BLACK MOUNTAIN SECTION LAKE GEORGE WILD FOREST

UNIT MANAGEMENT PLAN

April 1986

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

APR 2 8 1986

TO: The Record

FROM:

RE: Unit Management Plan Black Mountain Section, Lake George Wild Forest

The final Unit Management Plan for the Black Mountain Section, which has been developed in consultation with the Adirondack Park Agency, is consistent with guidelines and criteria of the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan, involved citizens participation, is consistent with the State Constitution, Environmental Conservation Law, rules, regulations and policy, and projects stated management objectives of such area for a two-year period, accordingly is hereby approved and adopted.

cc: L. Marsh D. Grant

LAKE GEORGE WILD FOREST AREA

BLACK MOUNTAIN SECTION

UNIT MANAGEMENT PL.fu~

The Black Mountain Section of the Lake George Wild Forest is effectively

cut off from the rest of the unit by Lake George. It is a cont block of

some 20,550 acres with physical and ecological features that are independent

of the other portions of the area. Public use patterns of the area and past

management, generally a reflection of public use patterns, are separate and

distinct from other portions of the Lake George Wild Forest.

This document has been developed to address two major issues concerning the

management of the Black Mountain Section of the Lake George Wild Forest. Both

issues are of sufficient magnitude to warrant immediate attention rather than

delaying their consideration until completion of the Lake George Wild Forest

Area Unit Management Plan.

One of the issues is the communications problem facing the New York State

Police. The lack of complete radio communication coverage to many parts of

the Lake George Wild Forest due to steep topography creates potentially life

threatening situations for both the general public and the trooper on patrol.

The modifications proposed for the facility on the summit of Black Mountain

represents the most economical solution to this problem within today's techni­

cal capabilities.

The second major issue revolves around the public use of Forest Preserve

lands in the area and particularly in the vicinity of Shelving Rock. The

addition of a seasonal position to assist in public use control will minimize

the ts on the resource caused by this incre use and also the

means to collect data necessary to develop comprehensive management activities

for the Lake Wild Forest Plan.

The r sections of the Lake George Wild Forest, inc the Tongue

Mountain, Island Pond and Buttermilk Falls sections, will be covered in a

plan scheduled for completion in late 1987. The two plans will be linked

where common management objectives or options are identified.

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Foreword

Location Map

I. Unit Location and Description

A. Location

B. Description

1. General 2. Wildlife 3. Fisheries 4. Forests

C. Public Use and the Capacity to Withstand Use

1. Public Use 2. Capacity to Withstand Use

D. Economic

II. Man-Made Facilities

III. Constraints and Issues

A. General Constraints

1. Land Resources 2. Wildlife Resources 3. Fisheries Resources

B. Special Constraints and Sensitive Issues

1. Lake George Park 2. Shelv Rock 3. Communications Facility 4. P Falcons 5. Timber Rattlesnakes 6. Acid Precipitation

C. Critical Habitats

1. Deer Winter Areas 2. Cliffs and Escarpments 3. Wetlands

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D. Ecosystems

1. Waterfalls 2. Vistas 3. Forest Cover

IV. Management Goals and Objectives

A. Land Resources

B. Wildlife Resources

C. Fisheries Resources

V. Response to Needs

A. Needs to Respond to Management Objectives

B. Needs to Respond to Sensitive Issues

1. Shelving Rock 2. Communications Facilities on Black Mountain 3. Peregrine Falcon Nesting Sites 4. Rattlesnake Den Site 5. Acid Precipitation/Acid Neutalization

VI. Schedule for Implementation

Appendix

Topographic Map

Facilities Map

Wetlands and Wildlife Map

Table 1 Ponded Water Management Class

Table 2 Accessibility of Ponds

Table 3 Ponded Water Chemis

Table 4 Ponded Water Morphometric Data

Table 5 Ponded Water Strategy

Table 6 Important Features of Area Ponds

Table 7 Estimated Angler Use

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Table 8 Man Activities

Table 9 Fish Species Composition by Pond

Table 10 of Area Ponds

Table 11 Problems and Potentials of Ponds

Table 12 Biological Information (Ponds)

Table 13 Five Year Game Harvest

Table 14 Mammals

Table 15 Birds

Table 16 Reptiles and Amphibians

Appendix 17 Inventory of Facilities

Appendix 18 Policy Statement

Appendix 19 Wilderness Ranger 1983 Report

Definition of Terms

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AND DESCRIPTION

The Black Mountain Section of the Lake Wild Forest Unit is that

portion of the Unit located on the east side of Lake George. It is a

single block of approximately 20,550 acres of Forest Preserve lands in the

Towns of Dresden and Fort Ann, Washington County.

It contains all of the State-owned shoreline from Huletts Landing to

Pilot Knob excepting that portion classified as Intensive Use and

administered as part of the Lake George Islands Campground. A large

portion of the area is also within the boundaries of the Lake George Park

as established by Article 43 of the Environmental Conservation Law.

