TRAILMARKER Newsletter of the Adirondack Mountain Club – Iroquois Chapter Established in 1972 September/October, 2020

Elm Lake, photo credit: Dave Pisaneschi

Chairman’s Corner In referencing past chairman corners, I noted that there is one recurring theme: the need to have more volunteers to lead trips in addition to just me or members from other chapters. More trip leaders will offer a variety of excursions, such as bike, kayak, and hiking, suitable for all levels. The basis of the ADK is outdoor education, conservation, recreation. Sadly, the chapter is not carrying any weight concerning our trip schedule, which is disconcerting. Should you be an active outdoor enthusiast, please consider leading a trip for the Iroquois chapter. Please give me a ring to discuss further should you have any concerns or questions. Know that your help would be most appreciated. The directors from the First Baptist Church have given us permission to have meetings in the hall, providing we socially distant among ourselves. There will be the usual business meeting followed by a program. Snacks will be provided, along the line of individually wrapped bars or fruit, for example. As part of the business meeting, Wendy Sanders will present her idea for sponsoring a chapter challenge, with a vote to expend chapter funds should the concept be accepted. Her proposal is within the confines of this newsletter for your perusal. I encourage your attendance and participation in this matter.

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Chairman’s Corner continued:

In thinking out loud, (with no immediate plan of action) and due to the Covid situation, I am toying with changing monthly meetings to bi-monthly meetings, especially if attendance is poor for the September meeting. That meeting will give me a rough idea as to which way to proceed, subject to executive committee input and approval. As I ponder the future, I suspect that the annual Christmas dinner will be postponed as well as Weizel Cabin weekend, again subject to executive committee discretion. Enough said. I hope to see you at the September meeting, or if not, perhaps on the trail. Stay healthy and cool.

Paul Sirtoli

SEPTEMBER PROGRAM Tuesday, September 8, 2020 First Baptist Church, New Hartford, NY

Brian Washburn will talk on his Mt. Kilimanjaro climb.

A SUMMER FULL OF FUN

Twin and Indian Head, Catskills June 21, 2020, Father’s Day

Well I’m still on track to climb a mountain every month in 2020. This was my 6th Father’s Day Climb since 2013. Two years were Rained out. I decided to climb Twin and Indian Head Saturday night. The drive ‘Getting There’ was almost as eventful as the climb, itself. I took the Thruway to Saugerties (exit 20). I traveled west to Platte Clove. This is the entrance to a very popular area (Take a look on Wikipedia. For some interesting information). The road is seasonal with no winter maintenance. Not a problem, in summer, BUT it was still a challenge. The road was barely 2 lanes wide. The average lane width was less than 8’, with a lot of drop offs, on the south side and cliffs on the right (north). On this section of the road, I encountered a rather LARGE Pick-up Truck. Good thing I was in my wife’s car, because my mirrors were actually under the trucks mirrors, with about 6 feet of overlap. My right Trailmarker Page 3

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Twin and Indian Head (continued) went down a few hundred feet then rose to 3667’ at the summit. I continued to a Flat Rock lookout tire was on the very edge of the shoulder (where with super views of & Plateau. This is there was a one foot drop off, to the ditch. There where I ate my lunch. Back on the trail again was a steep drop off on the truck’s passenger side, with not much different backtracking to Jimmy which is probably why it took most of the Dolans Notch. Except for that balancing rock, I road. This road winded around for about 3 miles, took a brief break at the intersection, then began before I hit Platte Clove. About ½ mile later I hit my trek up Indian Head. This trail had the same the left turn onto Prediger Rd, leading to the trail type of rocks as Twin. With a few more vertical head. sections. I hit the viewless summit and then took

I changed into my climbing boots and then I was a short trip searching for a lookout. When the on the trail. There were 4 groups just ahead of me, trail suddenly descended about 50’, I decided to as I signed the register. Only 2 of those groups back track to the Notch. Other than the climb, stopped to signed in. The well-established (RED) itself, there wasn’t much noteworthy. It was the trail was fairly level for quite a while. At the loop same the rest of the way down. But I did look forward to the creek crossing, where I could again intersection, I took the right fork (Blue Trail) dip my bandana in the cold water. I was back at toward Jimmy Dolan Notch. The hardwood forest the trail head before long. I changed out of my was fairly open. After about 1 mile, the trail got boots and put on a clean dry shirt and headed steeper with a lot of rocks to climb over and home, back the way I came. around. After about 1 ½ miles I stopped at a very

