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RCPA Online Library
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Special Reports

	December 2004 The Future of Adirondack Fire Towers (click here to download RCPAfiretower.pdf, 40 MB, this file is large and may be slow to load)
	June 2004 Bottom of the Class: The Case for Reform of New York’s Septic System Regulations (click here to download OWTSReport.pdf, 660K)
	December 2003 Rutted and Ruined: ATV Damage on the Adirondack Forest Preserve (click here to download ATVreport.pdf, 7.3 MB)
	2001 Growth in the Adirondack Park: Analysis of Rates and Patterns of Development (click here to download growthreport.pdf, 40 MB, this file is large and may be slow to load)

Park Report

Fall 2006 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message, Pataki Land Protection, APA Watch, New Governor Spitzer’s Positions on Adirondack Park , Forest Preserve Watch, Clean Air Watch, Become an Adirondack Activist, Announcements, Many Ways to Support RCPA, Membership Information) (click here to download Park Report Fall 2006.pdf, 3.6 MB)

June 2006 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message, Wind Energy in the Adirondacks, Weighing In On Wind Power, Clean Air Watch, Clean Water Watch, Forest Preserve Watch, Become a Business Member, Ididaride! Adirondack Bike Tour, Become an Adirondack Activist, Get Active/Save the Date, Membership Information) (click here to download Park Report Spring 2006.pdf, 3.5 MB)

December 2005 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; Sustainable Forestry Project; Clean Air Watch; Clean Water Watch; APA Watch; Forest Preserve Watch; Barbara McMartin; Peter Hornbeck is RCPA Chair; Member Announcements; Get Active/Save the Date; Membership Information) (click here to download ParkReportDecember2005.pdf, 4 MB)

March 2005 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; 104,000 Acres Protected; Pataki Land Protection Legacy; The Future of Adirondack Fire Towers; APA Watch; Forest Preserve Watch; RCPA Board of Directors; Get Active/Save the Date; Membership Information) (click here to download ParkReportMarch2005.pdf, 4 MB)

October 2004 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; IP Lands Protected; ATVs Stopped on Forest Preserve; Septic System Regulation Reform; Forest Preserve Watch; Constitutional Roulette; Mark Your Calendar; APA Watch; Motorless Waters; RCPA Membership) (click here to download ParkReport10_04.pdf, 3.6 MB)

March 2004 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; 180,000 Acres Up For Sale; Forest Preserve Watch; DEC Releases Draft Snowmobile Plan for Public Review; Sustainable Forestry Update; Motorless Waters Update; Water Quality Monitoring; RCPA Announcements; RCPA Membership) (click here to download ParkReport3_04.pdf, 3.5MB)

October 2003 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; Tahawus Lands Protected; RCPA Letter to Gov. Pataki; State of Air Pollution in the Adirondack Park; Spitzer, Pataki Protect NY Air; Forest Preserve Watch; APA Watch; 2003 Legislative Wrap-Up; RCPA Volunteers Profile; Mark Your Calendar; RCPA Membership) (click here to download ParkReport10_03.pdf, 2.0MB.
For a full-page version of the Comparison of Clean Air Act/Amendments and Competing Federal Air Pollution Regulation Legislation chart, click here for cleanair10_03.pdf, 1K)

January 2003 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; Growth in the Adirondack Park Update, 2000-2001 Data; Forest Preserve Watch; APA Watch; Blue Mountain Lake Steward; Madawaska Canoe Trip; Water Quality Monitoring; RCPA Endowment; RCPA Membership) (click here to download ParkReport1_03.pdf, 2.7MB)

July 2002 Issue
(Executive Director’s Message; Adirondack Park Sustainable Forestry Project; 2001 Annual Report; 2001 Revenues and Expenses; Forest Preserve Watch; RCPA Strategic Plan; RCPA Mission/Vision; RCPA Endowment; Upcoming Events; RCPA Membership) (click here to download ParkReport7_02.pdf, 2.7MB)

April 2002 Issue
(Executive Director’s Letter; RCPA Settles Lawsuit Against the APA and DEC; Hold These Dates; Forest Preserve Watch; APA Watch; Water Quality Monitoring; RCPA Membership) (click here to download ParkReport4_02.pdf, 2.7MB)

November 2001 Issue — RCPA 2000 Annual Report
(Letter from the Executive Director; Telecommunications Towers; Forest Preserve at Risk; 2000 RCPA Annual Report; Membership/Development Report; 2000 Revenues and Expenses) (click here to download ParkReport11_01.pdf, 772K)

June 2001 Issue
(Growth in the Adirondack Park; PWC Laws in Works Across Park; Acid Rain Update; TNC Buys IP Lakes; State Moves to Complete UMPs; Lake Monitoring Program Grows; Growth Reports for Sale) (click here to download ParkReport6_01.pdf, 1.3MB)