Adirondack Council News Archive

The Blue Mountain Lake Association (BMLA) has been a cornerstone of community life in the Adirondack Park for over 50 years. This dedicated group of volunteers works tirelessly to preserve the natural beauty of Blue Mountain Lake and its surrounding waters, while also enhancing the economic, cultural, and physical well-being of the town.

The Raquette Lake Preservation Foundation has worked with more than a dozen partners to ensure that the waters and community of Raquette Lake leave a positive legacy for future generations.

Each month, the Adirondack Council compiles the five most important Adirondack stories for you to read. For July, learn more about renaming an Adirondack hill, herbicide use in Adirondack lakes, and sorry news about air quality in our 5 Things You Need to Know blog.

Regrettable decisions at the federal level have hurt the Adirondacks, as well as everyone who lives in the Northeast. The Council has been working on clean air for the Adirondack Park for decades, and some of that work has been undone recently by the Supreme Court.

Thank you to everyone who came to Forever Wild Day in Lake Placid this year, and special thanks to our supporters, advocates, staff, board, and sponsors and partners!

Several local and regional organizations are proud to announce the release of a video series highlighting the Raquette Lake, Blue Mountain Lake, and Long Lake communities and ecosystems.

Court Gives Polluters a Reprieve; Five-Decade Lake Testing Program Due to End in August; Air Testing to Continue, But in Fewer Locations 

Bryan Wilcenski is joining the Council team as this summer's Conservation Intern. Bryan will focus on working lands and brings a deep passion for the Adirondacks to the position.

By Aimee Privitera - Legislative AssociateTuesday, June 18, 2024

The 2024 NYS Legislative Session ended on the morning of...

Sarah King is a filmmaker, nature lover, and adventurer, and is also the Clarence Petty Communications Intern for 2024, working on our upcoming 50th anniversary. Learn more about her in our Behind the Loon blog!

The state legislative and budget sessions are done, at least for now, and there were some solid wins for the Adirondacks achieved over the past six months.

Aaron Mair, the Council's Forever Adirondacks program director, recently sat down with Bill McKibben to discuss the role the Adirondacks can play in the 30x30 program and how critical the Forest Preserve is to the battle against climate change.

The Adirondack Council is pleased to announce it will present its 2024 Conservationist of the Year as Northeast Wilderness Trust at its Forever Wild Day celebration on July 13. The Council will also present its environmental and justice activist, Benita Law-Diao, with its Special Recognition Award at Forever Wild Day.

Here is the letter the Council submitted to the state DEC regarding projects that can be funded by the 2022 environmental bond act. The communities of the Adirondacks, and the people of New York, will benefit by providing funding for different types of infrastructure projects that the bond act can offer.

The Adirondack Council's Aaron Mair has donated his environmental justice papers to the Library of Congress for its new Environmental Justice collection.

The state Senate and Assembly have passed the Wildlife Crossing Act, which directs the Department of Transportation to identify good places for wildlife crossings. This is great news for wildlife and people in the Empire State. The Council will continue advocating until Gov. Kathy Hochul signs it into law.

In 1894, delegates to a constitutional convention in New York created what, 130 years later, is still one of the most important and enduring conservation ideals ever enshrined. We are still benefiting from that simple, two sentence clause today.

This past winter, Scouts from New York City, many of whom have Jamaican heritage, got to experience the Adirondacks. They learned about the Park, met with the Jamaican bobsled team, and visited historic and educational sites.

There was a lot of important Adirondack news in April, so read our monthly recap!

The Essex Farm Institute, a program of the Adirondack Council, is celebrating Earth Week by announcing the ninth annual farm grants to Adirondack farmers and businesses. In 2024, the grants will help bees, pay for dam removal, increase composting, and reduce fossil fuel use among the 16 grant recipients.