There are five parcels of private land found in this section. Four are

found in the Lake George tract and include 4.8 acres in Lot 60, 13.39 acres

in Lot 61, 40 acres in Lot 62 and 79.4 acres in Lots 67 and 70. One parcel

of 5 acres with a right of way is found in Lot 78 of the South Bay tract.

B. Description

1. General

The terrain rises abruptly from the surface of Lake George at an

elevation of 319 feet to a series of mountain tops in the 2,300 foot

range. Black Mountain dominates the area with a summit elevation of

2,646 feet, some 2,327 feet above Lake George and offers spectacular

views in all directions for anyone who makes the short but steep hike to

the top. The slopes are much more le and roll as one travels

easterly toward the shores of Lake Champ ain.

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Black Mountain is not the only spot where vis as are available,

Several of the mountains, outcrops along the trails, and points along

the lake shore offer vistas of an area renowned for its beauty.

The Black Mountain area contains nine ponded waters represent

approximately 73.9 acres. Fishbrook Pond is the argest individual

water with a 32 acre surface area.

Black Mountain Ponds nestle to the south of Black Mountain and, due

to relatively easy access, afford an excellent opportunity for day use

or primitive camping for family groups and novice hikers. Nearby Lap­

land Pond is another area popular with the public. Information on

ponded waters chemistry is found in Table 3 of the Appendix.

The area also supports an estimated 25 miles of small coldwater

streams. Major streams include Shelving Rock Brook and tributaries to

Mount Hope Brook.

This area is located within the Adirondack Highlands physiographic

unit which is part of the Grenville Province of the Canadian shield.

Ice sheets sever>al thousands of feet thick covered the area many

times during the Pleistocene epoch. These glaciers eroded and smoothed

the bedrock and lay down unconsolidated deposits, mainly of glacial till

with beds of sand, silt and clay sorted by the melt waters.

The area is underlain by crystalline rocks of the Grenville Series

and associated igneous rocks. Syenite is the most common rock

and is associated with schist and gneiss of the Grenville series. Bed-

rock is exposed in many places Co. Soil Survey, USDA SCS).

Soi s in the area are derived from glacial til and are sandy with

many boulders. The deeper soils o the unit are primarily of the

Charlton assoc~ation, which are very stony, moderately steep and steep.

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These soils are deep, 40 inches or more to bedrock, well drained and

generally coars textured. Stones and boulders are numerous.

The soils in the Hollis Series are the Hollis-Charlton

association, moderately steep and steep. These soils are shallow to

bedrock and somewhat excessively drained. Very rocky areas are found

throughout the area. (Washington County Soils Survey, USDA SCS)

The New York State Wetlands Inventory prepared by Cornell University

in 1972 shows 20 wetlands in the Black Mountain Section. See the

Wetlands and Wildlife Map in the Appendix. The APA is in the process of

preparing a detailed freshwater wetland map for the Adirondack Park and,

more specifically, the Black Mountain Area. If available this detailed

mapping will be included in the next revision of this plan.

The southern portion of the area has an extensive system of multipur­

pose trails that follow the old woods roads, carriage roads, and bridle

trails developed by previous owners.

2. Wildlife

The variety of forest types and mountainous terrain offers several

habitats that support wildlife in the Black Mountain Section. Among the

species of wildlife are 117 species of birds, 36 species of mammals, 14

amphibians, and 10 reptiles. Tables 14, 15 and 16 list the most common

species for the area. A more complete list will be available upon

completion of the Lake George Wild Forest Unit Management Plan.

Several species are cons d to have importance due to one of the

foll reasons: recreation, endangered, threatened or species of

special concern. Those of recreational interest are known as game

spec es and sought by hunters and trappers for their meat or hide value.

Section 6 of the New York Code of Rules and Regulations, Part 182, lists

those species of wildlife identified in New York as being endangered or

threatened with extinction plus a third category, 11 ecies of Special

Concern'', which are uncommon and a risk of endangerment has been

documented. The four groups are highlighted below with specific

important species discussed in more detail.

Species of recreational importance that are residents of the Black

Mountain Section include: mallard, black duck, wood duck, common

merganser, American woodcock, common snipe, ruffed grouse, white-tailed

deer, black bear, coyote, bobcat, otter, beaver, fisher, raccoon, red

fox, gray fox, weasels, mink, muskrat, skunk, snowshoe hare, red

squirrel, gray squirrel, and frogs. They are designated "protected

species'' under Environmental Conservation Law whereby hunting and/or

trapping seasons are set annually by order of the Department.

Wetlands that serve as habitat for waterfowl include the Black Moun-

tain Ponds, Lapland Pond, Fishbrook Pond,.Greenland Pond, Millman Pond,

Spectacle Pond and various beaver-created flowages in the Black Mountain

Section. The wetlands serve as habitat for a variety of wildlife

including birds, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are part of the

fauna of this area.

An index to the abundance of the first seven mammals (deer, bear,

coyote, bobcat, beaver, otter and fisher) is collected foll each

season and listed for the last five years in Table 13 for the Towns of

Dresden and Fort Ann.

