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Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates is dedicated to protecting and expanding
the Adirondack Park’s
wildest places.
Your contributions are critical to the success of our work. This is your opportunity to support what matters. We are a grassroots organization of residents and visitors coming together over our shared love of Adirondack Wilderness.
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Protect
Keeping the promise of forever wild.
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Expand
Advocate for increasing remoteness in current land and future purchases.
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Educate
Inform and engage the public in wilderness policy issues.
Wild Thoughts
Wild Thoughts Articles
There are a lot of questions surrounding remoteness. How exactly do we define remoteness? Is it just a feeling or is it measurable and quantifiable?
In general, Adirondack Wilderness Advocates defines remote as 3 or more miles from a road. But what is a road? Are there differences among roads drivable by cars, snowmobiles, horses, occasional administrative vehicles, mobility devices such as wheelchairs or electric bikes, or rescue vehicles? The Adirondack Park is a unique mix of wilderness lands and campgrounds, towns, and businesses. We at AWA want to respect all areas of the Park while preserving as much wilderness and remoteness as possible.
Imagine you were a moose. How much remoteness would you need? AWA's Pete Nelson and Janelle Jones, along with John Davis, dive into the subject of remoteness in the Adirondack Park and what that means for wildlife.