Adirondack Park

Edward Kanze's new book is called “The Nature of the Place: On the Flora and Fauna of the Adirondacks,” a love letter to his home. The Adirondack Park, where he gathers materials from his columns and elsewhere has revised them and tries to give us all a look of the flora and fauna of his home.

The Adirondack Park Agency Board has adopted a resolution that will allow upgrades at Mount Van Hoevenberg and heard a presentation on a jobs initiative for Fort Drum soldiers.

Peter Bauer has spent the past 35 years working to conserve the Adirondack Park and the natural environment. He has led the FUND for Lake George as well as the Residents’ Committee to Protect the Adirondacks.

The Adirondack Park Agency is planning three public hearings on amendments to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan.

The Adirondack Council has issued its latest “State of the Park” report reviewing government actions and the status of the 6 million acres of protected lands in New York.

A new study led by Cornell University finds climate warming and lake browning are making lakes in the Adirondacks unlivable for cold water species such as trout, salmon and whitefish during the summer months.

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation held a public meeting this week to provide an overview of the creation of a Visitor Use Management Plan being developed for the High Peaks and the Kaaterskill Clove area of the Catskills.

Officials from five of the 12 counties fully or partially in the Adirondacks joined with the two Assembly representatives from the region today to call for clarification on how the 6 million acre Adirondack Park will be affected as the new concealed carry gun law is implemented.

The Adirondack Council has released a VISION 2050 plan offering recommendations on how to manage the 6 million acre park in New York including its ecology and the communities throughout it.