small water crossing to wet my bandana and wipe Submitted by Ed Kobos the sweat off my forehead. It was cold and very refreshing. According to my GPS, I had traveled 1.82 miles as I hit the col between Indian Head and Twin Mountains (3120’). There was a short trail, south, with some nice views. I decided to take the trail to Twin Mountains, first. After a few minutes I hit a large balancing slab of rock. It looked like it was originally on the side of its foundation. I wondered how long ago it was moved there. There were many short technical climbs, none of which were more than 10’ tall. I enjoyed the extra challenges. There was a lookout with a good view looking south, where I could see a tall fire tower in the distance. I believe it was Tremper. I climbed a little bit more and found a group of boulders to my right. This is where I believe the real summit of south Twin Mt. is located at 3596’. It was the highest point around so, I guess it was it. Just around the corner (< ¼ mile) was another flat rock lookout with great 270-degree views. I took a few Above photo (Balancing rock) pictures, then headed for Twin (north). This trail Photo credit: Ed Kobos

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Mt. Sherrill and Mt North Dome. There were a few herd paths. The

July 5, 2020 1st one I took went NO WHERE. Probably looking for a view. Backtracked to the summit This was my 7th month, in 2020, with at least 1 and took another path. This one was promising as it headed in the correct direction. The Herd Path mountain climb. This was a HARD Hike/Climb, disappeared, every now and again. I bushwhacked from the SW. I started at the DEC Parking Lot on using my GPS and compass toward the North Shaft Rd., just off of Rt 42, ~3.25 miles south of Dome summit. There was a lot of ground cover Spruceton Rd. I parked in the lot and followed the similar to my ascent of Sherrill. I had to avoid dirt road toward the "Off Limits" water supply land. I some cliffs and blow down. I did descend to the jumped into the woods, to the NE and then followed shallow col between the mountains, before ascending to the summit of North Dome. I had to the utility poles, until I saw remnants of a rock wall. I avoid blow down and the prickly plants. There headed toward it, then took a bearing toward Sherrill. were some wet areas in the col, so I took many The Bee Line distance was .76 miles. I heading NE detours. I hit a very good herd path only about 50 for a while and hit an 'old' farm road and followed it yards from the canister. The flies were still bad, "UP", until I lost contact with it, due to the overgrown but I decided to try and eat my lunch anyway. I patches of 'stinging' nettles, raspberry bushes and kept everything in my zip lock bags until the last other ground vegetation. I used my GPS & Compass second before entering my mouth. After signing in and taking a few selfies of me and the trees, I to continue toward the summit of Sherrill. There headed back to Sherrill, and then back to the were many cliffs and steep sections that followed the trailhead. reentrant, UP. I tried to 'go around' all the prickly The return trip was a bit better as there were a few things, which added to the distance and time to more visible herd paths on the south side of the summit. I don't advise taking this route, in the ridge. When I returned to Sherrill, I contemplated summer. After a while (actually ~ 1.5 Hrs.) I hit the heading to the 'other' Balsam Mt. I bagged the ridge and took another bearing and headed toward Mt. idea just after passing Sherrill, because the Herd Path vanished, again. I also forgot to program the Sherrill. Wow, there were a lot of HERD paths that summit coordinated into my GPS. While littered the summit. The canister was hard to find, but descending through the heavy ground cover, I finally its orange body caught my eye. I signed in tripped on a tree branch and hit a large rock with and took a few pictures of the dense forest. There my leg, resulting in a long gash above my shin were NO views, other than trees! My legs were all bone. It wasn’t deep, but hurt like heck. I limped scratched up and covered with dry blood. The fly the rest of the way back to the trailhead, where I cleaned up and headed for home. I was on the population seemed to zero in on me. There were all trail for just under 10 hours and add to that, about kinds. Small Black Flies, some green looking ones 5 hours in the car. Absolutely NO views, from (maybe bees) a few deer-flies and one pesky horse fly either mountain. No pictures to show, only trees (which finally met his demise. (NO, I didn't bring my and rocks. Because of all the detours, my GPS insect repellant. I took it out the week before for a told me I traveled almost 9.4 miles. That made for ham radio adventure and forgot to put it back in my a Looong day! I guess I should have taken the pack). The flies were swarming all around my bloody route from Spruceton Rd. legs AND were so dense that I didn't eat my lunch. I Submitted by Ed Kobos did take out my hand sanitizer and clean my legs. STING! After a brief rest at the summit rocks, I headed for

