Fall 2015 Defending the East’s Greatest Wilderness Ne w s in and about the six-million-ac r e Ad i r o n dac k Park

Thinking Big: New Adirondack Wilderness A national legacy in the making

The state expects to buy the Boreas Ponds tract INSIDE (20,494 acres) by April 1, 2016. Boreas Ponds is the final state acquisition of the 161,000-acre ·· New Adirondack historic Finch-Pruyn/Nature Conservancy Wilderness land protection project. The MacIntyre parcels, Campaign totaling 11,600 acres, were purchased earlier. When the majority of these parcels and the ·· 2016 Legislative contiguous Casey Brook tract are classified Priorities: Funding as Wilderness and connected with existing Wilderness areas nearby (High Peaks and The Boreas Ponds looking southeast. Photo © Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions Inc. ·· ATVs, Clearcutting, Dix Mountain), the result will be a motor-free Invasive Species, protected area of over 272,000 acres. and Climate Change You can make a difference and show that “Forever Wild” is more than just an ideal - it is our shared heritage and our greatest gift to future generations. The decision about how these lands will be used and managed forever depends on YOU! To achieve a historic win for Wilderness, ·· 2014-2015 the Governor needs to hear from every person that cares about the legacy of the Adirondack Annual Report Park. Let’s make Wilderness! Continue to read more about the Council’s Adirondack Wilderness Campaign on pages 6-7. ·· News In and About the Park Victory: Adirondack Oil Tanker Junkyard Turned Back Council will continue to monitor

In October, Chicago-based Iowa Pacific Holdings announced a plan that seemingly voids their previous proposal to indefinitely store obsolete oil tanker cars on a railroad line that runs through Forest Preserve lands and alongside the Hudson, Opalescent and Boreas Rivers in the Adirondack Park. The company announced it is close to an agreement to remove stone tailings from former mines in Tahawus, which will keep the rail line open and preclude tanker car storage. This turn around is a great victory for all who love the Adirondacks. The company’s plan to create an oil tanker junkyard in the Adirondacks would have harmed the Park’s environment and the economy, and was contrary to Governor Cuomo’s vision for wilderness protection and new tourism in the Adirondack High Peaks region. Thank you to all who wrote to the Governor urging him to keep this proposal from moving forward. The Council will still monitor this issue to make sure this final agreement is good for wildlife, wilderness and communities of the Adirondacks, and prevents oil tanker storage on this rail line. Board of Directors We Need More Wilderness Robert J. Kafin Kathryn Cusumano Boreas Ponds and the High Peaks Chair John L. Ernst Lee Keet Philip R. Forlenza Flying south over Mount Marcy this Vice-Chair Ethan Friedman summer, I caught a bird’s eye view of Meredith M. Prime Sarah C. Hatfield New York’s tallest peak along with the Vice-Chair Sheila M. Hutt spectacular 20,494-acre Boreas Ponds Curtis R. Welling Daniel L. Kelting, Ph.D. Treasurer Lawrence Master, Ph.D. tract scheduled to be purchased by the Virginia M. Lawrence James B. McKenna state, according to Governor Cuomo, Mount Marcy summit and Boreas Ponds. Photo © Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions Inc. Secretary Sarah J. Meyland by April 2016. The purchase will be the Ann E. Carmel Sherry Nemmers final part of the 161,000-acre Adirondack Nature Conservancy/Finch- Chair Emeritus Richard L. Reinhold Pruyn project. Kevin Arquit Brian Ruder Exploring on the ground also provided me with an opportunity to see Michael A. Bettmann, M.D. Daniel J. Ryterband first-hand some of the new lands the state has purchased. One day, before Charles D. Canham, Ph.D. Laurel Skarbinski going into the office in Elizabethtown, I hiked up and had breakfast on Liza Cowan Joel H. Treisman Georgina Cullman Ethan Winter Marcy, and checked out the view of the Boreas Ponds and surrounding Thomas Curley mountains. The summit was empty and cold at that hour, but the view, priceless. For future generations to benefit from the resource that is the Directors Emeriti Adirondack Forest Preserve, we must protect that view. The Adirondacks Timothy L. Barnett David Heidecorn don’t have enough wilderness to protect forests, wildlife and water, and to Richard Beamish Gary F. Heurich attract visitors in a growing global tourism market that will help sustain Etienne Boillot Theodore L. Hullar, Ph.D. our communities. Peter Borrelli George R. Lamb The legacy of Governor Cuomo will be determined by whether or Jeff Bronheim Douglas S. Luke not he decides to protect the Boreas Ponds and other recently acquired or David E. Bronston Cecilia A. Mathews adjoining Adirondack lands as Wilderness. The Governor has invested in John P. Cahill Karen Meltzer previous purchases. He and his team supported the establishment of the Alison Hudnut Clarkson Scott L. Paterson Tom Cobb James S. Phillips Hudson Gorge Wilderness (it was previously mostly a Primitive Area) and Dr. Dean L. Cook Avery Rockefeller III a new Primitive designation for the Essex Chain of Lakes, eliminating Evan A. Davis John K. Ryder, Jr. the expansion of motorized use in and around those lakes. However, his George D. Davis Ellen Marshall Scholle administration has also expanded opportunities for motorized access and James C. Dawson David Skovron recreation in other areas. Jeff Donahue James L. Sonneborn An expanded Adirondack High Peaks Wilderness will protect forests Joanne Waldron Dwyer Lynette M. Stark that filter water flowing into streams and ponds that are the headwaters Edward D. Earl Constance A. Tate of New York’s Hudson River. The forests and waters also serve as home Betty Eldridge Thomas D. Thacher II Christopher Elliman Patricia D. Winterer to diverse wildlife, including loons, otters and the elusive native brook J. Edward Fowler Aaron Woolf trout. There are 238,000 acres in the state owned High Peaks and Dix Barbara L. Glaser, Ed.D. Tony Zazula Wilderness areas. These lands have the strongest legal safeguard in the Robert L. Hall, Ph.D. world: constitutionally protected Forever Wild forest lands designated Staff and preserved as Wilderness, enhanced and as necessary restored, with opportunities for solitude. The Boreas Ponds should be forever protected Rocci Aguirre Susan Hughes within an expanded High Peaks Wilderness. Elaine Burke William C. Janeway Thank you for your extraordinary generosity and increasing Kevin Chlad Debbie Pastore Diane Fish Greg Redling engagement, giving the Adirondack Council team strength, resolve and J. A. Tyler Frakes John F. Sheehan new levels of financial capacity. Thank you for being part of a team well Lisa M. Genier positioned to expand efforts to protect more wilderness. It’s the right thing to do for the future of the Park’s wildlife, clean water, residents, and visitors. Nicole LaBarge - Clarence Petty Intern Marin George - Grant Conservation Fellow Happy Trails, Main Office Albany Office PO Box D-2 342 Hamilton Street 103 Hand Ave., Suite 3 Albany, NY 12210 Elizabethtown, NY 12932 518.432.1770 William C. Janeway 518.873.2240 Executive Director www.AdirondackCouncil.org [email protected] The mission of the Adirondack Council is to ensure the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park for current and future generations. Newsletter photos by Adirondack Council staff We envision an Adirondack Park with clean water and air and large wilderness areas, unless otherwise noted. surrounded by working farms and forests and vibrant local communities. 2 Capital Matters: Albany

