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and in NY state Published March 07, 2009 09:34 pm - Many area residents are worried that a massive turbine could suddenly collapse. Residents shocked by wind-turbine collapse By ANDREA VanVALKENBURG Staff Writer ALTONA — Many residents were shocked that a massive wind turbine could come...

Can't say that I've really slept in an unusual place. I have slept on an island by myself a few times. Concluded that the small islands are not cool. Firewood is scarce and the bioload left by those who went before me is definitely not cool. Small islands are inappropriate for human camping...

I understand that the deed was done by a forest ranger.

View Management in the Adirondacks November 2005

The Adirondack Explorer is not a commercial magazine. It is a nonprofit organization and a highly respected advocate for the Adirondacks.

"Thank you, Mr. Bauer and Mr. Sheehan for demonstrating both arrogance and elitism in a few brief sentences." Actually what they are demonstrating is: 1. They have actually read the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan 2. They are advocating for Wilderness as well as wilderness

Sharing information How about some thoughts on the information sharing issue from a little broader perspective? Anyone with access to the internet or a bookstore can obtain all kinds of information which allows them to travel areas that were never intended to be for mass recreational use and I...

Unlikely Under Article XIV of the State Constitution we have what is the most protected wilderness area in the U.S. and also what serves as the model for the federal system. Any attempt to bring the federal government into the equation would be most vigoriously opposed.

DEC regs The 1999 UMP prohibits camping above 4000' at anytime of the year. The APSLMP itself does not prohibit camping above 4000', it only prohibits camp sites which presumably means "designated sites" above 4000' in all Wilderness Areas. However, DEC regulations provide as follows: "d...

DEC regulations This raises an interesting question which also happens to be one of my pet peeves. DEC’s position is that it does not have the enforcement power over provisions in the APSLMP, provisions of a UMP or even in the Environmental Conservation Law itself until DEC adopts its own...

A word of encouragement While I see instances of campsite abuse in the Adirondacks that really set me off, I do gain some comfort from having a bit of historical perspective. 30 years ago it was commonplace to see many if not most campsites thoroughly trashed and real dumps of cans and bottles...