White-tailed deer are an important game species in the area and are

act by sportsmen. A major deer area occurs along

the shore and slope overlo Lake George from Huletts south

to Rock (Insert 3). This area is classified as critical

habitat for the white-tailed deer.

Although endangered species do not reside in the area between Black

Mountain and Shelving Rock, bald eagles, golden eagles, and more

recently, peregrine falcons have been sighted flying over Lake George or

perched on trees (or cliffs) overlooking the lake. The eagles observed

almost every year in the spring or summer afe all believed to be

transients and not nesting in the area.

West-facing cliffs of Shelving Rock Mountain were historically used

by peregrine falcons. Falcons have been reported seen in the Lake

George Narrows not far from Tongue Mountain or Shelving Rock Mountain.

There is, therefore, the possibility of falcons returning to Shelving

Rock Mountain in the future.

Threatened wildlife that may reside in the Black Mountain Section

include the timber rattlesnake, osprey, and the red-shouldered hawk. A

timber rattlesnake den is located near Black Mountain. Osprey are seen

almost annually around the Lake George basin but no nests have been

confirmed. The red-shouldered hawk has been observed at the south end

of Lake George in Dunham 1 s Bay; however, none have been observed in this

section where suitable habitat is available.

Species of special concern that reside in or occasionally migrate

through the Black Mountain ~ection include the Jefferson salamander,

spotted salamander, wood turtle, Cooper's hawk, common , and

common raven. None of the salamanders or birds have been reported here;

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however, an effort has been made to locate only birds for the New

York Bird Atlas Project.

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Rock Brook contains various wild (not stocked) salmonid

species in addition to stocked landlocked salmon. It has served as a

major landlocked salmon nursery area during years when either spring

fingerling or fall fingerling landlocked salmon were stocked. Shelving

Rock Brook may be utilized in future landlocked salmon stocking program

for Lake George. Most of the small coldwater streams contain self­

sustaining populations of small native brook and rainbow trout along

with a variety of minnows. Thus, they are not stocked by the Depart-

ment.

Appendix Table 1 lists all the major ponded waters and their

associated Department 11 P 11 numbers, file numbers, watershed, county and

quadrangle. Appendix Table 2 describes the accessibility of these

ponded waters by the more popular trails and shortest routes. Appendix

Table 6 again lists all the major ponded ~aters in the Black Mountain

Area and includes a brief narrative statement pertaining to their

important features such as shoreline and watershed characteristics. All

area ponds are part of the Champlain watershed.

Ponded waters are listed by their management classifications in

Appendix Table 1. Adirondack brook trout ponds are the only management

classification in the Black Mountain Area.

Morphometric information for ponded waters in the Black Mountain

Area is listed in pendix Table !~.

At the present time, the bulk of the Black Mountain Area's waters are

be for trout production with major emphasis on the nat e

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brook trout. Presently, six (6) individual ponded waters are scheduled

to receive annual aerial brook trout plant and one of these,

Fishbrook Pond, has a history of chemical reclamation. None of the

Adirondack brook trout ponds are considered to have natural sp

(NSA) adequate to maintain a fishery.

Appendix Tables 3 and 5 detail current chemical parameters of ponded

waters and stocking policies respectively in the Lake George Wild Forest

Area. All trout ponds in the area are closed to the use of fish as bait

to help prevent the re-entry of undesirable, competitive fish species.

The ubiquitous, native brown bullhead represents the dominant panfish

with wide distribution, while all of the waters, except for Millman

Pond, are known to contain other fish which may compete heavily with

salmonids, such as the golden shiner, fathead minnow and other minnows.

Recent data on Innman Pond and Spectacle Ponds is not presently

available but will be included in future revisions of this plan.

4. FoPests

The forests of this section vary greatly frum the oak-pine type

normally found in southern New York and the Appalachians to the spruce­

fir type common to the higher elevations in the Adirondacks. The

moder at effects of the lake provide suitable growing conditions for

the red and white pines and red and white oaks, dominate species in the

oak-pine type found along the shore line. The 2,646 foot elevation of

the summit of Black Mountain, a mile east of the ake and almost one

half mile , provides the necessary site conditions for the spruce-

fir type found there.

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As one travels up the slope, the northern hardwoods -- beech, birch

and maple -- slowly replace the white oak and red pine. Large white

pine are scattered the transition area between the oak-

and northern hardwood types. Small stands of pure white pine are

frequently found throughout the area.

Hemlock and spruce replace the white pine as the elevations increase

with moist coves having stands of pure hemlock or a mixture of hemlock

and spruce.

Logging and fires have occurred throughout the area and left their

imprint on the forest. The pure stands of pine are the results of these

activities or the clearing for some of the limited farming done in the

area.

There are no known rare or endangered plant communities in this area.

C. Public Use and the Capacity to Withstand Use

1. Public Use

This section, with its ready access and scenic beauty, attracts many

users annually. Presently, trail regist~rs located at the Pike Brook,

Pilot Knob and Upper Hogtown trailheads provide some use figures but

data on use along the lake shore, the most popular portion of the area,

is not available.