Looking Forward: 2016 Legislative Session Above: Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Willie Janeway (center) Transformational change within reach and former Vice-President Al Gore pledge state action to address climate change. Photo courtesy Executive Chamber The Adirondack Council will engage with policymakers, agency staff, Invasive Species: local governments, fellow stakeholders, and our members and supporters to advance the following 2016 priorities, for the sake of the water, wilderness, Combat invasive species. Provide permanent wildlife, and communities of the Adirondack Park: increased state funding and policy support for Adirondack Park-wide education, prevention, Wilderness and Wildlife: coordination, early detection, rapid response, and invasive management efforts. Protect the 20,000-acre Boreas Ponds tract, the Upper Hudson and surrounding wildlife habitat Pro-Environment Budget: as Wilderness while expanding public access and recreation and linking communities with a Restore state funding for clean water, clean multi-use trail. Defend Article XIV, the “Forever air, open space and community infrastructure. Wild” clause of the constitution. Adopt a schedule for a fully-funded, 2016 $300-million Environmental Protection Fund. Vibrant Communities: Legislative Climate Change: Expand last year’s $200 million in clean Support full implementation of the Clean Power water grants for communities. Address Priorities Plan to control greenhouse gas emissions legitimate road utility infrastructure nationwide; keep improving air quality needs while protecting “Forever Wild.” standards and combating acid rain via the Clean Air Act; and advance a critical loads standard. Adirondack Park Agency: Agency Actions:

Restore critical staff positions at Address the challenges of increased off-road the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). motorized recreational pressures, unsafe Adopt science-based conservation oil trains, science-based unit management reforms of the APA’s 1970’s era rules for planning, and maintaining safe winter roads development and clearcutting. while decreasing road salt use. Excelsior Conservation Program Created Carbon Price Up to $6/ton 50 positions will help environment Auction nets $59 million for New York

In September, Governor Cuomo announced the creation The last auction of the Regional of the Excelsior Conservation Corps (ECC), a NYS Greenhouse Gas Initiative AmeriCorps program run by the (RGGI), the cap-and-trade Student Conservation Association. agreement between nine The ECC will offer 50 full-time northeastern states, saw the positions in conservation and price of carbon dioxide (CO2) leadership for 10 months to New reach a new high of $6.02/ton. York residents from diverse and This earned $59 million for underserved populations. The New York’s home energy efficiency projects. The Adirondack ECC members will fight invasive Council has taken part in these auctions and has purchased species, build and improve trails, 15,000 allowances equaling the right to emit 15,000 tons complete energy efficiency upgrades for state facilities, and of CO2. The Council permanently retires these credits with educate over 1,000 volunteers that assist with their projects. your help. Correction: In the State of the Park 2015, we incorrectly noted that the Assembly sponsor for microbead-banning legislation was EnCon Chairman Steve Englebright. This legislation is actually sponsored by Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel. We appreciate the leadership shown by the Assemblywoman on this issue and applaud both members for their care for water quality. 3 Conservation Matters

EPA’s Clean Air Proposals Keeping Adirondack ecosystems healthy Clearcutting Permits on the Rise This year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Council reviewing impacts Agency (EPA) had four proposals that would Since December 2013, the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has granted ten have helped clean the air in the Adirondack permits for harvests that exceeded the 25-acre threshold for a regulatory Park and the nation. defined clearcut. These harvests, totaling 2,829 acres, involved land restricted The EPA’s Clean Power Plan will cut under conservation easement. While the number of acres permitted by the carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent below APA for shelterwood clearcuts is only a small amount given the ~800,000 2005 levels by 2030, to reduce climate change. acres of working forest lands in the Park, it represents an exponential Also, in August, the EPA proposed a rule increase in the number of permits granted over the past 15 years. As the rate that would cut methane leakage from new oil of permits increases and the number of acres grows, the Council is taking a and gas wells by 40 to 45 percent below 2012 renewed look at cumulative impacts, annual clearcutting thresholds, permit levels within 10 years. Then in September, the review/post-harvest monitoring, and sustainable yields. EPA set a new nationwide limit of 70 parts per Above: Council staff tour a portion of the “Dead Creek” conservation easement in the Town million (ppm) for ground level ozone (smog), of Piercefield, St.Lawrence County. a cut of 5 ppm from the current standard. Health and environmental organizations had Recreation Plan for Easement Released urged a standard of 60 ppm. Kushaqua conservation easement The Mercury and Air Toxics Standard would have been the nation’s first regulation to The NYS Department of Environmental curb smokestack mercury and reduce mercury Conservation (DEC) is in the final stages emissions by 75 percent. Unfortunately, the of drafting a Recreation Management Plan rule was vacated in June by a 5-4 decision by (RMP) for the Kushaqua Conservation the Supreme Court, which held that the EPA Easement, a 19,989-acre parcel of land that is emphasized public health benefits over polluter owned by Lyme Timber Company. The RMP costs. Mercury pollution continues to be a will guide public access and recreational use significant source of contamination in aquatic on this private land, located in the towns of Mountain Pond in the Kushaqua Conservation Easement. ecosystems throughout the Northeast, but Brighton and Franklin, Franklin County. especially in high-elevation forests and waters The Council’s comments on the plan were generally supportive of the like those in the Adirondacks. DEC’s use of RMPs throughout the Park that balance public recreation, the landowner’s interests and rights and the natural resource protection goals outlined in the conservation easement. However, the Council did object to parts of the plan because it failed to adequately limit all-terrain vehicle use to avoid ecological impacts and include more passive recreational opportunities. Invasive Species Pilot Program a Success Increased funding needed

In September, the Paul Smith's Watershed Stewardship Program and the Department of Environmental Conservation reported that the Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention Pilot Program showed positive results in Above: A new trail dedicated to Joe Martens, Former the decontamination of watercraft attempting to access popular Adirondack Commissioner of the Department of Environmental waterbodies. Increased funding and continued partnerships and coalitions Conservation (DEC), pictured here with his wife are crucial to the success of the program. The Council will continue to call Kathleen. In July, Martens stepped down as DEC Commissioner. The Council thanked Martens for his for $10 million from the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) in the 2016 service, civility and dedication to the Adirondacks. budget to address invasive species, and $300 million for the total EPF. 4 Annual Report 2014-2015

November 2015

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Thank you for joining us in our continuing quest to protect and preserve the Adirondacks. We are strengthened and energized by the large number of people who share our vision of a Park with clean air and water, large wilderness areas and vibrant rural communities. Your support for the Council’s programs and projects provides the resources we need to be an effective participant in the policy debates and activities that affect the future of the Park. The need for the Council’s watchdog efforts never ends because events that can change the Adirondacks are unending. Sometimes they are forces of nature: storms, invasive species and climate change. Other times they are political: constitutional amendments, election of different officials, passage of new laws and regulations. And there are economic and social changes: demographic shifts, real estate development proposals, public interest in new forms of outdoor recreation. But, whatever comes along, the Council stands ready with its knowledge of history, science, law, and the political process to educate the public and press for outcomes that are protective of the unique qualities of the Park’s resources. Our Executive Director, Willie Janeway, and his excellent staff work hard to make sure the Council is involved in every issue that has the potential to impact the Park. They do this in a way that is reasoned, collaborative, and respectful of competing interests. That gives us credibility. It ensures that we will be consulted by decision-makers and that our voice will be heard and meaningfully influence what happens. But, we reserve the right to protest vigorously and, when needed, go to court when we believe some action or decision will impair the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondacks. The Council has strived this past year to formulate appropriate management guidelines for the new additions to the Forest Preserve of lands formerly owned by Finch Paper/Nature Conservancy. These are spectacular properties with unspoiled waters, such as the Essex Chain of Lakes in the central Adirondacks. Decisions being made now will determine future recreational uses of this property as well as set a precedent for the next State acquisition of 20,000 acres including the Boreas Ponds. One of the determinants of what type of place this will be is how ATVs, snowmobiles and other motorized equipment are controlled. The Council is operating in every available forum to push for appropriate limitations and controls to keep these devices in appropriate places. That is only a part of the future challenges we face. While we have had a good year and feel good about our results, the work on behalf of the Park and its communities continues. Thank you for your involvement in the Adirondack Council’s activities and your trust in us to zealously represent your interests in this national treasure we all love.