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Kunjamuk River/Elm Lake July 25, 2020

Twist and turn, up and over would best describe the Kunjamuk River as it snakes through forest and primal wetlands from Lake Pleasant to Elm Lake and beyond. Members from the Adirondack Mt. Club and the Tramp N' Trail group navigated through breached beaver dams, or dams nearly three ft. high. A steady breeze kept the flies at bay on an otherwise warm day. Despite recent heavy rain, the water level was somewhat low in our approach to Elm Lake, as evidenced by mats of river grass choking the channel. The shoreline of Elm Lake is comprised mostly of lily pads and pickerel weeds. Three hunting camps occupy the "high, dry land" on the east side. Following exploration of the lake, we meandered back to our starting point in Speculator, for a paddling distance of 11 miles in 6.5 hours. Besides the leader, the following individuals participated in this adventure: Dave Kuhn, Dave Pisaneschi, Bob Myers, Tom O'Hara, Joan Egan, Bill Gnete, and Renee' Shields.

Submitted by Paul Sirtoli

Photo credit -Dave Pisaneschi

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North Country Trail/Kunjamunk Trail Work July 26, 2020

For Mary Coffin, it was her third day in the woods for the week as she led a group of enthusiastic volunteers to clear blowdown on the Kunjamunk Trail, in Siamese Ponds Wilderness, north of Cisco Brook at the end of Elm Lake road, Speculator. Part of the 4,700mile North Country National Scenic Trail, the Kunjamunk Trail spans from Cisco Brook toward Kings Flow near Chimney Mt. Axes, cross cut saws and limb loppers in hand, the crew of six worked their way up the trail, assisted by the ever present mosquitoes and flies. Several of the logs removed from the trail were 15 inches or greater in Photo credit: Mary Coffin diameter. All of us had a crack at working the extremely sharp two- "man" cross cut saw. Several miles up the trail, we called it a day at 4 PM. and turned back. By the end of the long day, 28 blow downs had been removed by the crew of ADK and NCTA volunteers. Around 5 PM we were back at the cars enjoying snacks and beverages at the parking area, kindly provided by Mary and Kevin. Participating for the day were Sandy Manca, Richard Frio, Paul Sirtoli, Kevin Russell, Mike Daly and Mary Coffin. If you have any interest in volunteering to help with trails or to adopt a trail of your own contact [email protected].

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Plateau and Sugarloaf Mountains guys to climb the final cliff, to the plateau. I August 8, 2020 stood on the flat rock, looking down at them and shouted a ‘Good Morning’. They didn’t see me, Ever since I climbed Twin & Indian Head, 2 nor did they hear me because their music was so months ago for my 6th month in a row of climbing, loud (OR, possibly, they just ignored me). I I’ve been looking forward to climbing these two couldn’t believe my ears. With that incident mountains. I really enjoyed climbing the peaks on behind me, I headed down. The descent back to this ridge. They are all very similar and kind of the col didn’t take me long, only about 1:15, vs. 1:45 ascending. I took another break, at the unique from the other peaks in the Catskills. There intersection before heading to Sugarloaf. are two trail heads, from the north of the ridge. I The trail up to the Sugarloaf summit was very started my climb on Mink Hollow Rd., which was similar to the trail up to Plateau. I passed the the shorter of the two. Both headed for the col yellow Roaring Kill trail just a few hundred feet between the mountains, but this one was technically from the intersection. One very noteworthy rock on a herd path, vs. the Roaring Kill TH. I’m glad I formation was a pseudo tunnel. It was only a few took it, because it passed a spring, about 1000 yards feet long but it served as the doorway to from the col, which would be important, later. The Sugarloaf. There were a few more vertical trip to the col was about .7 miles and relatively sections and one, on the northern loop around scenic. The climb was not strenuous, but I was sweating, quite a bit. At the col is a 4-way intersection. Heading straight (south) is the Mink Hollow Lean-To. To the right is Plateau and left to Sugarloaf. I headed to Plateau, first. relatively flat for quite a while, while passing over the actual summit. I followed the trail for about 20 minutes, looking for a look-out, to the. I gave up before I found it. I returned to the flat rock look-out and decided to have a quick snack. As I took food from my pack, I could hear ‘loud’ music coming from below. It took almost 10 minutes for 2 young

