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I'm sure you've heard the old saying,"Bigger is Better." Well, not when it comes to all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). As you can imagine, larger and heavier ATVs can do more damage to the environment.
One thing you may not know about the Adirondack Council is that we advocate for the conservation of agricultural lands in the Adirondack Park. We're helping to spread the word to Eat Local to be healthy, protect the environment and build a strong local economy.
The next opportunity you have, walk to your bathroom and look at your personal care products. Do any of the products you use contain "microbeads?" Chances are, they do.
A hike at Coon Mountain Preserve
Spring took its sweet time in arriving this year. And although Council staff members happily skied our way through a long cold winter, by April impatience resounded throughout the office. Spring. Was. Late.
oil trains in the Champlain valley
The Adirondack Council has called on the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation and the US Environmental Protection Agency to use their authority to protect the Adirondack Park's communities, Lake Champlain and three major rivers from potential train derailments, spills and fires.
April 29, 2014 was a historic day for the Adirondack Park's struggle against acid rain. That's the day that the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal for coal-fired power plants in the Midwest to cause acid rain in the Adirondacks.
As our 2014 legislative session in Albany pushes along at rapid speed, the Adirondack Council has worked with a broad array of stakeholders to host our second annual Adirondack Day! On May 5th, the "well" of the Legislative Office Building will be transformed into a miniature Adirondack Park.
The impacts of climate change are worldwide. For many of us, identifying ways that we can make a meaningful difference can be overwhelming. Individually, each of us can do our part to reduce the emissions we contribute to the problem.
Please contact policymakers today
You can help stop the state from expanding motorized recreation on the protected public lands of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. Policymakers in the state legislature need to hear from you about the damage that ATVs can do to the Forest Preserve.
The Council says education has to be at the forefront of the plan.
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has plans to expand the hunting of black bear across New York State in order to prevent conflicts with people. People need to be educated on how to avoid attracting bears.
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