New York’s Boreas Ponds in the Adirondacks. (Nature Conservancy Photo)
The public is about to have its say on how much access there should be for the Boreas Ponds Tract and other Adirondack Park lands recently acquired by the state of New York, according to an article on DailyGazette.com.
The Adirondack Park Agency recently scheduled eight hearings around the state for November and December.
Much of the attention is likely to focus on the Boreas Ponds Tract, due to deep disagreement between environmental groups and local officials about the level of wilderness protection it should have.
The 20,543-acre Boreas Ponds tract is the largest of the parcels under review for classification – and its designation has generated strong feelings on all sides over how close motor vehicles should be allowed to drive to the ponds, which offer spectacular views of the High Peaks from the southeast.
Read about the public having a say in access allowed to New York’s Boreas Ponds.