters come out in strength
TUPPER LAKE - The proposed Adirondack Club and Resort project
received overwhelming...read
more
July
July 25, 2006 - Hamilton County News
Adirondack Lakes Survey Corp. is named Conservationist of the
Year
RAQUETTE LAKE--The Adirondack Council, one of New York's largest
and most influential environmental organizations, named Adirondack
Lakes Survey Corporation as its
July 21, 2006 - The Post Star
Panel shoots the breeze about wind power
NORTH CREEK -- The focused, contemplating eyes of more than 100
Adirondack residents never left the Tannery Pond Community Center
stage Wednesday evening during...read
more
July 14, 2006 - The Press Republican
Residents urge caution on Big Tupper
TUPPER LAKE - Get the facts, then make a decision. That was the
message from the handful of speakers to members of ...read
more
July 14, 2006 - The Lake George Mirror
Opposition to Pilot Knob Cell Tower Was Not in Vain
The Adirondack Park Agency recently announced that its revised
policies on...read
more
July 11, 2006 - The Associated Press
Windmill proposed to power Adirondack farmhouse
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The Adirondack Park Agency is set to consider
a homeowner's request to...read
more
July 11, 2006 - The Post Star
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
APA policy, structure need major overhaul
Commissioner Rehm was correct. The APA is a mess.
The APA will review 500 permit
applications this year with only...read
more
July 9, 2006 - The Press Republican
EDITORIAL
Adirondack watchdog is cautious on wind power but is sold on
burning low-grade wood
Adirondack watchdog is cautious on wind power but is sold on
burning low-grade wood
Power is in the news, perhaps more than at any time since...read more
July 6, 2006 - The Press Republican
Adirondack Council promotes continued environmental protection
of park
'It gives them a clear picture of what we'd like to see accomplished"
PLATTSBURGH - The Adirondack Council will not endorse any candidate
running for...read
more
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