With gratitude,

Robert J. Kafin Board Chair

Fall foliage on Friends Lake. Photo © Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions Inc.

The mission of the Adirondack Council is to ensure the ecological integrity and wild character of the Adirondack Park for current and future generations. Annual Gifts to the Adirondack Council July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015 Listed below are individuals, foundations and corporations that have given gifts of $250 or more to the Adirondack Council’s operating fund. The commitment of ALL Council members and donors to a wild and resilent Park, makes the Adirondack Council the largest, most effective advocacy organization working on behalf of New York’s six-million-acre Adirondack Park. Thank you for caring about the Adirondacks! Forever Wild Society (Gifts of $50,000+) Alpin J. and Alpin W. Cameron Dr. Thomas Doolittle Karen and Frederick Spaulding Lee and Nancy Keet Memorial Fund Beth Ann Drohan Scott and Krista St. George F.M. Kirby Foundation, Inc. Charles and Judy Canham Richard and Ann Du Moulin Staritch Foundation Charles J. and Susan J. Snyder Howard P. Colhoun Family Foundation Mary and Sheldon Eisenberg Brian and Cheryl Starer Eric Katzman and Melissa Elstein Mr. and Mrs. James Elrod Susan Stevens and Samuel James Defenders (Gifts of $25,000 - $49,999) Robert E. Friedman Alexandra Ernst and Dean Garret Siegel Douglas Stewart Arquit Family Fund, Garden Homes Fund Michael P. and Ellen Esposito, Jr. The Bill and Lisa Stromberg Family Trust Adirondack Foundation Harold and Elizabeth Janeway The Evergreen Foundation Susie and Tom Swayne Ann E. Carmel and Daniel S. Wolk Tad and Nancy Jeffrey Evergreen Fund, Mark Valkenburgh Joseph and Joan Cullman Conservation Raymond and Lola Johnson Adirondack Foundation Ginny and Roger Valkenburgh Foundation David and Nicola Jordan Diane and Peter Fish Brock and Mary Weatherup John and Margot Ernst Robert and Carol Kafin Elizabeth and Irvine Flinn Webb Family Foundation The Marshall-Scholle Family Wilderness Virginia M. Lawrence Philip and Kathleen Forlenza Jonathan and Jane Weld Protection Fund Douglas and Sarah Luke Amy Goldman Fowler Wray Family Fund, Open Space Institute/Klipper Champlain Fund Master Family Fund 2, Ethan and Emily Friedman Adirondack Foundation Overhills Foundation Adirondack Foundation Lueza and Bruce Gelb Wild Woods Foundation The Owenoke Foundation Bruce McLanahan Christopher J. Gorayeb E. Richard and Janet Yulman The Edward John and Patricia Rosenwald Sherry Nemmers Amanda and John Gotto Brian Zeglis Foundation Norcross Wildlife Foundation William and Joan Grabe F. Anthony and Sally Zunino Kathryn Conway Preyer Charitable Jeff and Vicky Hadden Guardians (Gifts of $10,000 - $24,999) Lead Unitrust Bob and Charlotte Hall Anonymous Donor Robert O. Preyer Charitable Lead Unitrust Timothy L. Thompson, Vibrant Dino and Kathryn Cusumano William and Susan Shulman Harding Educational & Charitable Joanne Waldron Dwyer Harriet and Andrew Singer Foundation Communities: Earth Share of New York Contributors John and Susan Skovron Jeb Hart and Peggy Wallin-Hart Providing for a range of Richard and Harriet Eisenberg Foundation Dennis and Margaret Sullivan William Talbott Hillman Foundation outdoor activities on new Mark T. Gallogly and Elizabeth B. Strickler Charles and Sally Svenson Nancy and Norman Howard Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher II Gerrick Johnson public lands, including Mrs. Robert Garrett David and Ellen Wagner Keith and Nancy Johnson Family Foundation a community connector Prospect Hill Foundation David and Candace King Weir Foundation Frank and Bonnie Keeler Richard L. Reinhold Aaron Woolf and Carolyn Sicher Louise T. Keelty multi-use trail sought by Brian and Ginny Ruder Mrs. William J. (Ann Pfohl) Kirby nearby towns. Daniel and Dianne Ryterband Jesse and Maris Krasnow John and Deanna Sammon WILDERNESS: The Lack Family Fund Laurel and Michael Skarbinski John B. Lane, Ph.D. Advocates (Gifts of $500 - $999) Ruth and David Skovron Challenging oil car Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lowe Anonymous Donors (3) George V. & Jean A. Smith Charitable Trust tanker storage in the John F. Luard Kurt and Lisa Abrahamson Henry Uihlein II and Mildred A. Uihlein Roy and Nancy Malpass Chris and Debbie Andrews Foundation Trust Forest Preserve, pushing Kate and Henry Mannix Diane and John H. Asiel Waldridge Fund, Ltd. for reforms for all-terrain Linda Markeloff Susan Bacot-Davis and George Davis Weatherup Family Foundation William and Theresa McCutcheon Paul Bamatter Hamill Family Foundation vehicle riding, and Elizabeth and Robert McGraw & Russell Banks improving science-based The Black Rock Foundation Fund Frederick and Susan Beckhorn Protectors (Gifts of $5,000 - $9,999) Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott McGraw Sandy and Arthur Bissell Anonymous Donor land protection and Edward W. McNeil Susan Blakeney New York Community Trust, wildlife management. Heinrich Medicus Carolyn Blanding Mr. and Mrs. Harold N. Asiel Karen and Laurence Meltzer Bill and Vicki Boies Ellen and Michael Bettmann Jim and Peg Miller Etienne and Lisa Boillot Mr. and Mrs. John C. Bogle Stewards (Gifts of $1,000 - $2,499) William and Sue Morrill Graham Boyken Fred and Sara Cook Anonymous Donors (2) Mr. and Mrs. James F. Mrazek David Brittain Dr. and Mrs. James L. Dannenberg Anonymous Fund, Charles J. Mullin David Broadwell and Christine Wilmot William Deane Adirondack Foundation Jonathan Neustadter Debbie and Jim Burrows Katharine W. Dexter Charitable Trust Jan C. K. and R. Steven Anderson Heidi Nitze Frederick C. Calder Gordon Harris* Reginald R. and Jameson A. Baxter Jason Olshefsky John Cammack and Kimberly Warren Gary F. Heurich Foundation John Orberg and Janet Kuhl Mary-Lynne V. and Bruce S. Campbell Mary and William Janeway Jane Bayard Peter S. Paine, Jr., Kathryn and Douglas Cochrane The Longhill Charitable Foundation The Mat Charitable Foundation Boquet Foundation, Inc. David D. Coffin Mary Norris Preyer Fund Ronald Becker M. Jeanne Place Charitable Foundation Deborah Collum Meredith M. Prime Fund, Mary and Jeff Bijur Peter Pope Douglas Conant Adirondack Foundation John and Mary Brock Red Crane Foundation Frederic and Linda Scholle Cowan Merrick Family Charitable Fund Jeffrey and Elvira Bronheim John and Sandra Reschovsky Chester and Saône Crocker Northern Lights Fund, William and Katherine Brown Hanson Reynolds Kathy and Harlan Crow Adirondack Foundation Marilyn Burns and Jeffrey Sellon Nancy Owen Rieger Lucy and Mike Danziger Bogosian Quigley Foundation Tara Bush Drs. Christopher and Doria Ritchlin Phil and Lenore Defliese The Suwinski Family Foundation Cedar Fund of the Princeton Area Jack and Mary Ellen Ryder Bill and Sara