Above: View from Flat Rock Look-Out on Plateau Below Right: The "Tunnel" on Sugarloaf Above right- Look-Out on south side of Sugarloaf Photo credit: Ed Kobos

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Plateau and Sugarloaf Mountains (continued)

some very steep and dangerous looking cliffs. This one had a 20' cliff that had to be climbed. There were 3 distinct routes heading up. The eastern most was the easiest (in my estimation), so I took it. Close to the summit, the trail split, with a Yellow trail heading .1 miles to a nice look-out to the south. It is worth the trip. The summit is marked with a very small Carin, on the south of the trail. There were NO views at the summit. I headed back down the same way I ascended. Some to the ‘cliffs’ were more difficult to maneuver, descending vistas afforded by these peaks attract thousands vs. ascending. Or was I just more tired. At this of hikers annually”. point I had consumed almost all (2,250 cc) of my Submitted by Ed Kobos water. I still had a reserve ½ liter bottle in my pack, nd just in case. The 2 notable incident occurred at the 20’ cliff, where I met 3 guys climbing with only a single ½ liter bottle of water, each. All of them were empty. Only one of them had a backpack and Erie Canal Trail it was pretty small and looked quite empty. They August 8, 2020 asked how far it was to the summit and after I told them I left it about 45 minutes ago, they decided to David Kuhn and Paul Sirtoli joined Debbie Pasch in head back down. I was glad to see them make that her goal to "section cycle" the Erie Canal trail from decision as they all looked a little dehydrated. By Albany to Buffalo. For today's event, we biked from Jordan through Weedsport to Port Byron. Sadly, the now I figured the temp was in the mid to hi 80s. I continued down to the col, where I met another trail was the main asphalt highway through the two villages, otherwise it was mostly hard-packed stone group of 3 young hikers. They were also out of water, and none of them were carrying a dust. At Port Byron, the "trail" is actually route 31, which leads to Clyde, and the resumption of the stone backpack. They heard that there was a spring somewhere close by and I directed them north. If I dust trail. Rather than ride 17 miles on asphalt with hybrid and mountain bikes, we chose to tour the Port hadn’t taken the shorter route, I never would have known where the spring was and I followed them Byron Erie Canal Museum (free entry). A worthwhile destination, we spent several hours walking the down and when they turned left, toward the spring, I could hear them rejoicing, I continued back to the grounds, checking out the original lock 52, speaking with museum reps., and simply admiring the parking lot and home. This is my most enjoyable hike, so far, in the artifacts. For this sunny, pleasant day, we biked 22 miles. Our plan for the future is to bicycle route 31 Catskills. Second, was when I climbed Twin and Indian Head 2 months earlier. I highly recommend from Port Byron to Clyde, and utilizing county roads to make a loop. this park of the Catskills. The DEC website calls this “ 11,500 acre Indian Head Wildermess….extremely rugged topography, with Submitted by Paul Sirtoli five major peaks falling within the unit… the

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Lock at Port Byron, Erie Canal Heritage Park Photo by Debbie Pasch

Ice The "cave" is actually a huge fissure in the granite August 15, 2020 rock, roughly 8-10 feet wide, 50-80 feet deep and 50-80 ft long (all estimates). There is generally I have heard it said that timing is everything, and snow/ice in the lower depths, but the recent summer today that idiom rang true when 13 ADK'ers and heat melted that. Nonetheless, it was much cooler tramps biked the North Lake road to Ice Cave than the surrounding area. Nearby, a herd path led Mt. Surprise-the two major culvert washouts were to a small scenic outlook lending a nice view of the repaired! valley and the Canachagala Mountain range. Admittedly, the folks using hybrid bikes were Following lunch, we returned via our approach somewhat challenged by the cobbled road surface in. The entire excursion was roughly four hours. for the last two miles. No complaints there. Along The biggest complaint concerned the incessant the way we picked up two wayward hikers Adirondack flies. Impervious to bug dope, they bit searching for the "hidden" trailhead, who through the clothing with their favorite lunch spot unofficially joined our troop. The 30-minute being the backs of the bikers while cycling. climb to the ice cave was rather steep. No complaint there. It was obvious that the ice cave Submitted by Paul Sirtoli has been discovered, as evidenced by the well- defined herd path flagged with red ribbons.

