Adirondack Park

By:

Matt Dumas

Julia Derway

Mike Jackowski

and

Tyler Ireland

• Verplanck Colvin made an early prediction that the Hudson Verplanck Colvin made an early prediction that the Hudson river was running dry. By the early 1880’s this prediction was river was running dry. By the early 1880’s this prediction was coming true. Many different aspects of what made daily life coming true. Many different aspects of what made daily life manageable became difficult because of this.manageable became difficult because of this.

• The Adirondack Park was created in 1892 by the State of New The Adirondack Park was created in 1892 by the State of New York amid concerns for the water and timber resources of the York amid concerns for the water and timber resources of the region.region.

• Today the Park is the largest publicly protected area in the Today the Park is the largest publicly protected area in the contiguous United States, greater in size than Yellowstone, contiguous United States, greater in size than Yellowstone, Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon National Park combined. combined.

• businesses that relied on water for power started asking for a timber reserve upstream.

• Hunters who saw their game dying out, rallied behind the paper, forest and stream which aimed for the protection of the Adirondack Hunting ground.

• farmers and tourists watched hunters take their game to the level of almost extinction.

• After all of this fuss, reports were made to large news papers, people around the state were concerned about the northern wilderness.

• New Yorkers worried that a railroad built through the Adirondacks could cause damage.

• It contains nearly six million acres.• Almost half of which to the people of New York.• The forest commission expanded to include a

staff of sixty and eleven board members.• The park is protected by rangers and forestry

staff.

• Approved January 1, 1895Approved January 1, 1895• These lands cannot be leased, sold, or exchanged, These lands cannot be leased, sold, or exchanged,

or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the time thereon be sold, removed or shall the time thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.destroyed.

• This can only be changed with a Constitutional This can only be changed with a Constitutional amendment.amendment.

• ““The lands now or hereafter constituting the Forest Preserve shall be The lands now or hereafter constituting the Forest Preserve shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be sold, nor shall they be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be sold, nor shall they be leased or taken by any person or corporation, public or private.”leased or taken by any person or corporation, public or private.”

Boundaries

• The park includes all of Hamilton and Essex counties, as well as considerable portions of Clinton, Franklin, Fulton, Herkimer, St. Lawrence, and Warren counties and small portions of Lewis, Oneida, Saratoga, and Washington counties as well.

• Information Courtesy of

• http://www.apa.state.ny.us/About_park/index.html• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Park