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NCPR News Staff: Brian Mann
Adirondack Bureau Chief
Brian Mann grew up in Alaska, where he fell in love with public radio. In 1999, Brian moved to the Adirondacks and helped launch NCPR's news bureau at Paul Smiths College. "I love the chemistry of water and mountains," Brian says. "But I'm also pretty crazy about village life in the north country. It's the kind of place where you know your neighbors." Brian lives in Saranac Lake with wife Susan and son Nicholas. He's a frequent contributor to NPR and also writes regularly for regional magazines, including Adirondack Life and the Adirondack Explorer. E-mail Stories filed by Brian Mann
Jack Delehanty Photo: District Attorneys Association of the State of New York
Anti-Semitism charged as Big Tupper rancor deepens
Tupper Lake, NY, Feb 27, 2013 — The debate in Tupper Lake over the proposed Adirondack Club and Resort has taken another bitter turn.
For years the community has been sharply divided over the massive real estate project.
Now the local newspaper, the Tupper Lake Free Press, has accused opponents of the development of sending an email that includes an anti-Semitic slur. Go to full article
For years the community has been sharply divided over the massive real estate project.
Now the local newspaper, the Tupper Lake Free Press, has accused opponents of the development of sending an email that includes an anti-Semitic slur. Go to full article
Small plane crashes in Adirondacks, no injuries
Lake Placid, NY, Feb 22, 2013 — A small plane crashed into Nye Mountain, one of the 46 Adirondack High Peaks, last night with three men on board, according to press accounts.
The crash happened south of Lake Placid. Essex County Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish told the Plattsburgh Press Republican there were no injuries. Go to full article
The crash happened south of Lake Placid. Essex County Emergency Services Director Donald Jaquish told the Plattsburgh Press Republican there were no injuries. Go to full article
William Janeway will lead the Adirondack Council. Photo: Adirondack Council
DEC official to lead Adirondack Council
Elizabethtown, NY, Feb 20, 2013 — The Adirondack Council announced Tuesday afternoon that top DEC official William Janeway, who currently serves as regional director for the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, will lead the environmental organization. Go to full article
Kirsten Gillibrand toured New York state on Monday, building support for her high-tech manufacturing and worker training measure. Photo: Gillibrand website
Gillibrand pushes manufacturing bill in Ticonderoga
Ticonderoga, NY, Feb 19, 2013 — Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Ticonderoga, NY, yesterday, working to build support for a new measure that aims to boost high-tech manufacturing.
Gillibrand wants Congress to fund low-interest revolving loans that would help modernize factories and pay for worker training. Go to full article
Gillibrand wants Congress to fund low-interest revolving loans that would help modernize factories and pay for worker training. Go to full article
An Adirondack clearcut in the 1920s. Clear-cutting remains controversial a century later. Photo: New York State Archives
Clearcut logging plan sparks blistering APA debate
Ray Brook, NY, Feb 15, 2013 — A plan by the Adirondack Park Agency to streamline permit applications for large-scale clearcut logging sparked fierce debate yesterday.
Supporters of the plan say it will encourage loggers and landowners to adopt better harvesting practices. At the APA's monthly meeting in Ray Brook, some commissioners spoke passionately in favor of the change.
But others expressed deep skepticism about the plan. Go to full article
Supporters of the plan say it will encourage loggers and landowners to adopt better harvesting practices. At the APA's monthly meeting in Ray Brook, some commissioners spoke passionately in favor of the change.
But others expressed deep skepticism about the plan. Go to full article
A clear cut near Speculator managed by Lyme Timber. Sometimes a woodlot that looks heavily logged is being managed well, while a parcel with lots of trees can be made of "junk" timber. Photo used by permission
A million acres of Adk timberland becoming "junk"?
Ray Brook, NY, Feb 14, 2013 — In recent weeks, the Adirondack Park has become embroiled in a new debate over clearcut logging.
But a growing coalition of environmentalists, industry leaders, government officials and academics agree on one thing.
More than a million acres of the Park's privately-owned timber land is deteriorating -- turning into what some critics describe as "junk" forest.
