DEC: Let's focus on the communities

The Department of Environmental Conservation focused too much on acquiring land and not enough on the communities around the tracts, the new DEC chief Pete Grannis said.

Grannis, speaking to the Association of Adirondack Towns and Villages, said he wanted to help heal the wounds that the previous administration opened in making their purchases.

Adirondacks vs. Watermilfoil

Spread the message, but not the enemy: the Adirondacks are under attack. The Eurasian invasive plant watermilfoil, which has already spread itself throughout most of North America is now waging its attack on the northern front.

Little Not to Like About Pick for 'Dacks Chair

On Tuesday, May 1 2007, Governor Spitzer nominated Richard Booth as the new Chair of the Adirondack Park Agency.

Booth comes with solid credentials:

'Dacks Deal Sealed

The ink has dried on a major land preservation deal announced in the last term of the Pataki administration.

The 2004 pact with International Paper protecting 257,000 acres of forest and wetlands via conservation easements was finalized this week by New York State.

Will Spitzer back 'Dack plans or "Cow Tower" to pressure?

State Senator Betty Little (R-Queensbury) has called on the governor to issue an executive order waiving Adirondack land-use laws to permit three 100-foot towers (aka Cells on Wheels, or COWs) at desolate points along the Northway where several recent tragic accidents have occurred.