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Above: First-ice cave Below right -group photo Credit: Don Fellows Below left: Photo credit – Dave Pisaneschi Kunjamuk River

Looking Ahead Upcoming Trips

BIKING THE EMPIRE STATE TRAIL September 6,2020 (Sun) We’ll bike a section of the Empire State Trail some where in central NY. It’s relatively flat, so the biking should be easy. Plan on doing a 40 mile section . We’ll plan on spotting cars . Contact: David Pisaneschi, 459-5969 or [email protected]

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HUMPHREY MOUNTAIN September 19, 2020 (Sat) At 2,984 feet, Humphrey Mt. lies directly south to Kings Flow in the Siamese Pond Wilderness. Its base is accessed by a 3-mile trail, and the summit by a one mile (+) plus rugged bushwhack up steep terrain and potentially thick vegetation. Join me as I co-lead this adventure with the tramp and trail club. Rating: A. Call Paul Sirtoli at 315-737-8353 or [email protected] for further details. Meetup registrants need to contact me directly.

HOUR POND MOUNTAIN (CLIFF) October 4,2020 (Sun) Rather than seek an adventure in the crowded high peaks where parking is a premium, join me for a true Adirondack experience. At 2, 936 feet, Hour Pond Mt. lies south of Peaked Pond Mt. and east of the Bullhead Mt range. We'll hike the trail to Peaked Pond, then whack our way to the summit/false summit, about one mile. Hopefully, I will be able to locate the small cliff on the false summit that overlooks Hour Mt. Pond. The conifer growth may be thick. Rating A. Poor weather will postpone. Call Paul Sirtoli at 315-737-8353 or [email protected] for further details. Meetup registrants need to contact me directly for meeting place and time.

For additional trip offerings, last minute additions and updates check out our Meet-up page at https://www.meetup.com/Iroquois-Chapter-of-the-Adirondack-Mountain-Club

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Requesting suggestions for new outings that you CHAPTERcccccc OUTINGS would like to see added to the calendar. Let me know your ideas and we will put them in future Trailmarker newsletters and on the Meet-up site. Ratin Effort Level Elevation Miles Time in When submitting trips please use the following g gain (round trip) Hours format: *Trip length (miles) A + Very Strenuous 4000 ft + 10 + 10 + *Trip duration (hours) *Elevation to be climbed (feet) A Strenuous 3000 ft + 5 - 10 8 - 10 *Mention of any special equipment or other factors B + Mod. Strenuous 2000 ft + 5 - 10 6 - 8 *Brief description of the level of difficulty to be expected during average conditions. B Moderate 1000 ft + 8 - 10 5 - 7 *Brief description of the trip plan, including parking and possible hiking options. C + Fairly Easy 1000 ft + 5 - 8 4 - 6 * Provide Trip Leader contact information. You can reply by email or if you have any questions C Easy under 1000 ft under 5 under 5 call or text me at 315-360-0359. Bill

ADK Iroquois Chapter Warmly Welcomes

The Following New Members Dianna Morris * Cormac McIntosh *

Daniel and Kelly Colantuoni * Jack Pflanz *

John Snodgrass and Andrew Dykstra * Genevieve Ruhland * Norman Kelley * Carol Sacks

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Adirondack Wilderness Camping Challenge

This is a unique challenge that will require you to camp in all 18 of the designated wilderness areas within the .

a. Read more about the 18 Adirondack wilderness areas: 1. Blue Ridge Wilderness  Wilderness  Sentinel Range Wilderness Area Area Area 2. Five Ponds Wilderness  McKenzie Mountain  Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area Wilderness Area Area 3.  Pepperbox Wilderness  Silver Lake Wilderness Wilderness Area Area Area 4. Ha-De-Ron-Dah  Pharaoh Lake Wilderness  West Canada Lake Wilderness Area Area Wilderness Area 5. High Peaks Wilderness  Pigeon Lake Wilderness  William C. Whitney Area Area Wilderness Area 6. Hoffman Notch  Round Lake Wilderness  Saint Regis Canoe Area Wilderness Area Area b. Wilderness areas are subject to specific management restrictions: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Wilderness_Preservation_System c. Leave no Trace policy must be followed: https://lnt.org/why/7-principles/ d. Use the document linked below to keep track of your adventures: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ZuJFDhMwXGpP21fu4goj7_bsTxUnp8CC2yu1Gadpsw/edit?usp=sharin g

e. Keep a record of your camping adventures starting now and submit them to Wendy Sanders upon completion.

