AWA founding members Pete Nelson, Bill Ingersoll, Kayla White, and Craig McGowan discuss one of the most important attributes of wilderness: Remoteness… that sometimes elusive element that hikers and paddlers often crave but which seems constantly imperiled by the creeping sprawl of modern civilization. Does remoteness still exist? Can it be saved? And just as importantly: can we measure it!
Join AWA Treasurer Craig McGowan and Board Chair Pete Nelson as they talk with Lake George Land Conservancy Executive Director Michael Horn about the work of the LGLC.
Join AWA Board members Bill Ingersoll and Pete Nelson as they discuss the meaning and value of wilderness with eminent Adirondack historian Philip Terrie.
In this installation of AWA's Wild Thoughts Video, Pete Nelson and Kayla White discuss current efforts in Adirondack land conservation with Connie Prickett and Chris Jage of the Adirondack Land Trust.
In this installation of AWA's "Wild Thoughts Podcast," Bill Ingersoll, Kayla White, and Pete Nelson discuss "Strange Natures: Conservation in the Era of Synthetic Biology" written by Kent H Redford & William M Adams.
In this episode we talk with author and board member Bill Ingersoll and AWA Chair Pete Nelson about why advocacy is important to keeping the Adirondacks Wild.
In August, the owner of the popular rental facility, the Cabins at Chimney Mountain, announced the closure of public access to hiking trails in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness that begin on private property. In this episode of AWA's Wild Thoughts Podcast, Craig McGowan and Bill Ingersoll discuss the implications of this development and its impacts on public access to the backcountry.
In this installation of AWA's "Wild Thoughts Podcast," Bill Ingersoll is joined by Scott Daskiewich, chair of the New York Chapter of the Native Fish Coalition. During the course of a 30-minute discussion, they trade tales about one of their mutually favorite areas: the Five Ponds and Pepperbox Wilderness north of Stillwater Reservoir.
In this edition, we will be discussing the thorny issue of roads in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
AWA members discuss one of the most important attributes of wilderness: remoteness… that sometimes elusive element that hikers and paddlers often crave but which seems constantly imperiled by the creeping sprawl of modern civilization.
Kayla White, the Adirondack Mountain Club's Chief Steward, discusses the wide range of activities professional and volunteers stewards do to protect the wilderness, especially the fragile plants that exist on the highest summits.
Visitor Use Management (VUM) is getting a lot of attention in discussions about how best to manage and protect the Forest Preserve. But what is it and how can it benefit the Adirondack Park?
Board member Ari Epstein discusses the work done to provide better data about trail use.
AWA's Pete Nelson summarizes the recent High Peaks Advisory Group's findings and the path forward.
We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to significantly expand Adirondack Wilderness and create the largest Wilderness area east of the Mississippi and north of the Everglades. Take 30-seconds to send a letter to New York State in support of a Wilderness classification of Boreas Ponds http://adirondackwilderness.org/take-action