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News and Press Releases
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Press Releases
2007
October 23, 2007
RCPA Commends Governor Spitzer and the New York
State Senate for New APA Appointments (click here to download PR-071023.pdf, 102K)
September 20, 2007
RCPA Certifies over 350 acres in St. Armand and Lake
Placid in the FSC Certification Program (click here to download PR-070920.pdf, 121K)
September 18, 2007
RCPA Votes John Collins as the
New Chair of the Board of Directors;
Robert Harrison of Brant Lake selected as Vice-Chair (click here to download PR-070918.pdf, 121K)
September 7, 2007
RCPA Executive Director to Leave Organization (click here to download PR-070907.pdf, 118K)
September 5, 2007
Catskill Agreement Sheds Light on Future
of Proposed Development Project at Big Tupper
Ski Area in Adirondack Park (click here to download PR-070905.pdf, 113K)
June 28, 2007
RCPA Supports Community Broadband Network Project
in Franklin, Essex, Clinton Counties (click here to download PR-070628.pdf, 142K)
June 27, 2007
RCPA Opposes Proposed 700-Acre Outdoor Motor Sports
Park Proposed in Town of Johnsburg, Warren County (click here to download PR-070627.pdf, 115K)
May 23, 2007
RCPA Supports Proposed Hydro-Electricity Generation
Station on the Indian Lake Dam (click here to download PR-070523.pdf, 121K)
May 21, 2007
Water Quality Monitoring Program Available
for Adirondack Lakes and Ponds (click here to download PR-ALAP 2007.pdf, 108K)
April 24, 2007
RCPA Supports Creation of Junior Hunting License
Program for Big Game in New York State (click here to download PR-070424.pdf, 113K)
April 18, 2007
Adirondack Environmental Orgs Prepared for Long, Tough Hearing on Controversial 700-Unit Resort Planned for Tupper Lake (click here to download PR-070418.pdf, 134K)
March 26, 2007
Environmental and Union Groups call on Senate Republicans to Support Governor
Spitzer’s Environmental Budget and Confirm DEC Commissioner Nominee
Without Delay (click here to download PR-070326.pdf, 40K)
March 7, 2007
Environmental Groups Call on Cell Phone Companies
To Stop Putting Profits Ahead of Public Safety on Northway (click here to download PR-070307.pdf, 234K)
March 2, 2007
RCPA Calls on ORDA to Transfer $5.5 Million in State Funding for
Gore Mountain Away From Town of Johnsburg Connection and Use
it to Upgrade Existing Facilities on Gore Mountain (click here to download PR-070302.pdf, 101K)
March 1, 2007
RCPA Supports Pete Grannis for DEC Commissioner (click here to download PR-070301.pdf, 115K)
February 26, 2007
Groups Call for Sensible Northway Cell Service
That Protects the Natural Resources of the Adirondack Park (click here to download PR-070226 Groups Northway Towers.pdf, 68K)
February 23, 2007
RCPA Certifies 229 acres on Oven Mountain in the
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification Program (click here to download PR-070223.pdf, 136K)
January 31, 2007
RCPA Applauds Spitzer’s First Budget (click here to download PR-070131.pdf, 68K)
January 19, 2007
RCPA Certifies a Fulton County Organic Dairy Farm in
the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Sustainable
Forestry Certification Program (click here to download PR-070119.pdf, 132K)
January 10, 2007
LAWSUIT CHALLENGES TOWN OF TUPPER LAKE RE-ZONING FOR
ADIRONDACK CLUB AND RESORT; Town failed to faithfully apply the State Environmental Quality Review Act (click here to download PR-Tupper Lake Lawsuit January 10 2007.pdf, 79K)
January 9, 2007
ADIRONDACK & STATEWIDE ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
CALL ON SPITZER ADMINISTRATION TO HOLD FORMAL HEARINGS
ON CONTROVERSIAL 700-UNIT SUBDIVISION IN TUPPER LAKE:
Groups Send Message to Governor & Letter to Park Agency on Eve of Public Hearing
On Adirondack Club and Resort Project" (click here to download PR-070109-Big Tupper Joint Release.pdf, 1134K)
2006
December 12, 2006
Coalition of Adirondack Groups Urge Park Agency to Call Controversial Adirondack Club & Resort Project Application "Incomplete" (click here to download PR-061212.pdf, 80K)
December 11, 2006
RCPA Calls Upon APA to Fully Investigate
Illegal Dump on Lands of Controversial 21-Lot
Shoreline Subdivision on Union Falls Pond(click here to download PR-061211.pdf, 395K)
November 15, 2006
RCPA Calls Upon the APA to Request
Additional Information for FrontStreet Project (click here to download PR-061115.pdf, 113K)
November 3, 2006
Dr. Tim Merrick Responds to Questions
Detailing Positions on Numerous Important
Issues Facing the Adirondack Park (click here to download PR-061103.pdf, 113K)
November 2, 2006
Betty Little Responds to Questions Detailing
Positions on Numerous Important Issues
Facing the Adirondack Park (click here to download PR-061102.pdf, 113K)
October 30, 2006
