The Conservation Alliance

Campaign for Public Lands:  Save Allegany State Park  Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) has devoted countless hours to protecting Allegany State Park and other natural treasures from the potential impact of gas drilling in the Marcellus shale formation, which extends from the Catskills to Lake Erie. Those efforts include research into the impacts of modern drilling techniques; meetings with lawmakers and public officials; public hearing testimony; and a public information campaign to inform both our membership and the general public about what’s at stake. Modern gas exploration almost invariably involves hydraulic fracturing, which involves pumping millions of gallons of chemically treated water, at high pressure, deep below the surface to free gas reserves. The process also disturbs the surface through tree cutting, land clearing and road building, and can turn a once pristine landscape into an a noisy, dirty industrial site. Allegany State Park is the largest park in New York’s... Read More