Jane DeHoff Stoltz Family Community Foundation Steve and Karin Sadove Dick and Leanna Deneale The Joel H. and Marjorie J. Treisman Cerf-Dunbar Fund, Stuart Salenger Foundation Walt and Linda Dlugolecki Foundation The Community Foundation for the John and Sharon Sayles Robert Drennon Kathy and Curt Welling National Capital Region Douglas and Alyson Schultz The Durst Organization Diana Childress Michael and Lora Schultz Philanthropic Michael and Nancy Lester Elitzer Explorers (Gifts of $2,500 - $4,999) Liza Cowan Fund of the Jewish Communal Fund Charitable Fund of the Jewish Abrahamson Family Foundation William N. Creasy, Jr. Mimi Seagears Communal Fund Judith M. Buechner Kimberly Crowe Lorin Silverman Eastwood Litho, Inc. William J. Butler, Georgina Cullman Eileen C. Slocum Matthew Ernst The Paul D. Schurgot Foundation, Inc. Robert Disch James and Marcene Sonneborn Fund Ben Ford and Jean Dugan Dan Harris Mr. Daniel Harris and Ms. Jane Buttars Nancy and William Paternotte Walter F. Harrison III Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Hecklau Peabody Family Fund of the New Ted and Nedenia Hartley FARMS & FORESTS: Barbara Hennig Hampshire Charitable Foundation Charles and Sarah Collum Hatfield Identifying improvements Bob and Lorna Herdt Jonathan J. Penney Heidecorn Family Fund, Rush Holt & Margaret Lancefield Fund Edward Pfeiffer Adirondack Foundation to forestry regulations of the Princeton Area Community Wendy Pierce Lea Paine Highet and Ian Highet and urging the evaluation Foundation Antonio Poglianich and Peter O’Kuhn Anne Hilton Patricia and Samuel Hoopes Peter W. Post Hans Himelein and Janice Kyle of cumulative impacts John and Patti Hopkinson Katharine M. Preston and John Bingham Sarah L. Holland over time. James K. Hovey Rosemary and Frank Pusateri John Huber Gordon Howard Raker Family David P. Hunt Conservationists (Gifts of $250 - $499) Larry Hurlbert Elisabeth A. Raleigh Elizabeth Hutchins Anonymous Donors (3) Sheila M. and Jim Hutt Fred and Barbara Rankin International Paper - Ticonderoga Mill Team Cyrus H. Adams Dave and Dianne Iasevoli Martha J. Reddout Peter and Karen Jakes Lawson and Clint Allen Courtney Iglehart Theresa Reiser Sally P. Johnson Jessica Ancker and John Affleck Erik Ipsen and Carol Hall Ipsen Paul and Nancy Resnick Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kalaris Ann and Joe Armstrong Roger Janeway Jane and Kenneth Robbins Peter Kalikow Tony and Penny Atkiss Jim and Jackie Jenkins Lisa Norton and Paul Rose KOBO pure soy candles, Louis Hotchkiss Lee Bailey and Linda Rosenstock Thomas and Christine Jenssen Richard Rosen Prof. Carl W. Kohls Ruth and Louis Baker Family Foundation Charles B. Johnson II and John Rosenthal Greg Lacey John Balint M.D. Alice G. Johnson Cindy Rosenwald Steve Lakomy, M.D. William H. Barber Walter and Peggy Jones Matthew Rowe Marta Jo Lawrence Ted D. and Carol Hee Barnett Tom and Sandy Jorling Bryan Rutledge Douglass B. Lee Douglas and Marcia Bateson Gene and Carolyn Kaczka Art and Nancy Saltford Robert Locke and Sarah Thorne-Locke Myron Beldock and Karen Dippold Steven and Helen Kellogg Peg Schutze Herbert and Lisa MacArthur Mary Ann Bernard Fund, Donald and Martha Kent Robert Shaw and Judith Crowell The David and Sondra Mack The Community Foundation for the Pamela P. Kindler Thomas F. Shaw Foundation, Inc. National Capital Region Justin Klabin Jody Collins Skinner JoAnn and James McKenna Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. Bickford Miriam and John Klipper Amy L. Smith and Donald J. Ream Merle Melvin Harrison and Jane Bicknell Scott G. Knickerbocker Sally Smith Annette Merle-Smith Kenneth Bijur William F. Koebbeman Rick and Evelyn Spann Sarah J. Meyland Terry and Lynn Birdsong Nelly M. Kutchukian E. Michael and Ruth E. Specht Matthew J. Miller Charitable Fund Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Bischoff Dara and Todd La Porte Thomas M. Sternberg Wendy Fuller-Mora and Jeffrey Mora Mrs. George P. Bissell, Jr. Alexis C. Strongin Colleen Murphy and Ervin Shindell Alice and Bill Boardman Heather and Dan Sullivan-Catlin Dr. Cynthia Rye and Robert Murphy Susan Boettger Leadership & David P. Tapscott and Gail F. Epstein Alan and Virginia Pabst Elsa and William Boyce GOVERNMENT: Dave Thompson and Gloria Koch Joan and Jan Popkin John A.K. Bradley Maury Tigner Justin Potter and Claire Love David Bronston Ensuring a pro- Michael B. Trister and Ron and Linda Pushee Elaine and Russell Burke Adirondack budget Nancy Duff Campbell Barbara and Scott Renninger Jeffrey P. Burnham Lynette and Michael Tucker L. George and Nancy Rieger John Butterworth* with funds for invasive Bill Veronesi Glenn Rosen and Ann Dannenberg Rosen Charles and Margaret Cammack species, agency staff, land Vivian and Edward Wachsberger Mr. and Mrs. John M. Roth Kevin and Silvia Camson Gary and Jean Ward John M. and Martha Rozett Thomas A. and Carolyn P. Cassilly protection, and smart Sally Woods Harriet H. Savage F. Daniel and Jill Cathers growth planning. Blaikie and Bob Worth Carol Craft Schaefer Bruce and Holly Catlin Fred Yosca Kira Sergievsky Elisabeth Chiera Barbara Zajac Lee and Julian Shepherd Nina and Stephen Christiansen George and Nancy Lamb Robert Zipf Florence L. Short Alan Cole Carl and Judy Lamm Donald Zulch Michael D. Silber Ruth Conklin Stephanie Landis The Snyder Watchorn Foundation, Inc. David Landy Clarence Petty Internship Fund, Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Craft Jr. Adirondack Foundation Taylor and Marie Spencer Patrick and Kathleen Curtin Douglas and Arlene Langdon Carter Strickland and Nicole Gueron Richard G. Davis Mark Langworthy Evergreen Fund, Adirondack Community Trust Peter and Ramsay Tanham Stuart and Connie Davis Mark Larsen Margaret and L. Pierre Teillon, Jr. Leona and Meyer Laskin Charles and Nancy Trautmann James Dawson Trautmann Family Fund Mathias and Rosetta DeVito Anne Adams Laumont John and Barbara Drenning Lee & Turbayne Family Fund Water & Air: Jake and Pat Dresden Paul and Barbara Lilly “No longer is there a Securing $200 million Clover M. Drinkwater D. Russell Luke and Anja Sturm Donna Hoffman and Richard Dum Caroline and Serge Lussi question of whether a for a community grant Patrick and Mary Dunleavy Daniel and Carol Luthringshauser program for drinking Eileen and Mark Durham Kelly and Michelle Maggs Park, or what sort of Nancy and Fredric Fagelman Jerry and Maddy Malovany water and waste water Kirsten Fazzari Amey Marrella Park, so much as how infrastructure. Diane Fenton Cecilia and Michael Mathews Martha F. Ferger Mathewson Foundation best to integrate the Lyn and Terry Flynn Elizabeth J. Melsert and Mary E. Gildea Enos and Muriel Throop R. Jeffrey and Karen Follert Barbara W. Meyer private lands into the Gavin Olin Thurston Richard and Mary Fontana Carol and John Morris Lewis E. Topper Carolyn and Ed Fowler Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Moore landscape of the Park.” Jane Pauley Trudeau and Garry B. Trudeau Jill Fox Melissa and Timothy Moriarty Robb & Elizabeth Tyler Foundation, Inc. Stephen C. Frauenthal* Jim and Marcia Morley Jim and Ginger Visconti Peter and Isabelle Friedman Ruth Morton ~ Kim Elliman Paul P. Wang Diana and Matthew Funchion Harold and Mary Nash Board Chair 1985-89 Frank and Ada Warner Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Garver Peter Neusel David Wilson and Chips LaBonte Ralph Gaudioso Karen Nichols Forever Wild Day 2015 Ethan and Anne Winter Reginald and Joan Gignoux Gary and Cathie Nielsen Deborah and Nelson Woodard John J. Nigro Tim Glenn * deceased friend of the Council Woodzell Family Gift Fund Peter J. Gollon Ted and Pat O’Lear Patricia K. Woolf Mrs. F. Lawrence Goodwin Victoria and Mark Oliva Prof. and Mrs.