Ski Jenkins!
Jenkins Mountain backcountry skiing is open at the Paul Smith’s College VIC to offer great skiing experiences and a case study for Visitor Use Management.
EXPLORE! Moxham Mountain
EXPLORE! Moxham Mountain in the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest.
EXPLORE! Second Pond near Gore Mountain
EXPLORE! Second Pond, the one near Gore Mountain, in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness.
EXPLORE! Haystack Mountain
EXPLORE! Haystack Mountain in the McKenzie Mountain Wilderness. Instead of being a High Peak, this Haystack offers a panoramic view of the High Peaks.
Meet AWA at Albany Winter Sports Expo
AWA will be at the Adirondack Sports Winter Expo in Albany, NY.
The Wild West vs. the Reserved North
Let’s compare and contrast the Adirondacks with Algonquin Park in Ontario, Canada.
Adapting to Jenkins Mountain
Chad Dawson knows a little bit about recreation and wilderness management. Professor Emeritus of Recreation Resources Management at SUNY ESF and a former APA Commissioner, Dawson is uniquely qualified to help shepherd the State of New York toward adaptive management, a new management paradigm for the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
Ode to the Adirondacks
The Adirondacks tell a story beyond words and images, historical data and climate records, provable facts and documented knowledge.
Adirondack Road Agency
Are roads in wild places a manufactured crisis? AWA co-founder Bill Ingersoll explores this topic.
Hiker Dispersal – Take the Survey!
What are your opinions on hiker dispersal? Let us know!
What to Watch in the AMR’s “Permitting Pilot”
Adirondack websites and social media are abuzz with news of a new pilot permit program that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) have agreed to. Some of the stakeholder organizations represented in the High Peaks Advisory Group (HPAG) have endorsed this pilot. AWA has not.
AWA to Attend Adirondack Sports Expo
Join Adirondack Wilderness Advocates at the 2022 Adirondack Sports Expo in Saratoga Springs, NY!
All the Places I Have Never Been
Exploring the Adirondacks often leads to unexpected surprises and discoveries.
Paul Schaefer’s Winter Ascent
Automobiles enabled a new generation of suburbanites from the Mohawk and Hudson valley regions to begin visiting the mountains more frequently. Some of these people acquired rustic cabins built by the early homesteaders and converted them into camps. Paul Schaefer, a contractor from Schenectady, was one such person.