Blog

The Adirondack Council is pleased to welcome Revée Needham as our Colgate University Upstate Institute Summer Field School Fellow who is working in our Elizabethtown office. Enjoy the blog that Revée wrote to introduce herself.

The Adirondack Council is pleased to welcome Meg Desmond as our newest Clarence Petty Intern in our Elizabethtown office. She will be working closely with our Conservation Director Rocci Aguirre and our Conservation Fellow Jackie Bowen. Please enjoy the blog that Meg wrote to introduce herself.

This July 14, 2018, we will host our annual “Forever Wild Day” members’ meeting and awards luncheon in Old Forge, NY. We are proud to honor Dan Josephson as the Conservationist of the Year for his and his team’s work studying acid rain and Adirondack brook trout, and also recognize Gary Lee for the work he has done with common loons. Without Dan's and Gary's scientific research and fieldwork, our advocacy work would not be possible.

Saturday, June 2, 2018 is National Trails Day...a day in honor of trails on public lands. The purpose of the day is to get people excited about the benefits of trails and spending time outdoors, as well as to bring awareness to trail issues. There are more than 2,300 miles of trails on the Adirondack Forest Preserve, and each trail brings a unique adventure.

Adirondack Conservation News is a collection of the most current events taking place in New York’s Adirondack Park. It aims to highlight both threats and opportunities concerning the Park’s ecological integrity, wild character and community vibrancy. Here's May's edition.

The Adirondack Council's Conservation Fellow Jackie Bowen attended the Northeast Alpine Summit Gathering in Fairlee, VT. in late April. Read on to see what she learned and how it relates to our Adirondack Park.

The Common Ground Alliance (CGA) is looking for input on topics this year’s forum. Please tell them what subjects you believe are most important to discuss and what issues are a priority for resolution for the Adirondack Park at the July 2018 Adirondack Common Ground Alliance annual forum by completing this survey. The deadline is Friday, May 11.

In this blog, we feature the writing of Ray Johnson, an organic/analytical chemist who is currently the founder and director of the Institute of Climate Studies USA. Ray discusses how we humans are the cause of the rapidly rising levels of carbon dioxide in our Earth's atmosphere, and how it's causing our planet to warm.

Spring is here, and many are pulling their hiking gear out of their closets and putting their winter coats away. Spring is a time of hope and opportunity, and there is great potential as the state Legislature resumes its session after completing the budget process and taking a brief hiatus. The Adirondack Council is hopeful that our representatives will use this opportunity to pass legislation to reform to the Adirondack Park Agency Act and all-terrain vehicle use.

Adirondack Conservation News is a collection of the most current events taking place in New York’s Adirondack Park. It aims to highlight both threats and opportunities concerning the Park’s ecological integrity, wild character and community vibrancy. Here's April's edition.