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Tag: Adirondack Council
Learn About Our Forests on World Wildlife Day
World Wildlife Day is a day to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. On March 3rd, we celebrate World Wildlife Day with “Forests and Livelihoods; Sustaining People and Planet.” This year’s theme highlights the central role of forests, forest species, and ecosystems services in sustaining the livelihoods of hundreds of…
Extended Interview: State of the Park
Watch Extended Interview with Willie Janeway on the Adirondack Council’s priorities for 2020. He also weighs in on filling several vacancies on the Adirondack Park Agency, and improving diversity within the Adirondack Park
State of the Park
Overcrowding has become one of the top concerns of the Adirondack Council topping their yearly report card on the Adirondack Park. We talk with their executive director, Willie Janeway, about the growing crowds, the impact of climate change, and some of the other big issues facing the Park. Read Adirondack Council’s State of the Park…
Exec Director of AdkAction Discusses New “Farmacy” in Port Henry
Brittany Christenson, Executive Director of AdkAction, joins us to talk about the second farm store, the Mountain Weaver’s Farm Store, that has opened on Main Street in Port Henry: Learn more: www.adkaction.org www.adirondackcouncil.org/essexfarminstitute
ADKAction Exec Director Talks about the “Localvore Challenge”
Brittany Christenson talks about the Localvore Challenge AdkAction is sponsoring next week, July 22nd-28th, that will encourage people to eat locally grown food. The challenge is to only eat food that has been grown within a 100-mile radius of your home. AdkAction is offering a locavore toolkit that includes suggestions, local purchasing guides, resources about…
Interview with Adirondack Council’s John Sheehan
We talk with the Adirondack Council’s John Sheehan about the effect climate change is having on the Adirondacks. And in our extended interview, we also discuss overcrowding in the High Peaks, mandatory boat inspections to protect Adirondack waterways from invasive species, and why a constitutional amendment may need to be passed by voters across New…
Adirondack Council On Removal of Rail Tankers from Adirondacks
John Sheehan reacts to the removal of mothballed rail cars that have been stored along a rail line in the Southern Adirondack Wilderness.
Adirondack Council on Renewed Acid Rain and Air Pollution Concerns in Adirondacks
Watch extended interview with Adirondack Council’s John Sheehan on concerns gains combating acid rain and air pollution in the Adirondack Park over the past 25 years may be eroding.
Oil Train Emergency Response Concerns
Watch our extended interview with Adirondack Council’s John Sheehan on new concerns over the foam many fire departments have to use in the case of an oil train derailment.