* Julian Yudelson Alison and Alexander Packard The Adirondack Council has made every effort Jack E. Graver to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you discover Harry and Evelyn Groome Jerome Page Walter Timothy Palmer and Susan H. Angell an error, please contact us at 877.873.2240. Matching Gift Companies MEMORIALS & TRIBUTES Adirondack Legacy Society Amazon Smile Foundation We are grateful to the following Avon Foundation for Women members who have chosen to leave a Bank of America Often, there are people who touch our lives in a meaningful way and lasting legacy of their support for the C.R. Bard Foundation we look to honor or remember them in an equally special way. We Adirondack Park by including the BlackRock are honored to share the names of these special people and those who Adirondack Council in their estate BNY Mellon Community Partnership plans. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation chose to recognize them. Chevron Anonymous Cleveland H. Dodge Foundation MEMORIALS David Stone James K. Au CNA Foundation William Eldridge Michelle Degnan David & Stephanie Banks Coco-Cola Enterprises, Inc. Rachel A. Weiner Denise Williams Arthur J. & Evelyn C. Barrett Frederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. Stanley Benson William B. Wilson Hans J. Barschel GE Foundation Wilfred A. Relyea Mr. & Mrs. Mathias J. DeVito Jane M. Barton Humana Joseph M. Cantanucci, Jr. Jane Street Reginald & Jennifer Bedell IBM International Foundation JP Morgan Chase Anonymous Kenneth Woodard Frances E. Blaisdell Kerry Bob & Marci Bird Douglas Woodward Mary Ellen Bliss The Kresge Foundation Jennifer & Stephen Bolton Anna A. Bossers Merck Foundation John Chiaramonte TRIBUTES David E. Bronston Microsoft Douglas Conant Guy A. Lester Carol F. Bullard JP Morgan Chase Foundation Benjamin Conant The Segal Co. Margaret E. Cawley NYSE Euronext Foundation Timothy J. Coonrod Jerome Schwartz William & Susan Cowden Pfizer Foundation Daniel & Margaret Cremins Lorraine & Joseph Mara Kay S. Cramer The Prospect Hill Foundation Jean & Ray Gaul Ann Carmel Ruth Cummings Prudential Foundation Marc Goldstein Mary & Jeffrey Bijur David & Mary Dearborn Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Daniel S. Wolk Lyn du Moulin United Technologies Peter Kalikow David M. & Sondra Mack Delorenzo Family Joanne Dwyer Universal Leaf Foundation John B. Egger Norman I. Massry Craig & Ann Kolb Verisk Analytics Philip J. Ehmann Verizon Foundation Robert & Cathy McKenna Donald Fentiman Alan Belmont Cobham* John J. Nigro Krystle Gould Kris Forney and Bill Prizer Eleanor A. Hoy* Gifts made In-Kind Jonathan J. Penney Lois B. Allen* Sheri Amsel Ms. Susan Forney Hughes Lydia A. Plante Gloria Fant Michael & Ellen Bettmann Marcia Germain Dr. J. Michael Purcell Diane & Peter B. Fish e-NABLE Business Solutions Mary Anne Germain Shellie & Edwin Raquet Sam Fisk ES11 Web Development Marie & Michael Schongar Frisky Irwin John and Margot Ernst David H. Gaskell Gilles & Joan Senecal Sally P. Johnson Thomas J. Gerber Finch Pruyn Paper Lea Paine Highet Casey Fish Douglas & Susan Stevens George Giannakos Gregory Mountain Products Vincent & Louise Verdile Mr. & Mrs. Robert H. Jeffrey Barbara L. Glaser Martin Hamburger Bernard Carman Candace King Weir Janet Glover* Hamburger Gibson Creative Ann R. Carter Charles & Margaret Cammack Irwin Gooen* Sarah Collum Hatfield George H. Grube Amy L. Smith & Steven A. Jervis Carl Heilman II, Wild Visions, Inc. Helen B. Jeffers Donald J. Ream Vivian A. Lacy Gary F. Heurich Basil Dearborn Christy Ketchel Donna M. Logan Integrated Marketing L.S. Keegan Family Mary Adams Loomba Mary Adams Loomba Bob Kafin Jane & Jon Lawson Willis R. Kriebel Mr. Douglas S. Luke Proskauer Rose, LLP Anne K. Hilton Adam R. Maj* Virginia M. Lawrence Joseph & Dorina Maragliano Larry Master Richard Nelson Douglas C. Laughton Linda Markeloff Karen & Laurence Meltzer Donald Fentiman Lois S. Woods Harry A. Marshall III Robert Padden Juliane Michaud Ginger Lawrence Peg & Jim Miller Kevin Raines C. Peter Goderie Lawson & Clint Allen Raymond & Nancy Nadaskay Richard Reinhold Mrs. Elizabeth J. Melsert Mary and Paul Loomba John D. Norlund M.D. Edward D. Petty Willkie Farr and Gallagher LLP Sally Sinnott Guernsey Caroline & Nicholas Christy Albert N. Podell Douglas & Alyson Schultz Joanne Van Stone Ethan Machemer Laurel Sherwood and Martha J. Reddout Constance Wechsler Harris Dr. Richard H. Machemer, Jr. Michael Skarbinski Gordon Machemer Linda & Edward Roesner SKDKnickerbocker Daniel A. Harris & Jane Buttars Dr. Richard H. Machemer, Jr. John L. Rundle Jr. Uihlein Foundation David Kelley John K. Ryder Sr. The Marshall Family Heaven Hill Farm Mary Andriola Dr. & Mrs. Richard A. Ryder Sarah Collum Hatfield Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP Helene A. Kruger and Jean Shirley Young Sommer Ward Ritzenberg Dr. Frederick Christian Kruger David Shindell Linda I. Shuster Baker & Moore LLC Jan C.K. & Steven Anderson Colleen Murphy Gerald & Susan Smith Bill Mead Ervin Shindell Mrs. Robert F. Stearn Dorothy R. Mead Connie Tate Dennis Sullivan Claire P. Greene Pictured on opposite page: Joe and Eleanor Morris Barbara A. Surprenant Cynthia E. Morris Rachel and Ryan Truair Constance A. Tate Top left: Ethan Friedman, Alex Michael Quinn Larry Hurlbert Sue A. Whan Sonneborn, Stephanie LeVeque Drew F. Ulton Tricia & Philip Winterer Richard Ralph Tony Zazula Top right: Sara Jane DeHoff, Meredith Bailey Middle School Prime, Willie & Mary Janeway Matthew Reeder Dr. & Mrs. Charles I. Olin Bottom left: Ed Petty, K.C. Cusumano Peter Reich Bottom right: Paul Zachos & Barbara Roger Spingarn & Susan Reuter Glaser Douglas Slocum Eileen C. Slocum Walter Sonneborn Dr. & Mrs. Michael A. Bettmann Source and Use of Funds Summary Fiscal Year July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015

