The Roots Of The Conflict Over Snowmobile Connectors
In order to cut a lot more trees on the Forest Preserve for new snowmobile corridors, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Department of Environmental Conservation and the Attorney General’s Office have announced...
View ArticleForever Wild And The Word “Timber”
Protect the Adirondacks recently won a major victory in its lawsuit to enforce Article 14, Section 1 of the state Constitution, the well-known forever wild clause. The case challenged the excessive...
View ArticleNear-Term Threats To Forest Health
If you’re tired of hearing about new invasive forest pests, I’m right there with you. Seems they arrive at an ever-increasing pace, and the harm potential ratchets up with each newcomer. At this rate...
View ArticleAPA Board Meeting: Primitive Campsites, Logging, Subdivision
The Adirondack Park Agency will hold its monthly meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook on Thursday, September 12th and Friday September 13th, 2019. Both sessions will convene at 9 am. The meeting...
View ArticleLogging Classes Planned in Thurman
Cornell Cooperative Extension is set to offer two Game of Logging courses in October. On October 24th the Game of Logging Level 1 course will focus on introducing the participant to open face felling...
View ArticleWood Products Promotion Proposals Sought
The Future Forest Economy Initiative has announced they are looking for new ideas, products and markets to increase demand for wood across the northern New England and New York. The deadline for...
View ArticleAPA Considering 95-Foot Tower, 500-Acre Logging, More
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) will hold its monthly meeting at its headquarters in Ray Brook, NY Thursday, December 12th, 2019. The meeting will address consideration of a proposed telecommunication...
View ArticleJay O’Hern’s New Book Tackles Lumber Cruising
Prolific Adirondack researcher and writer William J. O’Hern’s new book Adirondack Timber Cruising takes the reader on a journey through the development of timber cruising, logging, and forestry and our...
View ArticleCCE Essex receives grant for logging training courses
Cornell Cooperative Extension Essex County (CCE Essex) received a $2500 grant from the International Paper’s Ticonderoga Branch, and the International Paper Foundation. The money will be used to host...
View ArticleDeer Jackers, Drunkards and Loggers: The Hunt family’s Adirondack Legacy
Some brief history and lore, fact and possibly fiction, of the Hunt branch of my Adirondack gene pool. This story spans the vast rolling wilderness of Connecticut 300 years ago, the tall virgin...
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