Debar Pond should not be intense—it should be a place to unwind, a place to connect with a wild landscape on its own terms.
Wild Thoughts Podcast #6: Strange Natures
In this half-hour conversation, Kayla, Pete, and Bill share their reactions to this thought-provoking and sometimes controversial book.
Keep Debar Pond Forever Wild
Debar Pond and its associated buildings are the subject of what might soon become the next amendment to Article XIV, the “forever wild clause” to the New York State constitution that has made the Forest Preserve uniquely protected since 1894.
2024 Open Woods Ski Season at Jenkins Mountain Announced
A Jenkins Mountain Visitor Use Survey, a component of the VUM project, found that 100% of 2023 trail users said the experience met or exceeded their expectations.
Wild Thoughts Podcast #5: The Importance of Advocacy
In this installment of the Wild Thoughts Podcast, Craig McGowan interviews AWA cofounders Pete Nelson and Bill Ingersoll about the importance of wilderness advocacy in the Adirondacks. What is it, and how has it shaped the history of the Adirondack Park?
Wild Thoughts Podcast #4: Crisis at Kings Flow
In this episode, we discuss the implications of the Kings Flow Trailhead’s abrupt closure and its impacts on public access to the backcountry.
Wild Thoughts Podcast #3: North of Stillwater
Bill Ingersoll and Scott Daskiewich trade tales about one of their mutually favorite areas: the Five Ponds and Pepperbox Wilderness north of Stillwater Reservoir.
Nighttime in the Afternoon: Planning for the Great Adirondack Eclipse
Mark April 8, 2024 on your calendars, because much of the Adirondack Park will lie within the path of totality for what promises to be a spectacular solar eclipse.
Wild Thoughts Podcast #2: A Road is a Road
In the second installment of AWA’s “Wild Thoughts Podcast”, Bill Ingersoll, and Pete Nelson discuss the thorny issue of roads in the Adirondack Forest Preserve. This month the Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comments on the topic of No Material Increase and CP-3 access roads, terms we’re sure are at the tip of everyone’s tongues.
Protecting Remoteness: AWA at the Adirondack Sports Summer Expo
Protecting and expanding remoteness is an AWA core value, and we have several projects underway that specifically challenge the State of New York to better protect remoteness, which is a rare and threatened resource, even in the Adirondack Park.
A Road is a Road—Any Questions?
Members of the Adirondack Park Agency are experiencing a crisis: some of them confess they don’t know what a road is, or more importantly, how to count them. Of specific…
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