Five Reasons Why I’m Hiking from Boreas Ponds to the Adirondack Park Agency

Five Reasons Why I’m Hiking from Boreas Ponds to the Adirondack Park Agency

November 12, 2017

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…

Advocate To Walk From Boreas Ponds To November APA Meeting With More Than 1,000 Letters Supporting Full Wilderness Classification

November 2, 2017

Adirondack Wilderness Advocates

News

Boreas Ponds

SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. – 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…

Reasons Not to Open Boreas Ponds to Motorized Access

October 30, 2017

Bill Ingersoll

Expansion

Boreas Ponds, High Peaks Wilderness

During the course of the last year, much has been written about why the Boreas Ponds Tract should be classified as Wilderness by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), but it…

Paul Schaefer Wilderness Award Acceptance Speech

October 9, 2017

Bill Ingersoll

Expansion, Protection

Boreas Ponds, Paul Schaefer

On behalf of Adirondack Wilderness Advocates, it is an honor to be presented with the Paul Schaefer Wilderness Award. We are thrilled that our efforts in the Boreas Ponds classification…

Comments show wide public support in favor of Wilderness for Boreas Ponds

January 23, 2017

Adirondack Wilderness Advocates

News

Boreas Ponds

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saranac Lake, New York – A local environmental group’s analysis of public comments submitted to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has revealed a high level of public…

We Need to Take a Long View

December 24, 2016

Craig McGowan

Expansion, Protection

Boreas Ponds

My first real wilderness experience in the Adirondacks came in 1969 when a group of us climbed Mt. Marcy on a summer weekend. Back then we saw perhaps one or…

Coming to Understand the Boreas Ponds Debate

December 23, 2016

Andy Testo

Expansion, Protection

Boreas Ponds

It has taken me many moons to develop my thoughts on the Boreas Ponds Tract, a large parcel of land within the Adirondack Park that was recently purchased by New…

A Call to Action – If Not You, Who?!?

December 22, 2016

Tyler Socash

Expansion, Protection

Boreas Ponds

Why are we attracted to the backcountry? Some go there for exercise and recreation. Others go to take pictures and to breathe the fresh air. But I don’t believe our…

Adirondack Love Affair

December 21, 2016

Kayla White

Expansion

Boreas Ponds, High Peaks Wilderness

Although I have lived in the Adirondack Park for the last 5 years, my love affair with the Adirondacks goes much further back than that. I have been coming to…

The Sound of Silence

December 20, 2016

Tyler Socash

Enjoyment

Boreas Ponds

If you’re looking for a cross-country skiing destination this winter, might I suggest skiing Gulf Brook Road to Boreas Ponds?! While comparable in distance to traveling to Lake Colden in…

The Road to Recovery

December 19, 2016

Janelle Jones

Protection

Boreas Ponds

My name is Janelle, and I am a wilderness advocate. If anyone knows anything about me it’s that I love wild nature. I love everything about it: from the tops…

An Unselfish Wilderness Advocate’s View

December 15, 2016

Samantha Brooks

Protection

Boreas Ponds, High Peaks Wilderness

After attending APA public hearings and reading articles from Access the Adirondacks, I can’t help but question, “Am I the bad guy thinking the Boreas Ponds Tract should be a…