The registers located at both Pilot Knob and Upper Hogtown trailheads

provide, at best, meager data on numbers of users. Vandalism of the

ster logs and letB records render this information useless for

pl purposes.

The register at Pike Brook trailhead indicates that, in the seven

year period 1975-1981, a total of 33,418 users entered the area at this

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point. This represents an average of 4,774 people per year with ah

use of 8,180 in 1980 and a low of 3,200 in 1978. It is estimated that

approximately 50% of these users hiked to the summit of Black Mountain

with the remainder to nearby ponds. The average 2,387 hikers

climbing Black Mountain is estimated to be less than half of the visi­

tors to this site annually.

The total use of the area is considerably greater than that

represented by the above figures. These figures represent only one

entry point and then only an estimated 50-75% of the total users that

actually signed the register. Use at Pilot Knob and Upper Hogtown

trailheads and along the lake shore should increase these figures many

times over.

Considerable use of the area is made by the boating public. Many of

these people use the area by day returning to their boats at night

either to sleep on board or travel to camping facilities elsewhere.

Detailed data on the levels and patterns of use and its impacts on

the resource will be developed and presented in the next revision of

this plan.

Hunting and trapping of game species also contribute to the recrea­

tional use of the wild forest. Unfortunately, there are no estimates

available for the number of users or days of use by hunters or trappers

specific to the area.

It is estimated that anglers are presently (1984) exp 424

fisherman days annually on the waters of the Lake George Wild Forest

Area. This estimate of er use does not include small streams the

area. The extent of er use of the river system is unknown, but use

is considered to be 1 as compared to large, accessible rivers

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located in other areas of the State, Pfeiffer, 1979, in 11 A Comprehen-

sive Plan for Fish Resource Within the Adirondack Zone 11 ,

estimated that coldwater stream use in the Lake Wild Forest Area

is probably much less than average Adirondack Zone coldwater stream use.

Pref erred fishing waters are those lakes and ponds being stocked or

containing brook trout which account for 386 fisherman days or 100% of

total angler use. Fishing pressure on trout waters typically peaks in

intensity during May and tapers off for the remainder of the season.

2. Capacity to Withstand Use

An inspection of the area in the summer of 1985 found few instances

of overuse, as manifested by erosion of trails, campsites or shorelines,

destruction of vegetation and ground cover, and littering. This was

especially true of the carriage roads, originally constructed for horse

and carriage use, which exhibit no erosion or drainage problems.

Campsites are located 150 feet or more from the lake shore, thereby

lessening the direct impacts to the shorelines and the waters of the

unit.

The areas of most significant concern include the steeper sections of

trails leading to the summits of the higher mountains, particularly

Black Mountain, and Shelv Rock. Shelving Rock is discussed in detail

in the sections on Special C6nstraints, Sensitive Issues, and Response

to Needs. The steeper sections of the trails exhibit some erosion and

will require remedial measu~es, associated with the ar maintenance

of the area facilities and should continue to be monitored for any

further deteriorations.

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The major factor which must be considered in asses the capability

of the fishery resources of the Lake George Wild Forest Area to sustain

use has to do with the biolo al capacity of the waters in the area to

yield an annual harvestable increment of fish. Anticipated maximum

yields of fish to the creel are listed in Appendix Table 3. These

values indicate the waters of the Lake George Wild Forest Area can

potentially sustain a level of angler use approximating 1,661 angler

days per year and yield 444 pounds of fish or 6 pounds per acre per

year.

Quantitative angler use estimates for the Adirondack Zone and, in

particular, the Lake George Wild Forest Area, are not available.

Pfeiffer (1979), in his ''Comprehensive Plan for Fish Resource Management

Within the Adirondack Zone", developed estimates of current levels of

angler use and fish harvest based on fishing license sales and popula­

tion growth. Estimated levels of use in 1978 associated with various

waters open to the public for fishing for brook trout in the Adirondack

Zone were 1 ,870 angler trips. Applica~~on of the angler use estimate

rates developed by Pfeiffer to the waters located in the-Lake George

Wild Forest yield estimates of total angler use.

Angler use of individual waters listed in the Lake George Wild Forest

Area was estimated to be 386 angler days or 5.42 s per acre per

year.

Theoretical estimated maximum angler use of waters located in the

Lake George Wild Forest Area is based on lake productivity, Ryder's

Morphoedaphic Index (MEI), and on the estimated average of fish

harvested per angler trip. Morphoedaphic index values for ponded waters

are isted in Table 7.

Generally, er use and harvest estimates provided in the Adiron-

dack Zone Fishery Resource Plan (Pfeiffer, 1978) were utilized as

baseline data to generate estimates of er use and harvest for

specific waters for unit management planning purposes. Adjusted esti­

mates of current harvest and use of remote lakes are listed in Tables 3

and 7, respectively, of the Appendix. Based on the modified estimates

of angler use and harvest, current angler use of waters located in the

Black Mountain Area is approximately 386 angler days.

D. Economic

Based on the estimated use of the area's fishery resource in 1982 of

386 angler days, it is estimated that angling on the waters of the Lake

George Wild Forest Area will generate about $11,040 to the economy in 1984

based on an assumed value of $30 generated per angler day. This estimate

does not include small stream angler use.

