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Adirondack Council Special Reports

Low Sodium Diet - Curbing New York’s Appetite for Damaging Road Salt - WInter 2009
This report examines winter road management strategies applied in the United States and New York specifically. It summarize the effects of road salts and abrasives, explores alternatives, and recommends ways to achieve a balance between preserving the environment and the public safety needs.

Adirondack Waters: Resource at Risk - Spring 2008
This publication is 28-page action handbook on how to protect the pure waters of New York’s 9,300-square-mile Adirondack Park.

Adirondack Council Publishes Brochure Highlighting Lands at Risk in the Adirondacks - Spring 2008

Swept Under the Rug: The Truth About Environmental Enforcement in the Adirondack Park - Fall 2006
This publication is the third in a series of reports on the status of enforcement within the Adirondack Park Agency.

Falling Further Behind: The Truth About Environmental Enforcement in the Adirondack Park - 2001
This report outlines the the progress on the Adirondack Park Agency’s enforcement programs.

After the Fact: The Truth About Environmental Enforcement in the Adirondack Park - 1999
This report provides an analysis of the Adirondack Park Agency’s enforcement programs.

Shifting the Burden: Forest Tax Abatement Programs in the Adirondack Park - Spring 2004
This study looks at New York State’s forest tax exemptions. It discusses flaws and provides recommendations to improve the programs.

Tahawus Tract State Land Purchase: Tax Implications for the Town of Newcomb - Summer 2003
This report provides an analysis of the taxes generated from the state’s proposed acquisition of 6,300 acres of land adjacent to theAdirondack High Peaks Wilderness Area located in town of Newcomb.

Status Quo vs Conservation Easement: A Tax Analysis of the Hancock Forest Lands - Spring 2003
The purpose of this study is to project the tax implications if New York State purchased a conservation easement from Hancock or a future owner.

Acid Rain: A Continuing National Tragedy -1998
This publication discusses acid rain and its degradation on ecosystems in the Adirondack Park other sensitive areas in New York State and around the nation.

The Adirondack Council - Celebrating 20 Year’s of Park Protection - 1995
This publication outlines the history of the Adirondack Council and its accomplishments. Also includes tributes to the Council from policymakers, colleagues and the media.

Mirror of the Mountains - Lake Champlain - 1995
A publication detailing Lake Champlain: its history, its problems and a plan for action to help protect the Lake from further ecological damage.

A Gift of Wildness - the Bob Marshall Great Wilderness - 1992
A publication describing the Council’s proposal for the Bob Marshall Great Wilderness that, if completed, would total over 408,000 acres and would be the largest wilderness area in the eastern US north of the Everglades.

Beside the Stilled Waters - 1987
The Council’s groundbreaking publication on acid rain detailing the destruction in full color.


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