Environmental concerns often are seen in the Adirondacks as being "at ends" with the economics in the park. Often what I've heard cited are details concerning preventing infrastructure being laid in the park, which makes transporting and living more difficult than normal. Additionally, residents bring up the fact that massive developments such as the Tupper Lake could potentially bring money into the local economies.
An article in the Almanack has somewhat changed my perspective about how ecological concerns could actually bring in money to the Adirondacks. Specifically, the act of 'rewilding' the Adirondacks could potentially bring some additional interest to tourism in the industry. Even more specifically, top tier predators such as the wolf can heavily draw a surprising amount of tourists into the park. In Yellowstone, it was noted that roughly 4% of attendees go just to see the wolf in particular. The industry of wild watching could greatly be expanded in order to not only promote a heavier tourism industry (and subsequent awareness of how the food chain/ecological populations work!) but also help the process of population control.
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