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<title>Hearings underway for Park&apos;s new Finch Pruyn lands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 14, 2013) This weekend, the state will open up portions of two recently-acquired former Finch, Pruyn and Co. timberlands in the central Adirondacks. That will mean more places to go in the Park for paddling, hiking and fishing. The access is temporary as the Adirondack Park Agency works to come up with a classification plan for the lands. That process formally got under way this week when the APA hosted the first of eight public hearings scheduled around the state. Environmentalists are pushing for the new lands to be protected as wilderness, while sportsmen and local government officials want to see more opportunities for public access to the lands. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22177/20130614/hearings-underway-for-park-apos-s-new-finch-pruyn-lands">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Emergency Adk tower plan worries bird experts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 25, 2013) A plan to build and upgrade emergency communications towers on four summits in the Adirondack Park is sparking new controversy because of the possible impact on a rare songbird called the Bicknell&apos;s thrush. The thrush is a &quot;species of concern&quot; in New York, because of its dwindling population and its small, alpine breeding area.Last winter, the Adirondack Park Agency set strict rules for the construction project, designed to limit any impacts on the songbird. But facing pressure from local leaders, the APA decided earlier this month to scrap those restrictions.  The last-minute change is drawing criticism from scientists and conservation groups that study Bicknell&apos;s thrush. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21859/20130425/emergency-adk-tower-plan-worries-bird-experts">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>NYS confirms big expansion of Adk forest preserve</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 24, 2013) State officials are moving forward with two land purchases in the Adirondacks totaling nearly 10,000 acres.  State Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens will be on Prospect Mountain near Lake George later this morning unveiling one of the deals. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21846/20130424/nys-confirms-big-expansion-of-adk-forest-preserve">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Clearcut logging plan sparks blistering APA debate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (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&apos;s monthly meeting in Ray Brook, some commissioners spoke passionately in favor of the change.   But others expressed deep skepticism about the plan. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21450/20130215/clearcut-logging-plan-sparks-blistering-apa-debate">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>APA backs off controversial clear-cut logging rule</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21442/20130214/apa-backs-off-controversial-clear-cut-logging-rule">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Clear-cut logging debate looms in Adirondacks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 8, 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&apos;s logging industry harvest trees more efficiently, while also encouraging smarter long-term management of the Park&apos;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. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21415/20130208/clear-cut-logging-debate-looms-in-adirondacks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>APA hires new top attorney</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 11, 2013) The Adirondack Park Agency is hiring a new top attorney.  APA chairwoman Lani Ulrich announced yesterday that Jim Townsend will take the job at the end of this month. Townsend is a former APA commissioner from Monroe County, who served on the Park Agency board for more than a decade. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21235/20130111/apa-hires-new-top-attorney">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>APA delays new clear-cutting rule for Adk loggers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jan 4, 2013) State officials are delaying consideration of a new plan that would ease clear-cutting rules for loggers working in the Adirondack Park.The measure was expected to be taken up at the Adirondack Park Agency meeting next week in Ray Brook.If approved, it will allow some timber operators to clear-cut stands of trees larger than 25 acres without a full review by the Adirondack Park Agency. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21189/20130104/apa-delays-new-clear-cutting-rule-for-adk-loggers">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>APA approves 1,300 acre subdivision near Hurricane Wilderness</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 17, 2012) The Adirondack Park Agency approved a new 1,300 acre subdivision Thursday in an area that borders the Hurricane Mountain Wilderness. The proposed development could eventually mean construction of 27 new homes.The APA approved the project despite the fact that developers didn&apos;t include a plan to protect views and open space on the parcel, which is considered some of the most iconic farmland in the Adirondacks.But state officials did include a provision that will require more planning before most of the homes were built. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20327/20120817/apa-approves-1-300-acre-subdivision-near-hurricane-wilderness">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Green group says APA documents show unfair review of Big Tupper resort</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 23, 2012) Last week, an environmental group called Protect the Adirondacks released a new bundle of documents as part of its lawsuit attempting to block construction of a new resort in Tupper Lake. The group claims that the documents show new evidence of illegal communication between top Adirondack Park Agency officials and an attorney for the resort’s developers.The release comes as Protect the Adirondacks faces intense political pressure to drop its lawsuit. Adirondack Bureau Chief Brian Mann has been following this story closely and he joined Martha Foley to talk about the case. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20183/20120723/green-group-says-apa-documents-show-unfair-review-of-big-tupper-resort">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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