The pie charts represent financial activity for the Council. In addition, the Adirondack Council received $2,386,414 in new endowed and operating reserve gifts, realized bequests and pledges toward the Council’s Forever Wild Fund. Source of Funds Total Expenses Grants and gifts released from restrictions $1,580,657 $1,575,776 11% Fundraising and Foundations / Membership Program: 4% Corporations Leadership Environmental 13% Supporters Preservation, Education, 57% Administrative Events, Outreach and Advocacy Support Membership product sales, 83% 13% other income 16% 3%

Note: the Adirondack Council does not accept government funding of any kind. Further financial details can be viewed in the Council’s audited financial statement which can be obtained by calling the Adirondack Council at 877.873.2240, on our website, or through the office of the New York State Attorney General. You can also view the Adirondack Council's IRS 990 at www.AdirondackCouncil.org or at www.guidestar.org.

The Adirondack Council’s sound fiscal management practices and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. Out of the thousands of nonprofits Charity Navigator evaluates, only one out of four earns 4 stars -- a rating that demands rigor, responsibility and commitment to openness. We hope the Adirondack Council’s top rating gives you even more confidence that your hard-earned dollars are being used efficiently and responsibly on behalf of the Adirondack Park.

Celebrating at

FOREVER WILD DAY 2015

Heaven Hill Farm Lake Placid, NY

Forever Wild Day Photos courtesy Erika Bailey Forever Wild Campaign Through your generosity, the Forever Wild Fund campaign to raise $3 million is a resounding success. The campaign funds, combined with those already in the quasi-endowment fund, strengthen the Council’s programs and ability to be proactive in our mission to protect the Adirondack Park. In addition to the core Forever Wild Fund, the Adirondack Foundation manages the Adirondack Council Fund, which is another way donors can support the Campaign and ongoing work of the Council. The Adirondack Foundation also manages The Clarence Petty Intern Fund, created by Barbara Glaser in 2010, to support the Council’s intern program. Both Foundation funds are part of the Forever Wild Fund. We are deeply grateful to our campaign supporters who have given and pledged additional support above their annual sustaining contributions. THANK YOU!

Forever Wild Fund Bob and Charlotte Hall Drs. Turkan and John Gardenier William L. and Nancy Paternotte $500,000+ Heidecorn Family Foundation Barbara and Lewis Gershman Mr. Edward D. Petty Alan Belmont Cobham* Susan Forney Hughes Lee and Marcia Gilbert Kenneth and Ruth Lieberman Phelps Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Snyder Sheila and Jim Hutt Patricia and Michael Gironta Mary Polak Jim and JoAnn McKenna Barbara L. Glaser Ann H. Poole $250,000 - $499,999 Sarah Meyland Cloudsplitter Foundation Barbara L. Glaser Diana S. and Paul Praus John and Margot Ernst Mr. Mark Gorsetman Meredith M. Prime Adirondack Foundation Funds Willard E. and Holly Grande Mary Jane Proschel $100,000 - $249,999 Adirondack Council Fund Mr. Thomas M. Gruenenfelder Ellen and Harold Redling Ann Carmel and Dan Wolk Meredith M. Prime Frank and Margaret Haines Nancy Robbins Dino and Kathryn Cusumano Barbara L. Glaser Clarence Petty Intern Fund Stanley E. Hall Ronald H. and Cathy Roberts Eugene and Emily Grant Scott F. Adams Nancy Halsted Tom H. Rosenwald Lookout Fund Mr. Eugene F. Agan Jr. Pamela H. and Patrick R. Hanke Michael J. Rotindo Edward John and Pattricia Rosenwald John R. Alexander Walter and Eunice Hartmann Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred T. Rouleau Foundation Mr. Joseph R. Altmann John S. Hayward David Ruppert Brian and Ginny Ruder Paul M. and Hetty S. Auburn Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Hecklau Mark T. and Jude Ryan Ellen Marshall Scholle and Family Mr. David A. Bagley Ms. Carolee Hildenbrandt Art and Nancy Saltford Laurel and Michael Skarbinski Gail E. Bauerschmidt Eric B. Holmes Robert E. Sanders Ruth and David Skovron Andrew Bausili Gary Holthouse Francis M. and Mary A. Scahill $50,000 - $99,999 George Bellerose Mark H. Hooper Donna Scanlon Michael and Ellen Bettman Mr. George L. Bickel III Brian M. Hughes Lucy C. Schmeidler Larry Master Mr. Joshua M. Bieber Mr. Gary A. Idema Ernst W. and Betty Schoen-Rene Edward W. McNeil John Bigelow Mrs. Jocelyn R. Jerry Carolyn M. Serota Meredith M. Prime Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Bischoff Charles B. Johnson II Daniel C. and Joanne T. Shively Daniel and Dianne Ryterband Charles H. Bliss Peggy B. and Douglass E. Kammerer Jane B. and Claire N. Shumway MDs Curt and Kathy Welling Mary Ellen Bliss Mrs. Marilyn D. Kearney Richard Sirola $25,000 - $49,999 J. Neil Boger David P. and Barbara Kelly Dr. and Mrs. Alan G. Smith Anonymous James Bonito Richard and Denise Kern Elizabeth A. Smith Klipper Family Fund Mrs. Charlotte J. Brewer James S. Kernan Jr. Mark and Mindy Sotsky Jim and Marcie Sonneborn Elizabeth A. Brown Mr. Charles L. Kettlewood Jr. James G. and Laurie D. Speer Charles and Sally Svenson Marilyn S. Burns John and Dianne Knapp Diane Stock Mr. Thomas W. Kraus Mr. Robert A. Summers $10,000 - $24,999 Michael P. and Charlene Cain Paul and Elaine Laboski Mr. Frank B. Sutter Jr. Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. David J. Carpenter Arquit Family Fund, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Carter Peter and Carole LaMay Mrs. Nina T. Swengros Adirondack Foundation Elisabeth M. Chiera Martin P. Lanahan Marian E. Tremblay William C. and Mary B. Janeway Holly and Ronald Chorba John B. Lane Ph.D. Mrs. John P. Valaer Bob and Carol Kafin Thomas and Alene Cobb Dennis and Diana C. Lawlor Eugene and Betti Viani Virginia Maloney Lawrence Kathryn S. and Douglas M. Cochrane Lyle and Margaret Lehman Frank and Ada Warner III Kate and Henry Mannix Chris Coulter Kalista S. Lehrer Mrs. Sandra Weimann Sherry Nemmers John and Page Knudsen Cowles Shirley and Roy Lerman Nathaniel and Lois Wells Richard L. Reinhold Mr. Grant Crider Andrew J. Liddle Ph.D. Stephanie J. West Joel H. Treisman Mr. Benjamin B. Davis David Lingafelter Ann K. Western Patricia D. Winterer Martin and Beverly Davis Mr. and Mrs. Duncan A. MacDonald Keith Whittingham Gilda and Cecil Wray Joan Martens Sarah Whittle Tony Zazula Peter and Patricia Decker Diane Hewitt Denison Mr. Max W Mason Jr. John and Christine Zimmer $5,000 - $9,999 Henry Detering William May Alicia M. and Steve F. Zucatti David Bronston and Patty Brown Edward and Donna Donnelly Dusa McDuff Donald Zulch Charles and Judy Canham Jeffrey T. and Jeanne Dorn Barbara McGinty Sara and Fred Cook Mr. Harry D Doty Amy and David McNamara Sarah C. and Charlie Hatfield Richard T. and Ann Du Moulin Mr. Theodore J. Mlynarski Jr. * deceased friend of the Council Jocelyn Jerry Ms. Elizabeth A. Morrison Karen and Laurence Meltzer Mr. John C Dyson Jr. Mr. Daniel C Egan Gary and Viola Murdock Peter S. Paine, Jr. - Boquet Foundation Robert J. Murphy The Adirondack Council has made every Edward Petty Peter and Christine Eriksen Mr. John J. Napolitano effort to ensure the accuracy of this list. If Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. Thacher II Wendy Fearing Diane K Fenton Harry J. and Bettyann B. Newton you discover an error, please contact us at $500 - $4,999 877.873.2240. Katherine Flack Mr. Steven L Nissen Peter and Diane Fish Dr. and Mrs. James L Fosshage Elizabeth R. Paige James Tyler Frakes Lorraine H. Pantaleo Ethan and Emily Friedman Ms. Eva M Fuld Ms. Nancy A Gadziala MD Emmett M. Partain Adirondack Council Accomplishment Highlights 40 Years and counting

