The Pharoah Lake Wilderness – A Recovered Jewel
In late May, Amy and I went for a jaunt in the nearly-15,000-acre Pharoah Lake Wilderness in the southeast portion of the Adirondack Park. This lightly-visited tract may not have…
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Evelyn Greene, Denizen of the Forest Preserve, 1940 – 2025
A couple of years ago, my partner Amy and I led a treasured guest on a bushwhack towards our inholding deep in the High Peaks. Two miles of not inconsiderable…
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Thank you for supporting our “No Motors in Wilderness” petition
Update: June 6, 2025 Dear AWA Supporters: In a memo released today, the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) announced that it has listened to all our shared comments and concerns about…
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In Wake of Whitney Park News, New York State Needs to Step Up
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, June 6, 2025 Keene, N.Y. – In the wake of news that the 36,000-acre Whitney Park is under contract to be purchased by a developer, Adirondack…
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EXPLORE! Ausable Marsh
A hidden gem in the Town of Peru is the Ausable Marsh encompassing 660 acres of the Ausable River delta on the shore of Lake Champlain. Ausable Marsh is a birding…
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Splish Splash!: Hiking During “Mud Season”
I remember the first time I brought my brother out to an Adirondack trail. We were up to our kneecaps in muck, surrounded by armpit-high plants, and he hollers at…
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Caretakers in the Wild
As volunteer caretakers, my wife and I have lived in the middle of wilderness areas around the world. Despite being a board member of the Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, a group…
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Exploring a Different Wilderness
On a relatively mild day in mid-January members of the Board of Directors of Adirondack Wilderness Advocates stood on the shore of a remote and wild pond. It was frozen…
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Meet Our Newest Board Members
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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AWA Supports Trail Usage Research
The State Department of Environmental Conservation, Adirondack Park Agency, several Adirondack conservation groups, and the public have been concerned about trail overuse, crowds, trail degradation, and parking availability. Without hard…
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Update: OPDMDs and Wilderness Access for People with Disabilities
Dear AWA Supporters: We are facing a potential crisis with Adirondack Park advocacy which should concern all of us. There is a growing perception that green groups are willing to…
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People with Disabilities have a Right to Accommodations – So Does Wilderness
It has long been a characteristic of human societies that oppressed classes end up pitted against each other, as though one is the cause of the other’s oppression. In America,…
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