Eliot Spitzer Responds to 40 Questions
Detailing Positions on Numerous Important
Issues Facing the Adirondack Park (click here to download PR-061030.pdf, 117K)
October 24, 2006
RCPA Opposes Final New Snowmobile Plan
for the Adirondack Park (click here to download PR-061024.pdf, 117K)
October 12, 2006
RCPA Opposes Effort by Governor Pataki to
Give Away Public Recreation Rights (click here to download PR-061012.pdf, 111K)
October 5, 2006
ORDA Withdraws Approval for Connection of Gore
Mountain to Town of Johnsburg Ski Bowl; Acknowledges
Relationship between Impacts of Ski Area Improvements and
Luxury Private Resort Development (click here to download Gore Press-2.pdf, 79K)
September 20, 2006
Fred LeBrun, Columnist for the Albany
Times Union, Receives 2006
Adirondack Park Defender Award (click here to download PR-060920.pdf, 124K)
August 14, 2006
Over 2,500 Acres Receive Forest Stewardship Council
(FSC) certification through RCPA Program (click here to download PR-060814.pdf, 136K)
August 2, 2006
DEC Withdraws Gore Mountain Plan Approval;
Acknowledges Relationship between Impacts of Ski Area
Improvements and Private Development (click here to download Gore Press-1 .pdf, 80K)
June 23 ,
2006
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for the Adirondack
Park as the 2006 NYS Legislative Session Concludes (click here to download PR-060623.pdf, 115K)
June 19 ,
2006
RCPA Supports Constitutional Amendment for New
NYPA Line in St. Lawrence County (click here to download PR-
060619.pdf, 117K)
June 7 ,
2006
Concerned Citizens, Conservation Groups Appeal to APA
To Bring Controversial Major Project to Public Hearing (click here to download PR-
060607-League.pdf, 64K)
May 25,
2006
Water Quality Monitoring Program Available for Adirondack Lakes and
Ponds (click here to download PR-ALAP
2006.pdf, 141K)
May 12,
2006
RCPA Applauds Governor’s Approval of a New Wilderness Area in
the Central Adirondack Park (click here to download
PR-060512.pdf, 137K)
May 4,
2006
Adirondack Wood Businesses Receive FSC Certification: RCPA provides
FSC certification to wood business in the Adirondack Park (click
here to download PR-060504.pdf, 178K)
April
3, 2006
State to Fund Gore Mountain Gondola to Support a Private Luxury Resort
(click here to download PR-060403.pdf,
160K)
March
7, 2006
RCPA Calls Upon ORDA to Release Accident Records
for the Gore Mountain Ski Area (click here to download PR-060307.pdf,
160K)
March
6, 2006
RCPA Calls for APA to Send NYPA Tri-Lakes Power
Project to Official Public Hearing (click here to download PR-060306.pdf,
136K)
February
1, 2006
RCPA Calls Upon ORDA to Commit to Improving
Gore Mountain Ski Area before Expansions (click here to download PR-060201.pdf,
150K)
2005
December
23, 2005
Lame Duck Tupper Lake Town Board Should Not
Approve Major Zoning Changes (click here to download PR-051223.pdf,
152K)
December
7, 2005
APA Set to Approve Unit Management Plan that Violates APA Law
(click here to download PR-051207.pdf,
161K)
November
18, 2005
RCPA Votes Peter Hornbeck as New Chairman (click
here to download PR-051118.pdf, 116K)
September
16, 2005
RCPA Calls Upon the DEC to Manage Adirondack Park as a Single Wildlife
Management Area in State’s Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategy
(click here to download PR-050916.pdf,
156K)
September
14, 2005
Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy and Land Trust Receives
2005 Adirondack Park Defender Award (click
here to download PR-050914.pdf, 155K)
August
29, 2005
RCPA Calls for Creation of Follensby Wilderness Area; New 20,000-Acre
wild area would boost public outdoor recreation in Tupper Lake Area, serve
as a counterweight to Big Tupper Luxury Resort Development; RCPA calls
for lands around Moody Pond included in the Big Tupper development to
be included in the new Follensby Wilderness Area (click
here to download PR-050829.pdf, 153K)
August
17, 2005
RCPA Calls Upon the New York Power Authority to Research Constitutional
Issues, Undergrounding of New Power Lines, and Energy Conservation in
Proposed “Tri-Lakes Electric Reliability Project” to Build New
Power Line from Stark Reservoir to Tupper Lake (click
here to download PR-050817.pdf, 153K)
August
12, 2005
APA Votes to Take One Step Further to Take Down Illegal House in Lake
Placid (click here to download PR-050812.pdf,
153K)
July
21, 2005
RCPA Supports Creation of Northeast Regional Development Commission;
RCPA applauds Congressmen McHugh and Boehlert for early support
(click here to download PR-050721.pdf,
168K)
July 14,
2005
RCPA Calls for APA to Tear Down Illegal House in Lake Placid; Owner
violated APA permit to build 52-foot tall house on the edge of a hillside;
APA needs to take strong action to send the message that a politically
connected homeowner will not be allowed to thwart APA laws (click