Obviously, imprecise estimates of angler use and expenditures such as

this are undoubtedly biased; however, this is the best estimate that can be

developed and documented based on available information for remote, wild

forest area lake angler use.

The economic impacts of hunters, trappers and hikers are impossible to

estimate without better use data than is presently available. Data

relat to these activities will be developed in future revisions as

needed. At this time such data is not essential to management decisions

that must be made for the Black Mountain Section of the Lake e Wild

Forest.

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II. ILITIES

An abundance of man-made facilities exist within the Black Mountain section

of the Lake George Wild Forest. The area contains a total of 72 mi es of

maintained trails, most of which accommodate two or three types of users.

There are 36.1 miles of designated foot trails, 41.25 miles of designated

horse trails and 38.6 miles of designated snowmobile trails. Many of the

trails are century old carriage roads which radiate from Shelving Rock Point

and lead east toward the mountain summits and ponds within the area. These

carriage roads were built by past owners of the land and are well constructed

and extremely durable. Many climb steep mountain slopes with gentle

switchbacks built up with boulder bases. These roads have defied the normal

signs of wear brought on by time and use, being in excellent condition with

few erosion or overuse problems.

The major structures include one fire tower with observer's cabin and two

storage sheds located on the summit of Black Mountain; six leantos (each with

privy, picnic table and fireplace), one each on Black Mountain, Lapland,

Millman and Greenland Ponds and two on Fishbroot Pond; four privies on

Shelving Rock Point, three in Dacy Clearing and two on Shelving Rock Road.

The area contains 5.1 miles of roads: 4.2 miles of the Shelving Rock Road

which the Town of Fort Ann maintains and .9 mile of a private road 1 to

an west-southwest of the Pike Brook trailhead. There are 14 metal

barriers block unauthorized motor vehicle access to the interior trail

system; three trailheads with maintained areas and trail sters,

one providing access from the southwest near Pila Knob, one on the northeast

on Pike Brook Road and one provi central ace ss on the Shelv Rock Road

north of Hogtown. The area contains numerous bri s and a arge number of

informational and directional s s.

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The area's natural beauty and interest history, combined with its

1 trail system provides numerous scenic vistas and unique destinations.

The most popular vistas are from the summits of Black, Buck, Sleeping Beauty

and Shelving Rock Mountains. There are also numerous vantage points on the

trails to these summits providing exceptional views. The trails along Lake

George's shoreline, from Log Bay to Black Mountain Point, provide an ever­

changing view of the islands, shorelines and mountains in and around Lake

George. Another popular trail providing exceptional scenery follows the south

bank of Shelving Rock Brook from Log Bay to the Shelving Rock Falls. The

remnants of a cottage, carriage house, power plant and dam are all in the

vicinity of the falls and can be easily reached by this trail from either Lake

George or Shelving Rock Road. Historical sites which are popular destinations

in addition to the above are the stone foundations in Dacy Clearing, remnants

of the Dacy Farm, and the stone chimney and foundations of a hunting lodge on

Bumps Pond. Appendix 17 contains a listing and description of facilities.

III.

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AND ISSUES

This section will be managed within the constraints set forth by

Article XIV of the State Constitution and various opinions of Attorneys

General regarding the interpretation of this article.

Other constraints regarding management and use of this area are

established in Article 9 of the Environmental Conservation Law, Title 6

of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York and estab­

lished policies of the Department for the administration of Forest

Preserve lands.

The Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (which was approved in

accordance with Section 816 of the Adirondack Park Agency Act, Article

27 of the Executive Law) also establishes contraints and guidelines for

the management of these lands.

2. Wildlife Resources

Management of game species is not specific to the Black Mountain

Section but is governed by authority of the State on the broader Deer

Management Unit (DMU) 12 and Furbearer Unit (FMU) 2. DEC

allows the harvest of game species under authority of ECL 11-0907 and

sets seasons and bag limits by Department order. Whereas the State Land

Master Plan also recognizes the legal harvest of game species as

ssible activities on State land in the Adirondack Park, hunt and

trapp seasons will continue to be acceptable activities in the Black

Mountain Area.

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All waters of the Black Mountain Area are ated by Statewide

seasons, size and creel limits specified in 6NYCRR 10.1 as authorized by

11-1303-7 of the Environmental Conservation Law of New York.

B. Special Constraints and Sensitive Issues

1. Lake George Park

Most of the Black Mountain area of the Lake George Wild Forest lies

within the Lake George Park, a consideration which has implications for

management of this part of the State Forest Preserve.

The Lake George Park was established by State law in 1961. This law

has been codified as Article 43 of the Environmental Conservation Law.

It lies wholly within the Adirondack Park, its boundaries being

approximately contiguous with the watershed boundary for Lake George. A

commission also was established in 1961 to oversee the protection,

preservation and enhancement of the natural and man-made resources of

the Lake George Park.

