AWA Proposes Adjustments to Wilderness Snowmobile Plan
The proposed trail, called the Seventh Lake Mountain – Sargent Ponds Trail, is just one part of a longer “community connector” trail linking the Moose River Plains network with the hamlet of Long Lake in northern Hamilton County, eliminating the need to cross Raquette Lake.
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.
On Russell M.L. Carson and Peaks and People of the Adirondacks
Excerpts from the essay, ““On Russell M.L. Carson and Peaks and People of the Adirondacks,” published in Wander-Thrush: Lyric Essays of the Adirondacks (Ra Press, 2018) and written by David Crews.
Wilderness Advocates Express Concern over Black River Plan in Adirondacks
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates (AWA) is stating that the plan for new trails and parking facilities likely does not conform with State Land Master Plan guidance, and that more information must be provided to the public before the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) can approve the proposals.
Reaction to the Adirondack Park Agency’s Plan for Boreas Ponds
News that the Adirondack Park Agency plans to subvert another upcoming wilderness designation at Boreas Ponds with both motorized and mechanized access corridors is not just discouraging, it is frightening.
A Snowy Boreas Tea Party
Let’s talk Boreas Ponds. If you’re to learn from history, I implore you: act, don’t wait.
A Journey to Boreas Ponds
Our increasingly developed world is distancing us from nature, from our roots. Boreas Ponds offers us a chance to rekindle that relationship.
Five Reasons Why I’m Hiking from Boreas Ponds to the Adirondack Park Agency
On November 15th I will set off on a journey to keep the entire Boreas Ponds Tract wild, remote, and motor-free. With a backpack full of pro-Wilderness letters, I’ll hike continuously from Blue Ridge Road to Ray Brook, NY.
Advocate To Walk From Boreas Ponds To November APA Meeting With More Than 1,000 Letters Supporting Full Wilderness Classification
Adirondack Wilderness Advocates (AWA) today announced that Tyler Socash, AWA member and activist, will attend the Adirondack Park Agency’s next meeting on November 16th by walking all the way from the Boreas Ponds Tract to the APA’s Ray Brook headquarters.
Reasons Not to Open Boreas Ponds to Motorized Access
There are multiple reasons why anything less than a Wilderness classification would be harmful, including habitat fragmentation, the introduction of invasive species, resource degradation, and loss of the ponds’ intangible qualities of remoteness and solitude.
Paul Schaefer Wilderness Award Acceptance Speech
Bill Ingersoll’s acceptance speech for an award from Adirondack Wild.
Comments show wide public support in favor of Wilderness for Boreas Ponds
A local environmental group’s analysis of public comments submitted to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has revealed a high level of public support in favor of a Wilderness classification for the Boreas Ponds Tract.
High Peaks Wilderness Gateway
Consider for a moment of the High Peaks traffic that both Lake Placid and the Keene Valley get. Think of the drive it takes to get to any of those trailheads from outside of the Park. Now imagine a “High Peaks Wilderness Gateway” facility right at Exit 29 on the Northway.
We Need to Take a Long View
My experience in the Adirondacks, starting with that hike in 1969 has shown that we need to take a long view of conservation. What seems like a reasonable path now may yield a very different result in the future.
A Call to Action – If Not You, Who?!?
Immersing oneself in Adirondack wildness is a quintessential spiritual experience. If you won’t advocate for wilderness protection, who will?
Adirondack Love Affair
I did not understand the impact the Adirondacks had on me until 5 years ago, when I was sick of my job working at a 7-11 in Buffalo, I decided to move to the place that I remembered being the happiest in my life.
The Sound of Silence
If you’re looking for a cross-country skiing destination this winter, might I suggest skiing Gulf Brook Road to Boreas Ponds?