1975: Adirondack Council founded. 2006: The Common Ground Alliance To encourage the local farming (CGA) is formed to bring together economy and associated land 1975-present: The state and partners diverse stakeholders to speak to Albany conservation, the Council helped protect over 1 million acres of land with one voice about Adirondack issues. secure passage of legislation that will through conservation easements and encourage the procurement of local acquisitions for the Forest Preserve. 2007: The Adirondacks receive $1 foods at state facilities. million in NYS Smart Growth grants 1975-present: Monitors projects before as a result of the Council’s advocacy in 2014: The Governor signed the the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) coalition with the CGA. classification for 34,000 acres of new helping to redesign poorly conceived Hudson River Gorge wilderness, projects, opposing projects that destroy 2008: The Council participates in the including a motor-free Essex Chain of ecological integrity or wild character, new carbon emissions auction through Lakes, after the Council, partners and and supporting projects that promote the newly formed Regional Greenhouse towns helped the Adirondack Park sustainable development. Gas Initiative (RGGI). Agency develop a plan for protection Defends the APA from lawsuits seeking 2009: Media outreach across the state and access. to abolish its authority over private land by the Council results in passage of a Council members successfully use. Constitutional Amendment to provide advocated to the Federal power to the local communities while Communication Commission against 1987: The Council’s publication “Beside protecting old growth forest. the Still Waters” helps educate the a proposal that threatened the policy in nation about the relationship between Legal action results in DEC the Adirondack Park of expanding cell power plant emissions and acid rain enforcement of the Clean Water Act service while keeping new towers well damage in the Adirondack Park. to address salt contamination issues hidden. in Lake Colby after Council publishes 2015: The Council and others 1988-1990s: The 2020 Vision Series Low Sodium Diet. published by the Council provides successfully called for the withdrawal of a blueprint for protecting biological The Council receives an award from a flawed draft management plan for the diversity, expanding recreation, and the National Atmospheric Deposition Essex Chain of Lakes. completing the Wilderness areas in the Program for advocacy to secure Council and partners review and input Park. federal research funding for acid rain on state wildlife management plans monitoring. 1991-92: The Department of has resulted in a state committment to Environmental Conservation announces 2010: The Council successfully improved, science-based management its support for the Council’s proposed advocates for the inclusion of the for the Park’s wildlife. 408,000 acre Bob Marshall Great Sacandaga River in the state’s listing of Co-leading a state-wide coalition, Wilderness (90% protected through inland waterways eligible for community the Council helped secure legislative easement and acquisition today). revitalization grants. approval for the New York State 1992 – present: Works with a wide 2011: Council helps successfully Wastewater Infrastructure Investment coalition of conservation organizations advocate for a new regulation to Act, a $200 million, three-year plan to create and then advocate for funding implement a permitting system for that will pay for matching grants to in the Environmental Protection large-scale water withdrawals. communities for local drinking water Fund, a dedicated fund for open space and wastewater treatment projects. Council publishes the Bob Marshall protection, land stewardship, waterfront Through coalition efforts, the New revitalization, community planning Wild Lands Complex map, encouraging people to explore the region’s outdoor York State budget included a $1.15 grants, landfill closures, recycling and million increase to the Invasive Species other environmental projects. recreation opportunities and visit 24 gateway communities that ring the Control Programs for a total of $5.85 1996: The Council helps advocate for 410,000 acres of public and private land million with $1 million dedicated for successful passage of the Clean Air/ that make up the Bob. a new Adirondack Park-wide Invasive Clean Water Bond Act, providing Species Prevention strategy. 2012: The Council’s advocacy helps money for many projects in the The State purchased the 6,200-acre Adirondack Park. defend a legal challenge to the state’s participation in the Regional MacIntyre West parcel formerly owned 2002: Advocacy by the Council leads to Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) by Finch Paper/Nature Conservancy. a ban on the sale of small lead sinkers in and secure federal regulations to reduce NYS to protect the Park’s most famous power plant emission that cause acid native resident, the Common Loon. rain and mercury pollution. 2004-2012: Participation in the review, 2013: Two constitutional amendments negotiation and mediation for the receive second passage by the NYS proposed Adirondack Club and Resort Legislature following state endorsement project contributing critical scientific of the Council’s criteria for land and planning information that improved swaps in the Adirondack Park. The the project permit and will help improve amendments were approved by NYS outdated APA regulations. voters in 2014. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2015-16 Robert J. Kafin Chair Lee Keet Vice-Chair Meredith M. Prime Vice-Chair Curtis R. Welling Treasurer Virginia M. Lawrence Secretary Ann E. Carmel Chair Emeritus Above (L to R): Executive Director Willie Janeway and former Chairs Ann Carmel, Brian Ruder, Patricia Winterer, Barbara Glaser, Kim Elliman, Frances Beinecke, Lyn Jerry (representing the late Kevin Arquit Michael A. Bettmann, M.D. Harold Jerry), and John Ernst. Charles D. Canham, Ph.D. Liza Cowan 2015 CONSERVATIONISTS OF THE YEAR Georgina Cullman In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Adirondack Council, all 11 Chairs of its Board Thomas Curley of Directors were honored for their individual and collective leadership in protecting the pure Kathryn Cusumano water, wilderness and communities of the Adirondack Park. John L. Ernst Philip R. Forlenza R. Courtney Jones John Ernst Ethan Friedman 1975 to 1977 1995-1999 Sarah C. Hatfield Sheila M. Hutt Harold A. Jerry David Skovron Daniel L. Kelting, Ph.D. 1977 to 1980 1999 to 2003 Lawrence Master, Ph.D. James B. McKenna Frances Beinecke Patricia Winterer Sarah J. Meyland 1980 to 1985 2003 to 2007 Sherry Nemmers Christopher “Kim” Elliman Brian Ruder Richard L. Reinhold 1985 to 1989 2007 to 2011 Brian Ruder Daniel J. Ryterband Barbara L. Glaser Ann Carmel Laurel Skarbinski 1989 to 1991 2011 to 2015 Joel H. Treisman Peter Borrelli Ethan Winter 1991 to 1995

Adirondack Council Staff

RAUL “ROCCI” AGUIRRE LISA M. GENIER DEBORAH J. PASTORE Conservation Director Program Analyst Development Associate [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

ELAINE BURKE MARIN GEORGE GREG REDLING Director of Operations Conservation Fellow Advocacy and Outreach Assistant [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

KEVIN CHLAD SUSAN FORNEY HUGHES JOHN F. SHEEHAN Legislative Director Executive Assistant Director of Communications [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

DIANE W. FISH WILLIAM C. “WILLIE” JANEWAY Deputy Director/Director of Fund Development Executive Director [email protected] [email protected]

JAMES TYLER FRAKES NICOLE LABARGE Membership Coordinator Clarence Petty Intern - Conservation [email protected] [email protected]

103 Hand Avenue, Suite 3 • P.O. Box D-2 • Elizabethtown, New York • 12932-0640 • tel 518.873.2240 • fax 518.873.6675 342 Hamilton Street • Albany, New York 12210 • tel 518.432.1770 • fax 518.449.4839 • www.AdirondackCouncil.org Champlain Islands Draft Plan In and About the Park Lake Champlain