The legislative intent in the establishment of the Park, and the

commission particularly, includes the conservation and protection of the

unique, natural, scenic beauty of the lake and surrounding countryside,

the pure water supplies, and the 11 state lands in the forest preserve and

the areas adjacent thereto''. The commission has a specific responsibil-

ity to encourage and promote these objectives through other agencies and

ations and specific ~uthority with respect to local governments

and individual property owners.

Because the resources of the Lake e Park have been identified as

I! 11 and have been accorded special status under this State

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law, it s important that adverse impacts on the scenic ies o the

Park by any proposed project should be avoided or mi ed and that the

Lake Park Commission should partic e in deci on the

project to determine its impacts and such avoidance or mit ive

measures as may be necessary.

2. Shelving Rock

The Shelving Rock area is very popular with the user public. Public

access is good with a town road terminating on private property at

Shelving Rock Point and easy boat access all along the shoreline.

Considerable use of the area is made by people who either spend the~r

nights in boats anchored just off shore or travel to the area daily and

spend the day hiking, picnicking and swimming. Concerns have been

expressed regarding possible over use, littering, and poor sanitation

practices. Parking at or near the termination of the town road is

inadequate and sometimes results in partial blockage of the road.

Adjacent landowners have also complained about noise and other

disturbances during evening hours.

3. Communications Facilities

The New York State Police have applied for permission to expand the

facilities on Black Mountain to include needed communications equipment.

The request calls for a 39' extension of the exist tower to support

radio antennas, a 39' wind energy conversion tower and related

ment. This issue is of special concern because of the impacts it may

have on (1) an area known for its natural scenic beauty and (2) Depart-

ment act ities conducted on and conjunction with facilities

presently located on the summit of the mountain.

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falcons have been seen in the vicinity of the Narrows on

e. The Department of Environmental Conservation is actively

and releasing per falcons in the Adirondacks for the

purpose of re-establishing a breeding population. Potential nesting

sites for this species are found on the cliffs on very popular Shelving

Rock Mountain.

5. Timber Rattlesnakes

Timber rattlesnakes are designated as a threatened species in New

York. Therefore, they are fully protected by law. The protection of

den sites is critical to the welfare of the species. A den site occurs

near Black Mountain. The communication facility proposed for Black

Mountain will not impact on the den site.

6. Acid Precipitation

At the present time, the phenomenon of acid ion deposition, popularly

known as "acid rain", represents the single greatest threat to the

Adirondack environment in general and to its fisheries resource in

particular. Sulphur and nitrogen represent the major acidic precursors

and in the midwest, are primarily discharged from fossil fuel burning,

the smelting of sulfide ores, and automobile emissions. These

pollutants are transported long distances in the atmosphere and

converted to mineral acids, sulfuric and nitric which either fall to

the earth in precipitation or in dry form. The Adirondack region is one

of the largest sensitive lake districts in the eastern United States,

and it s also the most heavily impacted by acidic deposition. The

recent update of Adirondack ponded water acidity statu~ reveals that

some 199 lakes, represent 19% of a 1,047 study lake subsample, have

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demonstrated 11 cr:i.tical 11 summer surface pH re s below 5.0 In all of

these waters, there has either been a complete elimination or a marked

reduction in fish communities. Similar studies in small Adirondack

streams indicate even greater losses, since none of the streams

registering a pH below 5.0 were found to contain any fish life.

C. Critical Habitats

1. Deer Wintering Areas

The deer wintering area along the west facing slope of the Black

Mountain Section between Huletts Landing and Shelving Rock is important

for the winter survival of white-tailed deer. The wintering area,

typically comprised of an overstory dominated by conifers, provides deer

with shelter from severe winter cold and improved mobility where snow

accumulations are much reduced. Unfortunately, the available browse is

much reduced and adversely influences the health and physical condition

of deer.

2. Cliffs and Escarpments

The cliffs and rocky slopes on Shelving Rock Mountain and Black

Mountain should be protected by discouraging c access to ensure a

site for the potential nesting by peregrine falcons and perpetuation of

the timber rattlesnake.

3. Wetlands

Wetlands are natural resources that need to be protected. Construe-

tion of new facilities should be des d so as not to result in a loss

or alteration of any fresh water wetlands.

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D. U ~~~~~~~~~~

1.

The waterfall on Shelv Rock Brook, while not , is an

attractive and interesting area in the wild forest.

2. Vistas

There are many opportunities for scenic vistas from the tops of

several mountains and numerous rocky points jutting out into the lake.

3. Forest Cover

The oak-pine forest cover along the shore of Lake George could be

considered unique as it is not a common Adirondack forest type but,

rather, one of areas further to the south.

IV. ECTIVES

A. L ~~'---~~~~~

Sustain and protect the wild forest in accordance with the State Land

Master Plan and Article XIV of the Constitution.

1. Maintain the present two Forest Ranger I positicins presently assigned to

the area to monitor and patrol the area for proper use and protection of

the resource.

2. Employ a seasonal Assistant Ranger to supplement the existing permanent

staff as necessary to provide continuous coverage of the area and to

inventory and collect data necessary for the completion of the more

comprehensive Lake George Wild Forest Area Unit Management Plan.

