Remembering Paul Schaefer: Camp Life at the Cataract Club
Paul Schaefer was perhaps the most famous Adirondack conservation “hero” of the twentieth century, the citizen-advocate who took on Albany on a number of Forest Preserve issues – and won. He hiked, he owned property, and he wrote. He is credited with the first known winter ascent of Crane Mountain in Warren County, and he tirelessly traveled the state to present the top issues concerning the Adirondack Park to civics-minded groups everywhere…
Ecosystems, Diversity, and the Wilderness Experience
If we have any hope of protecting our park and our planet, we need to involve everyone, and we desperately need perspectives that have been historically excluded.
Wilderness in the Presence of History
I can think of no place where this paradox - human vs nature - is more evident than at Sagamore Lake in Hamilton County, where legally-protected wilderness exists in the presence of history.
Public Invited to Join AWA for High Peaks Webinar
In the inaugural Wilderness Webinar, AWA Board member and High Peaks Advisory Group (HPAG) member Pete Nelson will talk about the recently released HPAG Final Report.
AWA Co-organizing an Alpine Summit Adaptive Management Pilot
This project, The Alpine Summit Adaptive Management Pilot, will build off the work of the current Summit Stewardship Program in the Adirondack High Peaks.
AWA Selects New Leader
The directors voted unanimously to elect Kayla White to fill the leadership position. White has been active in AWA since its founding in 2016 and a member of the board since 2018.
A Very Brief History of the High Peaks Wilderness
The history of the High Peaks Wilderness is as storied as it is rugged.
Old Roads on Old Maps
Wherever that road is, I have no reason to believe we’re standing on it. By the same token, I have no reason to believe we’re not standing on it, either.
Forty-Six: On the Occasion of the 2021 Presidential Inauguration
The number “46” might have multiple meanings and influences in the Adirondacks.
UPDATE: Development Continues on AWA’s Visitor Use Management App
The concept was simple: Provide a digital alternative to the ubiquitous trailhead register books many visitors fill out (and all visitors should fill out) on their way in and out of the backcountry.
When the Earth Was Wilderness
It was about 10,000 years ago when we first began to make the transition from being inhabitants of a global natural wilderness to the first beings to ever try and tame it.
The Future Forest
Everyone who loves the outdoors would lose if New York was unable to secure a purchase agreement, now or in the near future.
Wilderness Is Essential
In this pandemic, I’m reminded how necessary large tracts of land are and how essential Wilderness and wild places are to our mental and physical health.
Wilderness Visitor Management: There’s an App for That!
Good visitor use management requires better visitor data than we have today.
Cathead Mountain: Where Public Safety and Wilderness Meet
Public safety and wilderness meet at Cathead Mountain.
A Brief History of the Pepperbox Wilderness
Like any other portion of the Forest Preserve, there is a human story hidden in the second-growth forest, and in the odd place names that lie scattered across the map.
AWA Conducts its First Board Meeting
We were a small group of just seven people, and we gathered with no publicity or fanfare; but it was a momentous event, because it represented the first regular meeting of the new board of directors for our organization.