Reporter Nancy O'Brien reports on Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis' announcement of the approval of $1 million for planning in Adirondack communities. Chester Supervisor Fred Monroe stated that towns with a plan in place would be more apt to receive state grants and other benefits. (more...)

Reporter Rebecca Steffan reports that in the Wilmington Notch between Wilmington and Lake Placid, the state Adirondack Park Agency is hoping to upgrade and expand parking areas, improve signage and install educational exhibits using a $210,000 grant from the federal Scenic Byways program. (more...)

A staff writer reports that the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis and other state officials announced July 17 that $1 million will be made available to Adirondack Park communities to promote smart growth planning. (more...)

In a letter to the editor, Carol LaGrasse, President of the Property Rights Foundation of America, writes that the state's announcement that it is promoting Adirondack economic development by setting aside $1 million for "smart growth" planning is a "shell game." (more...)

Reporter Brian Nearing offers a profile of Betsy "Elizabeth" Lowe, DEC Region 5 Director. (more...)

Reporter Pete Klein reports that a group met to chart the course of what is known as The Common Ground Alliance of the Adirondacks by refining its 'Blueprint for the Blue Line' plan for government actions to help Adirondack Park communities, their economies and the environment. (more...)

Reporter Anthony Hall reports on the state's announcement of dedicating $1 million to assist communities within the Adirondack Park to aid in sustainable economic development. (more...)

An editorial writes that money alone will not solve growth problems in the Adirondack Park and that the state must find more ways to make it affordable to live in the Park. (more...)

Reporter Michael Gormley reports that Gov. Eliot Spitzer and the Legislature agreed to phase in increases in the state's Environmental Protection Fund, which protects open space from development and pays for many major environmental projects. (more...)

Reporter Stephen Williams reports that the DEC is considering a proposal that would allow people to voluntarily buy a $5 patch if they want to help pay for maintaining hiking trails in the Adirondack Park and the Catskills. (more...)