Join AWA’s Craig McGowan and Pete Nelson as they talk with Lake George Land Conservancy Executive Director Michael Horn about the importance of protecting this magnificent watershed.
In this episode of the Wild Thoughts Podcast, Bill Ingersoll and Pete Nelson discuss the meaning and value of wilderness with eminent Adirondack historian Philip Terrie.
Debar Pond should not be intense—it should be a place to unwind, a place to connect with a wild landscape on its own terms.
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.
In this installment of the Wild Thoughts Podcast, Craig McGowan interviews AWA cofounders Pete Nelson and Bill Ingersoll about the importance of wilderness advocacy in the Adirondacks. What is it, and how has it shaped the history of the Adirondack Park?
In the second installment of AWA’s “Wild Thoughts Podcast”, Bill Ingersoll, and Pete Nelson discuss the thorny issue of roads in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. This month the Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comments on the topic of No Material Increase and CP-3 access roads, terms we’re sure are at the tip of everyone’s tongues.
Protecting and expanding remoteness is an AWA core value, and we have several projects underway that specifically challenge the State of New York to better protect remoteness, which is a rare and threatened resource, even in the Adirondack Park.
From AWA’s perspective, the State is on the verge of generational change in wilderness management that will more effectively protect the Adirondack Park.
Adirondack Park Agency seems to be following the same trajectory as some of its predecessors, in that in 2022 it is explicitly seeking creative ways to get around its own restrictions—in this case, “no material increase.”
