Lake George, NY, May 08, 2012 — One of the North Country's most outspoken environmental leaders is returning to the Park-wide debate in the Adirondacks.

Peter Bauer, who led the Residents Committee to Protect the Adirondacks, has spent the last five years working on conservation issues in the Lake George area. In that role, he's been far less visible and far less controversial.

But Bauer announced yesterday that he'll take over as executive director of Protect the Adirondacks, a group that formed in 2009. He spoke about the move with Brian Mann.