f. A patch and sticker will be mailed to you as soon as your record has been received and reviewed. Include $7.00 with your record to cover the expense of the patch, sticker and shipping. This challenge is sponsored by the ADK Iroquois Chapter. See the following link to learn more about this chapter: https://www.adk.org/adk-chapter/iroquois/?pname=iroquois-chapter

Below are the 2 possible designs for the Camping Challenge Patch:

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Iroquois Chapter Contact Information

Chairman – Paul Sirtoli 315-737-8353 Stewardship (trails) – Doug Tinkler [email protected] Adopt-a-highway – Doug Tinkler 315-271-4759 [email protected] Vice Chair – Glenn Larish 315-725- 8462 Newsletter - Debbie Pasch 315-749-4265 [email protected] [email protected]

Secretary – Charlene Zebley 315-942-5176 Hospitality – Wendy Sanders [email protected] 315-797-6962

Treasurer – David White 315-853-1070 Trips & Meet up Group – [email protected] Bill Luppino 315-360-0359

[email protected] Membership –Ed Kobos

[email protected] Conservation –Brian Sanders 315-797-6962 Director – Thomas Blackstone 315-826-7870 [email protected] [email protected] Programs – Dave Jones 315-601-6019 Stewardship (Lean-tos) – Norm Landis [email protected] [email protected]

STAY SAFE

STAY HEALTHY

Dear Chapter Chair:

I hope this note finds you, your family and friends, as well as our fellow ADK members well in these unprecedented times. Despite the many challenges that are present, one silver lining remains: our natural environment, where many of us have come to find serenity and peace, has become more important than ever.

I write to bring you up to date on an important event happening in September, which began more than a year ago when ADK’s Board voted to commence a comprehensive strategic plan process. During the past year, this process has been overseen by a team of dedicated volunteers, who are very familiar with ADK’s history and culture, together with key senior staff. As part of this process, Shelly Bischoff, of Conservation Impact, reviewed all of ADK’s relevant governance and financial documents and conducted more than 60 interviews with chapter representatives, board members, and other volunteers. Throughout this review, the strategic plan committee identified two main improvements that are essential to survive and prosper: (1) firm up ADK’s mission in order to ensure a second successful hundred years; and (2) improve our governance structure to better address changes and to more effectively support ADK’s mission.

Indeed, many issues that the club faces are tied to our current governance structure, the most glaring of which is the Board composition, which is not only three times larger than most non-profit board, it fails to fulfill the necessary functions that are expected of non-profit boards. Indeed, Board members have acknowledged as much, both publicly and during interviews with our strategic planning consultant. And so, after the strategic plan was approved by the Board, ADK leadership established a By-Laws Working Group to develop a set of revisions to the current bylaws that address many of the shortcomings identified as part of the strategic plan. These revisions were then presented to both the Executive Committee, which unanimously supported the revisions, as well as to the full Board of Directors, which passed the revised bylaws by more than a two-thirds vote.

Now it’s your turn. The September/October issue of the Adirondac will be in mailboxes soon and will include the proposed bylaw revisions along with a ballot that will give every ADK member a chance to vote. Please take the time to read the bylaws, mark the ballot and send in back to ADK, make sure it is postmarked by September 18th. This is the first time in 20 years the membership has had an opportunity to vote to help make ADK a stronger organization, both in advocacy and as a leader in outdoor education, to become more responsive on emerging issues, and set ADK up for stronger financial stability in the years to come.

Michael and I would like to offer a schedule of Zoom meetings with you and members in your chapter you wish to include, so that we can provide you with additional information, provide additional context for these changes, and make ourselves available to answer any questions. We will be offering Zoom meetings next Wednesday, August 19, as well as Tuesday, September 1, and Thursday September 3, all commencing at 6:30pm. Please contact Virginia by email ([email protected]) to let her know which date is best for you and she will set up the zoom meeting and email you the ID and password. In the meantime please take the opportunity to share this opportunity with those in your chapter.

Tom Andrews ADK President