The Adirondack Council published an "Action Alert" regarding the State Land Master Plan, A.K.A. "The guiding document for the management of all publicly-owned Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack Park." I thought be nice to post their alert on the blog since it's currently a central topic in the class.
Also, the Council mentioned that the APA is seeking feedback on the plan, so you actually have the ability to submit written recommendations to them by using the address listed on this site.
Also, I was poking around the Adirondack Council site and found a really helpful page of recommendations. This page addresses some of the vocabulary we've been using all semester including
wilderness (we've already looked at this definition several times)
wild forest "permit[s] a somewhat higher degree of human use than in wilderness... while retaining an essentially wild character"
canoe "A Canoe Area is one where the watercourses or the number... of lakes and ponds make possible a remote and unconfined type of water-oriented recreation"
primitive "essentially wilderness in character, but contains structures... or uses that are inconsistent with wilderness... or of a size and character not meeting with wilderness standards"
intensive use "one in which the state provide facilities for intensive forms of outdoor recreation"
wild, scenic, and recreational rivers
It's a helpful site -- you all should check it out!
Also, what are your takes on these definitions? Are they so vague that they don't really accomplish anything? Or do you think they actually drive the point home in helpful ways?
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