Susquehanna Chapter ADK

ADK Vows to Vigorously Oppose Attempt to Restore Flawed Mercury Emission Rule

The Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) today vowed to vigorously oppose the Bush administration's efforts to reinstate a federal regulation that would expose sensitive wilderness ecosystems to the ravages of mercury contamination.

APA Rejects Plan to Allow Floatplanes on Lows Lake for 10 More Years
Decision Could Impact Management of Nearly 3 Million Acres of Public Land, Water

The Adirondack Park Agency today rejected a proposal by the state Department of Environmental Conservation that would have allowed commercial floatplanes to continue to use Lows Lake for up to 10 years under a permit system. Agency commissioners rejected the plan 6-5.

Volunteers Needed for Adirondack Fall Trails Day

LAKE PLACID -- On Saturday, Oct. 18, the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) Trails Program will hold its 16th annual Fall Trails Day in the High Peaks Wilderness of the Adirondack Park.

Two opportunities on July 12:
There is a change for the ADK bike info. for Sat., July 12. Lucille and Leon Wiggin will be leading the bike trip out the Charlotte Valley Road. Please meet at Price Chopper in Oneonta at 9:00 a.m. to drive to the starting point. Call Lucille for any additional information.
 

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CANOE RELAY RACE - SUNDAY, MAY 25, 2008 Again this year, the Susquehanna Chapter of ADK has a Relay Team entered in the Memorial Weekend Canoe Relay Race on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Please come cheer for all participants. During the day of the race, Jean and Joe Seroka welcome ADK members to their beautiful Riverside Park to view the race. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a Brooks Bar-B-Q [call Linda Wilcox, 433-2985, to pre-order chicken] and Pot Luck picnic at the Seroka Pavilion. Bring chairs.

PRESS RELEASE from the Adirondack Mountain Club
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Contact: John J. Kettlewell, (518) 668-4447 ext. 23, johnk@adk.org
2009 Adirondack Mountain Club Calendar Published
Lake George, N.Y. -- The 2009 Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) Calendar: With Wilderness at Heart has been published and is available for purchase from ADK and bookstores and outdoor retailers throughout the Northeast.

ADK is organizing the 3rd annual ididaride! Adirondack Bike Tour to be held on Sunday, August 17, 2008. In addition to the 75-mile tour, there is a 20-mile option: a shuttle will take riders and their bicycles to Indian Lake, and from there people can bike back to North Creek. Enjoy:

Beautiful Adirondack Scenery
Van Support
After-Ride Party
For complete information go to "Site Links" or enter www.ididaride.org. All proceeds will go to ADK conservation, education and advocacy programs.

18 ADK members gathered at the Clark Sports Center on Tuesday, May 6 then proceeded to Fernleigh Farm on the East Side of Otsego Lake. The Clark Estates property overseer met them and told them a bit about the Fernleigh Farm area that they would be walking. The group then headed out on the tote road to VanYehres Road, and up the hill to the carriage trail eventually leading to Star Field. It was a beautiful day, lots of sunshine and mild temperature, which unfortunately brought out all of the black flies!!!!!