Adirondacks

Adirondacks Showcased in Albany

Pat Bradley — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:10:00 +0000

The Adirondacks came to life at the state capitol in Albany Monday as a wide sector of interests were showcased during Adirondack Day.

Adirondack Snowmobile Trail Lawsuit Allowed To Continue

Pat Bradley — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:30:00 +0000

Protect the Adirondacks has received permission from the New York State Appellate Court to continue with a lawsuit challenging a state snowmobile trail building plan in the Adirondack Park.

NYS Loses Federal Grant Funds for Land Acquisition

Pat Bradley — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 17:45:00 +0000

New York Rangers Say Rescued Hikers Unprepared for Trek

Pat Bradley — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 06:15:00 +0000

State forest rangers say they had to rescue two men who started a nearly 40-mile hike in the Adirondack High Peaks while improperly clothed for the below freezing conditions and carrying only two bagels and one canteen of water.

Three Adirondack Men Receive Highest Boy Scout Heroism Award

Pat Bradley — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:40:00 +0000

A heroism medal that is rarely handed out by the Boy Scouts of America has been presented to three men in the Adirondacks.

A formal Court of Honor was held at Paul Smiths’ College to recognize the efforts of three scouts who rescued one man, and attempted to rescue a second, following a whitewater kayaking accident in the Adirondacks in October 2011. Dave Tallman presented the trio the highest medal of heroism from the Boy Scouts of America.

A.G. Announces Grant Funding to Mitigate Adirondack Acid Rain Damage

Pat Bradley — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:20:00 +0000

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced a new grant program designed to mitigate the effects of acid rain in Adirondack water bodies.

The 400-thousand dollar Adirondack Acid Rain Recovery grant program has been created as part of a multi-state legal settlement with Cinergy, formerly Duke Energy, over Clean Air Act violations. Jeremy Magliaro, an environmental policy analyst with the New York Attorney General’s office, says the funds are intended to hasten lake and stream recovery from acid rain deposition.

North Country Officials Optimistic Following State of State

Pat Bradley — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:30:00 +0000

Governor Andrew Cuomo presented a broad agenda in his State of the State address on Wednesday. North Country officials were pleased with the Governor’s focus on the upstate economy and tourism.

Adirondack Park Agency Delays Logging Rules

Pat Bradley — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 23:30:00 +0000

The Adirondack Park Agency has delayed action on a simplified permit process for clear-cutting Adirondack forest tracts of more than 25 acres.

Under a new General Permit proposal, the Adirondack Park Agency says a simplified silvicultural treatment that “meets jurisdictional clearcutting thresholds” would encourage sustainable forestry practices. Protect the Adirondacks is one of several environmental groups that wants the state agency to reject the proposal. Executive Director Peter Bauer says the APA has not proven a new permit process is needed.

Environmental Group Proposes New Adirondack Wilderness Area

Pat Bradley — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:20:00 +0000

An environmental group is proposing that more than half of the Adirondack land purchased by the state this past summer be classified wilderness.

Tests Confirm NY Professor Contracted Hantavirus

Pat Bradley — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Lab tests have confirmed that a New York professor contracted the potentially deadly hantavirus during a hiking trip in the Adirondacks.

A spokeswoman for Stony Brook University on Long Island said Monday the results were confirmed late last week. Doctors suspected the university professor contracted the disease after an August camping trip.

The professor has since recovered.