That trend threatens the long-term environmental health of the Adirondacks, as well as the health of the North Country's logging industry. Go to full article
But a growing coalition of environmentalists, industry leaders, government officials and academics agree on one thing.
More than a million acres of the Park's privately-owned timber land is deteriorating -- turning into what some critics describe as "junk" forest.
That trend threatens the long-term environmental health of the Adirondacks, as well as the health of the North Country's logging industry. Go to full article
Protect the Adirondacks argues that too much clearcutting is already going on without enough monitoring by state officials. This image, posted by Protect on the group's website, was taken from the Bing mapping system.
APA backs off controversial clear-cut logging rule
Ray Brook, NY, Feb 14, 2013 — The Adirondack Park Agency is delaying action on a controversial plan to revise clearcut logging rules in the park.
The change would have affected about 700,000 acres of private timberland owned by large companies and property owners.
The logging industry strongly supported the measure, as did many academic foresters, but a coalition of green groups rallied to oppose it. Go to full article
The change would have affected about 700,000 acres of private timberland owned by large companies and property owners.
The logging industry strongly supported the measure, as did many academic foresters, but a coalition of green groups rallied to oppose it. Go to full article
NY-21's Democratic Congressman Bill Owens (2nd from left) with other members of the NY Congressional delegation. Photo: Rep. Owens' office
Owens cautious on Obama's agenda
Washington, DC, Feb 13, 2013 — Democratic congressman Bill Owens reacted cautiously to much of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address last night.
Speaking with North Country Public Radio, Owens questioned whether Obama's approach to gun control could make communities safer without violating 2nd amendment rights.
Owens also expressed reservations about the idea of raising the Federal minimum wage, because of objections from small business owners.
But Owens told Brian Mann that he does think some kind of bipartisan accord is possible on the thorny issue of illegal immigration. Go to full article
Speaking with North Country Public Radio, Owens questioned whether Obama's approach to gun control could make communities safer without violating 2nd amendment rights.
Owens also expressed reservations about the idea of raising the Federal minimum wage, because of objections from small business owners.
But Owens told Brian Mann that he does think some kind of bipartisan accord is possible on the thorny issue of illegal immigration. Go to full article
A yellow submarine floats through the Saranac Lake Winter Carnival Parade (Photo: Courtesy of Karen Davidson)
Anatomy of a Winter Carnival Parade
Saranac Lake, NY, Feb 11, 2013 — This weekend marked the close of Saranac Lake's 116th Winter Carnival. One of the big draws every year is the home-made parade.
Dozens of floats and marchers make their way through the heart of the village, in an event that's one part New Orleans Mardi Gras and one part backyard theater.
The trick each year is to match the theme of the Winter Carnival as cleverly as possible, using materials that range from cardboard to old garbage can lids to yarn. Go to full article
Dozens of floats and marchers make their way through the heart of the village, in an event that's one part New Orleans Mardi Gras and one part backyard theater.
The trick each year is to match the theme of the Winter Carnival as cleverly as possible, using materials that range from cardboard to old garbage can lids to yarn. Go to full article
A clearcut conducted by The Lyme Timber Company in the southern Adirondacks near Speculator (Photo used by permission)
Clear-cut logging debate looms in Adirondacks
Ray Brook, NY, Feb 08, 2013 — Next week the Adirondack Park Agency will vote on a controversial new policy that would change the way clear-cut logging is regulated.
State officials hope to offer a more streamlined general permit to landowners in the Park who want to clear-cut forest stands larger than 25 acres.
Only private timber lands covered by a sustainable forestry plan would qualify for the new permit.
Supporters of the change say it will help the region's logging industry harvest trees more efficiently, while also encouraging smarter long-term management of the Park's forests.
Critics in the environmental community say the APA is giving up too much of its regulatory clout and giving loggers too much leeway. Go to full article
State officials hope to offer a more streamlined general permit to landowners in the Park who want to clear-cut forest stands larger than 25 acres.
Only private timber lands covered by a sustainable forestry plan would qualify for the new permit.
Supporters of the change say it will help the region's logging industry harvest trees more efficiently, while also encouraging smarter long-term management of the Park's forests.
Critics in the environmental community say the APA is giving up too much of its regulatory clout and giving loggers too much leeway. Go to full article
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