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Meet Our Newest Board Members

March 31, 2025
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates has recently added three new members to the Board. Please join us in welcoming Amy, Janelle, and Tim. Read more about our newest Board Members below! Amy…
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Thank you for supporting our “No Motors in Wilderness” petition

December 3, 2024
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News, Opinion, Protection
Dear AWA Supporters: The Board of Directors would like to extend our deepest thanks to you.  Because of your support and shared advocacy for our values, AWA was able to…
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Wild Thoughts Podcast #10: AWA in 2024

November 25, 2024
Craig McGowan
Expansion, Knowledge, News
Wild Thoughts Podcast
In this episode of the Wild Thoughts Podcast, join Adirondack Wilderness Advocates’ board members as we talk about who we are as an organization, what we accomplished this year, and…
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Keep Debar Pond Forever Wild

December 17, 2023
Bill Ingersoll
News, Opinion, Protection
Constitutional Amendment, Debar Mountain Wild Forest, Debar Pond

Debar Pond and its associated buildings are the subject of what might soon become the next amendment to Article XIV, the “forever wild clause” to the New York State constitution that has made the Forest Preserve uniquely protected since 1894.

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2024 Open Woods Ski Season at Jenkins Mountain Announced

December 4, 2023
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
Paul Smiths VIC, Visitor Use Management

A Jenkins Mountain Visitor Use Survey, a component of the VUM project, found that 100% of 2023 trail users said the experience met or exceeded their expectations.

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Ski Jenkins!

January 5, 2023
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
Paul Smiths VIC, Visitor Use Management

Beginning with the 2022-2023 winter season, the Jenkins Mountain Open Woods Ski Zone is open to backcountry skiers! These trails represent the first officially-maintained backcountry ski zone in the Adirondacks outside of Gore and Whiteface.

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AWA in 2021: Looking Back at Our Most Popular Posts

January 2, 2022
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News

With yet another year in the record books, we took a look at the past twelve months to review the posts that resonated the most with our followers.

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Exciting Changes on AWA’s Board!

August 3, 2021
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News

Adirondack Wilderness Advocates (AWA) is announcing three new changes to its leadership positions, including a new chair of its Board of Directors, a new addition to the Board, and a new technical advisor. These changes add a wealth of knowledge and professional experience to the organization.

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AWA Co-organizing an Alpine Summit Adaptive Management Pilot

April 29, 2021
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
High Peaks Wilderness
AWA has achieved its first success in its initiative to help the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation implement the most important recommendations from the High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group (HPAG) Final Report. …
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AWA Selects New Leader

April 28, 2021
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
At its spring 2021 quarterly meeting, which was held (remotely) in April, the Adirondack Wilderness Advocates board of directors held its first officer elections since incorporating as a 501(c)(3) organization…
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Algonquin Sunrise Adirondacks

Adirondack Wilderness Advocates Incorporates, Names Board

December 12, 2019
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates (AWA) today announced its incorporation as a non-profit 501(3)(c) charitable corporation dedicated to the purpose of advancing public knowledge, enjoyment, expansion, and protection of the Adirondack Park’s…
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Wilderness Advocates Express Concern over Black River Plan in Adirondacks

June 5, 2018
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates
News
Black River Wild Forest
Barneveld, New York – A local environmental group is expressing concerns about the pending state regulatory approval of a proposed management plan for the Black River Wild Forest, located in…
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