3. Maintain existing facilities at a level necessary to prevent degradation

of the resource.

4. Rehabilitate Dacy Clearing Road to more suitably accommodate horse

trailer use.

B. Wildlife Resources

Maintain all native species at levels compatible with their natural

environment and expand recreational opportunities associated with wildlife

resources without detrimental effects to the species or to the environment.

1. Maintain annual hunt and trapp seasons as legitimate recreational

activities in the Wild Forest.

2. Ident options for additional consumptive and non-consumptive uses of

the white-tailed deer resou~ce in DMU 12 by 1990 in accordance with the

Northern New York Deer Plan.

3 If necessary, ement ost

Shelv Rock Mountain if

and/or nest behavior.

C. Fisheries Resources

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st public access to the cliffs on

falcons initiate breeding behavior

Perpetuate the unique, high quality wild forest fishing experience

provided by the Lake George Wild Forest Area.

1. Continue to provide for approximately 368 angler days of use per year

with a potential annual yield of approximately 444 pounds of fish as a

level of use well below the 1,607 angler days determined to be the

maximum biological capacity of the area ponds.

2. Continue to enhance the quality of the brook trout pond fishing

experience by substituting superior Temiscamie hybrid strain brook trout

in the annual aerial pond stocking program as they are available.

3, Continue aerial stocking of Bumps, Fishbrook, Greenland, Lapland and

Upper and Lower Black Mountain Ponds with fall fingerling brook trout.

4. Continue to manage nine area ponds totalling 67.9 acres for ~rook trout.

5. Continue to discourage the introduction ~~undesirable, non-native fish

species in area brook trout waters.

6. Conduct biological surveys and develop new management strategies where

appropriate, especially for Lower Black Mountain Pond.

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TO NEEDS

1. It is essential that the two exiBt Ranger Districts that include this

unit be kept intact and any vacancies in the Ranger positons be filled

as they occur. These Forest Rangers provide the core managers necessary

to control public use and monitor environmental impact in the area.

Past experience has proven that, in their absence, the user public

frequently ignores Department rules and regulations and resource degra­

dation occurs. It is, therefore, imperative that these positions be

retained.

2. A seasonal Assistant Ranger positon is needed to compliment the perma­

nent force and provide complete, seven days a week, coverage during the

summer season. This position is also necessary to assist with level one

trail maintenance and inventory and public use data needed to up date

this plan Lake George Wild Forest plan to be completed by 1987.

3. Additional parking is needed for approximately 15 cars to alleviate the

existing situation where individuals park on the shoulder of the roadway

partially blocking through traffic and will assist in reducing impacts

to adjoining private lands.

4. The remaining existing facilities must be maintained at current levels.

Lack of maintenance could force the user public off exist trails and

developed facilities and into areas less able to withstand such use.

5. Dacy Cl is the major trailhead for horsemen in this unit. The

of the roadway to this trailhead includes several sharp curves

and short s inclines that impede use by horse trailers and must be

rehabilitated to accommodate this use.

B.

1.

4

The Shelv Rock area is very ar and used. However, an

inspection and inventory of the area conducted the summer of 1985

indicated that present use does not exceed the capabilities of the

resource to withstand use. Erosion of the trails, camping sites and

shoreline areas, loss or destruction of vegetation and ground cover and

frequent littering, obvious indicators of overuse, are generally

lacking. Specific sites may have one or more of these overuse indica-

tors but these sites are extremely limited and the impacts minor. The

area, and most certainly the section, are well within the capabilities

of the resource to withstand use. (See Appendix 19)

Within the past several years, steps have been taken to alleviate

some of the use pressure in the area through placement of pit privies at

strategic locations, the establishment of a small off-road parking area,

and more frequent patrols by forest rangers and assistant forest

rangers.

The existing rules and regulations of the Department are sufficient

to protect the ~esource provided the user public abides by them. The

two forest ranger positions, whose districts include management respon­

sibilities in the Black Mountain section, are effectively controll

c use as their sc permits. Their responsibilities,

however, do not allow for daily 1 of the area and it is

their absence that misuse occurs.

It is recommended that an assistant ranger be employed on a seasonal

basis to work with the forest rangers in provi daily coverage of the

area. Responsibilities of the position will include public information

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and education, public use controls, monit and inventory of public

use patterns and first level trail maintenance. These responsibilities

should also be extended to cover the back areas as well as the lake

shore. These areas, while not as heavily used as the lake shore, do

have isolated problems with public use and trail maintenance that could

be controlled by such a position. The presence of the position in the

area will also reduce illegal ATV use throughout the area.

2. Communications Facilities on Black Mountain

Communications in the Lake George Basin and surrounding areas have

been a serious problem for years due to the line of sight characteris­

tics of radio transmission and the steep gradient of topography in the

area.

DEC depends primarily on tower facilities on Gore and Prospect Moun­

tains to provide communications in this area. These towers cannot

provide adequate communications in the north end of Lake George,

particularly in the Hague area and along NYS Route 22 east of Black

Mountain, due to the mountainous terrain. The fire tower on Black

Mountain has been used as a fire control communications facility with

only limited success. The lack of an on-site power source eliminates

repeater capabilities so the facility can be used only when manned.