The Department of Environmental Billionaire Buys 28,000+ Acre Parcel Conservation (DEC) released the Waverly and Santa Clara Draft Unit Management Plan for the Lake Champlain Islands Management In June, Jack Ma, a Chinese businessman, purchased Complex, which encompasses over 1,100 a 28,100-acre property known as Brandon Park in the acres of Forest Preserve lands on six Lake towns of Waverly and Santa Clara, Franklin County for The historic Bluff Point Champlain islands. The Draft UMP $23 million. This was the highest price paid for private Lighthouse on the Valcour proposes to increase access to the area. land in the Adirondacks. Mr. Ma, founder of Alibaba, the Island Primitive Area. The Council’s comments to the DEC online commerce shop, plans to manage Brandon Park for Photo courtesy Judith raised concern over the continued use of conservation purposes, and also use it as a personal retreat. Corigliano. non-conforming recreational infrastructure that pose increased threats to the rare species Remsen-Placid Travel Corridor that exist on the islands, including Giant Remsen-Lake Placid Pine‐Drops and Sweet Coltsfoot. In June, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a Draft Unit Management Plan Amendment for the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor (on map in brown ) which outlined the preferred plan for the corridor’s The Old Moutain Road in the future use. Sentinal Range Wilderness. Ruling Closes Old Mountain Road Keene and Lake Placid

One of the last actions taken before Commissioner Joe Martens resigned from the The Remsen-Placid Travel Corridor Department of Environmental near Horseshoe Lake Wild Forest. Conservation was to rule that Old Known as “Alternative 7,” this Mountain Road should remain option proposes to invest in rail a trail and be closed to motor service from Remsen to Tupper vehicles. A prior decision that Lake, and establish a multi-use opened the road failed to recognize recreational trail from Tupper that the towns legally abandoned the road Lake to Lake Placid. In its comments, the and that the State Land Master Plan, which Council applauded the DEC for developing an requires roads in Wilderness areas to be closed alternative that secures the integrity of the corridor, to motorized traffic, does apply. This popular provides positive outcomes for local communities, hiking and ski trail is within the Sentinel Range and protects the adjoining Forest Preserve. Wilderness Area (on map in green ). Essex Chain Management Plan Polaris Bridge controversial

The Adirondack Council helped assemble and applauded the basic agreement that led to the classification of the majority of the Essex Chain of Lakes tract (on the map in blue ) as motor-free. But the new state plan also includes use of the Polaris Bridge across the Upper Hudson River, just outside the Essex Chain Lakes Primitive Area, as part of a Community Connector snowmobile trail. Allowing snowmobiles on this former logging bridge would violate the rules that protect all Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers. The Council is frustrated and disappointed that the proposed final complex management plan Essex Chain Lakes Primitive Area. includes the use of this bridge. Photo © Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions Inc. 5 Thinking Big: New Adirondack Wilderness A national legacy in the making

The MacIntyre and Boreas tracts have long been identified by the Adirondack Council and other conservation stakeholders as critical Wilderness additions to the Adirondack Forest Preserve. While classification of these parcels is expected to officially start in 2016, informal campaigning by stakeholders (user groups, conservation groups, municipalities, etc.) has been ongoing since the Essex Chain of Lakes classification process. Voter research conducted by the Council in 2014, showed overwhelming statewide support for protection of wilderness, water and wildlife in the Adirondack Park. State acquisition of the Boreas and MacIntyre tracts is the next step in protecting them for wildlife habitat and clean water, providing recreational opportunities, and fostering economic benefits Council staff receive an update on the key features of the Boreas to neighboring communities. Under the State Land Master Plan, Ponds tract from Conservation Director Rocci Aguirre. whenever the state purchases land and adds it to the Forest Preserve, the lands are then classified to one of seven categories: Wilderness, Primitive, Canoe, Wild Forest, State Administrative, Historic or Intensive Use. It is only when Forever Wild Forest Preserve lands are classified as Wilderness that they have the ultimate in protection. These new Forest Preserve parcels will provide opportunities for mountain biking, hunting, fishing, canoeing, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and hiking. Especially exciting will be the new southern access to the High Peaks region. The approaches from the north and east are heavily traveled by people climbing Mt. Marcy, New York’s highest peak, and many of the other 46 peaks over 4,000 feet (the “High Peaks”). New access from the south and west will take some of the pressure off of the trails that start near the towns of Keene Boreas Ponds and the High Peaks Wilderness. and Lake Placid and provide new opportunities for the communities Photo © Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions Inc. of North Hudson, Newcomb, Minerva, Long Lake, and Indian Lake. In addition, the public will have new access to a network of rivers and streams including the confluence of the Opalescent River and the upper Hudson River, and access to remote flat-water paddling on the Boreas Ponds. Activities will be possible for folks of all abilities, while preserving water quality and the opportunities for solitude that make this place so attractive. Surrounding communities will stand as “gateways” to the Forest Preserve, providing food, lodging, supplies, and services for those looking to experience this attraction. A new snowmobile community connector trail could be open south of the Wilderness boundary. Above: The 20,494 acre Boreas Ponds tract looking north over the High Peaks Wilderness on a breathtaking fall day. Photo © Carl Heilman II/Wild Visions Inc. 6 What Can You Do? Join the Adirondack Wilderness Campaign. Learn Engage Share Donate

The decisions that will determine Your letters, emails and phone calls Forward emails, share on social media, The Council is committing significant the future of these wild lands to key policymakers DO make a and invite family and friends to get resources to the Adirondack Wilderness and waters are complicated and difference. Please be sure we have involved. Policymakers need to know Campaign. Special contributions for political. We will do our best to give your current email address so we that New York residents and visitors this historic campaign will secure the you the information you need to feel can quickly notify you when your from around the country and the globe Adirondack Park Wilderness forever. confident about standing up for new voice will make a difference for support new motor-free Wilderness Let’s make Wilderness! Wilderness lands. Adirondack Wilderness. lands in the Adirondacks.

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New Staff Stregthen Council Programs Meet Deb Pastore, Nicole LaBarge, Greg Redling

Debbie Pastore is the Council’s new Fund Nicole LaBarge is the current Clarence Petty Greg Redling joined the Adirondack Council Development Associate. She graduated from Intern working in the Council’s Elizabethtown in September as our Advocacy and Outreach Mount St. Mary College with a BA in Public office with a special focus on climate change Assistant. He will assist in monitoring Relations and brings over two decades of and GIS. Nicole is a recent graduate of legislation and proposed regulatory changes development experience working in both Hamilton College, where she received a and lobbying policymakers. Greg will also educational and cultural institutions. In degree in Environmental Studies with a focus design and implement a new Advocacy addition, she also brings her life-long passion on Geology. This summer, Nicole expanded Ambassador program for the Council. This for the Adirondacks. After their twins went off the Council’s ability to collect field data and program will organize and train a network to college, Debbie and her husband Tom dealt create GIS maps that can be shared with of individuals to engage public officials and with the empty nest syndrome by moving full constituents, including the creation of a new promote the Council’s message and priorities. time to their home in Westport. Adirondack Wilderness map. Greg is a 2014 graduate of Paul Smith’s Through her belief in the Council’s mission Nicole will continue to work through College and holds a bachelor’s degree in and vision, Debbie found her “perfect fit” the fall on climate change and researching Natural Resources Management and Policy when she joined the Council staff to work unit management plans and other policies with a minor in Geographic Information with supporters of the Park. When she is affecting the Park. As a hiker, novice Systems (GIS). When he’s not working, not working, Debbie can be found hiking, photographer and supporter of local you’ll likely find Greg hiking, backpacking, kayaking, or perpetually trying to “green up” agriculture, Nicole cannot imagine a more kayaking, cross country skiing, playing her black thumb in the garden! perfect place to live than in the Adirondacks. basketball, and singing.