here to download PR-050714.pdf, 204K)
July 1,
2005
RCPA, Town of Fort Ann, and the Local Government Review Board all
Call for the APA to Deny Nextel’s Proposed Cell Phone Tower on Lake
George (click here to download PR-050701.pdf,
1MB)
June 17,
2005
RCPA Supports Proposal to Create a New Wilderness Area in the Central
Adirondack Park(click here to download PR-050617.pdf,
456K)
May 18,
2005
RCPA Supports Lawsuit Against New Mercury Emissions Rules by Environmental
Protection Agency (click here to download PR-050518.pdf,
138K)
April
25, 2005
Hearings on Proposed DEC Policy to Limit ATV Use on the Forest Preserve
move to the Adirondacks (click here to download
PR-050425.pdf, 116K)
April
6, 2005
Governor’s
“UMP Initiative” has Derailed; APA and DEC Collude to Rubberstamp
Series of Flawed Unit Management Plans (click
here to download PR-050329.pdf, 160K)
March
29, 2005
Groups
Call on Governor to Follow A.G.'s Lead. Protect New Yorkers from Bush's
Bad Mercury Rule (click
here to download PR-050329.pdf, 116K)
March
25, 2005
RCPA Calls upon APA to Develop a “Clustering Policy” for Adirondack
Back Country Lands Facing New Development Pressures
(click here to download PR-050325.pdf,
163K)
March
9, 2005
New York Advocates Praise Sen. Clinton for Defeat of President's Air Pollution
Plan (click here to download PR-050309.pdf,
136K)
February
3, 2005
RCPA Calls upon APA to Send Saratoga County Project to Build 3 Mountaintop
Towers for Emergency Telecommunications System to Public Hearing
(click here to download PR-050203.pdf,
116K)
January
18, 2005
Governor Pataki helps Adirondack Park in his 2005-06 Budget. Pataki proposes
new "Quality Communities" $5 million program to provide grant
support or local planning assistance, $40 for land protection, $1.7 million
for 480/480a reimbursement, and $7.4 million for State lands stewardship
(click here to download PR-050118.pdf,
158K)
January
10, 2005
APA Releases Conclusions and Recommendations Before Public Comment
Period Even Ends on Big Tupper Ski Area Development; Poor Public Process
(click here to download PR-050110.pdf,
169K)
January
4, 2005
RCPA Applauds the 105,000-Acre Domtar Deal in the Northern Adirondack
Park (click here to download PR-050104.pdf,
185K)
2004
December
21, 2004
RCPA Releases The Future of Adirondack Fire Towers. New report
inventories 31 standing fire towers in the Adirondack Park and makes policy
recommendations for future use and removal. RCPA advocates for a comprehensive
policy for a fire tower network in the Adirondack Park, rather than current
tower-by-tower controversy (click here to download
PR-041221.pdf, 179K)
December
16, 2004
APA and DEC Formalize New Process for the Public to Report Violations
of Forest Preserve Laws and Regulations and Conduct Investigations of
the Reports (click here to download PR-041216.pdf,
124K)
December
6, 2004
Many Questions Face Proposed Big Tupper Ski Mountain Project, “The
Preserve on Tupper Lake”, the Largest Development in Adirondack Park
in the last 15 Years (click here to download PR-041206.pdf,
200K)
November
22, 2004
RCPA Praises Restoration of the Mt. Adams Firetower by the Department
of Environmental Conservation (click here
to download PR-041122.pdf, 165K)
September
9, 2004
Barbara McMartin Receives Adirondack Park Defender
2004 Award (click here to download PR-040909.pdf,
136K)
September
7, 2004
RCPA Calls for Investigation into Violations
of Conservation Easement Lands Now Proposed for Development (click here
to download PR-040907.pdf, 128K)
June 17,
2004
RCPA States that Forest Preserve Constitutional Amendment Should also
Resolve 1,300 Acres of Forest Preserve that has been Developed for Housing
(click here to download pressrelease6_16_04.pdf,
144K)
June 2,
2004
RCPA Releases New Report “Bottom of the Class: The Case for Reform
of New York’s Septic System Regulations” (click
here to download PR-040602.pdf, 156K)
May 7,
2004
Water Quality Monitoring Program Available for Adirondack Lakes and Ponds
(click here to download pressrelease5-07-04.pdf,
104K)
April
22, 2004
RCPA Applauds Governor Pataki and International Paper Company for Historic
Earth Day Land Deal (click here to download pressrelease4-22-04.pdf,
124K)
April
5, 2004
RCPA Praises Gift of Conservation Easement from International Paper
Company
(click
here to download pressrelease4-5-04.pdf,
120K)
March
22, 2004
RCPA Releases 2004 Legislative Agenda (click
here to download pressrelease3-22-04.pdf,
160K)
March
3, 2004
RCPA Supports Working Forests Tax Exemption Reimbursement Program (click
here to download pressrelease3-3-04.pdf,
116K)
February
9, 2004
RCPA Opposes Draft Comprehensive Adirondack Park Snowmobile Plan (click
here to download pressrelease2-9-04.pdf,
124K)
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