The Conservation Alliance

The first round of budget battles is over in New York State. The Adirondack Council's advocacy and letters from our members helped secure a victory (in the current context).  Of the $222 million designated for the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) this year, the recent debt reduction plan ($3.2 billion needed to be cut from the budget) removed $10 million from the EPF. Now we go on to 2010-2011 where we'll be asking the Legislature to meet it's target of $300 million in the fund, urging state officials to move forward on purchasing state conservation easements on the former Finch Pruyn paper lands (90,000 acres) and to begin efforts to acquire another 50,000+ acres for the Adirondack Forest Preserve.... Read More