Since the tower is manned for only a limited period each year, its

effectiveness in the overall communication system is minimal.

DEC also uses the DSP communications net to meet environmental

conservation officer needs when ECO dispatchers are not on duty.

The New York State Police, fac a similar problem with their

communications needs, have reque ted permission to expand the facilities

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on Black Mountain. The expansion will include a 39' extension to the

fire tower (see sketch page 26), the erection of a separate 39 tower

for wind generation of energy and a small buil

equipment.

to accomodate radio

The expanded facility, by improving communication for DSP, will also

improve DEC communication for ECO's when they are operating through DSP

dispatchers. It will, by allowing for an increase in height of DEC's

antennas on the tower, improve communication with forest rangers during

their period of greatest activity. The expanded facility will also

provide a readily accessible site with a source of power necessary for

repeater capabilities should further DEC needs warrant such action.

Permission to expand the facilities on Black Mountain to accomodate

the communications needs of the New York State Police should be granted

since it will not interfere with, but rather enhance, our communication

capabilities. All steps necessary to mitigate the impact of this pro­

ject on the environment, with particular concern for visual impacts,

must be taken. An Environmental Impact Statement developed for the

State Police for this project lists the mitigating measures necessary.

They include, but are not limited to, the following:

a. Towers are to be self-supporting, eliminating the need for guy

wires that would interfere with use patterns on the summit;

b. Use of low visual impact, matte colors on all structures;

c. Limit construction to or fall season and weekdays

only to reduce impact on public;

d. Install necessary safety equipment such as anti-climb devices for

ic safety

3.

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e. Provide for the removal of the facilities when no longer necessary

for communication purposes and restoration of the site to its

condition.

The potential peregrine falcon nesting sites are an important factor

in the re-establishment of the species in the Adirondacks. Public use

of these sites could discourage possible nesting and thereby delay the

re-establishment program. Public use of the cliff area of Shelving Rock

Mountain should be discouraged, and, if nesting occurs, prohibited

during the April 1 - August 1 period of each year.

4. Rattlesnake Den Sites

The timber rattlesnake den site on Black Mountain will be avoided

in any new trail construction and the public should be discouraged from

hiking in the general area of the den. Any site preparation work neces­

sary to construct the communications facility on the summit of Black

Mountain should be undertaken in the period between November 1 and May

1. If this is not possible, the DEC Endaqgered Species Unit should be

notified prior to initiating any work.

5. Acid Precipitation/Acid Neutralization

Currently, the Department conducts extensive water sampling by

aircraft to monitor water quality parameters associated with acid

precipitation. In additon, biological surveys are

problem waters each year.

d in selected

Fortunately, only Millman Pond is classified acid 0 critical 11 and is

known to be affected by acidity problems. Fishbrook Pond, Greenland

Pond, Lapland Pond, and Unnamed Pond CHP 401 are classified acid

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Millman Pond, stocked with brook trout since 1955, was surveyed by

the Adirondack Lake Survey ion in 1984. The bio cal and

chemical survey determined that the mid-summer pH was 4.70. The only

fish in the pond were those stocked 24 hours before the

survey. Although Millman Pond has acidified, it is uncertain at this

time if acid precipitation was the major factor for this phenomena.

Further research is required to determine the reason for this pond's

critical acidity status.

See Appendix Table 3 for an acidity listing of ponded waters in

the Lake George Wild Forest Area.

The application of calcium-based alkaline materials to ponds employed

in extensive.fish culture has represented a long standing practice for

fertilization purposes. In more modern times, this technique also has

been used to help mitigate acidity in both naturally acid-bog-type ponds

and those impacted by acid ion pollution. The New York State Department

of Environmental Conservation Bureau of Fisheries has been engaged in

this practice since 1959 and, in the recent past, has treated an average

of about six to seven waters annually.

Although DEC's limited acid neutralization efforts have been

successful to date, there are certain problems that must be resolved

prior to committing resources to large scale mitigation programs. The

DEC strongly supports the reduction of pollut emissions at their

source as the most effective method to overcome the atmospheric

acidification problem. Addition of alkaline products or the potential

application of any newly developed products and technolo s to

neutralize acidified waters acted by atmospheric ion treats the

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symptoms and not the root cause of the issue. Mit acidificat

impacts caused by air pollution by acid neutralizing products

such as lime (but not necessarily restricted to lime should new products

and technologies become available) presently will be ed only on a

limited scale. The Division of Fish and Wildlife will not embark on a

large-scale treatment program, but will apply neutralization techniques

to carefully selected candidate waters which meet specific criteria.

Based on available information, planned DEC or volunteer acid

neutralization activities in the Lake George Wild Forest Area will be

restr~cted to Fishbrook Pond which should not be limed unless the mid­

summer surface pH falls below 5.5; therefore, it is not anticipated that

liming will be needed during the planning period covered by this plan.

Pond liming is not recommended for other local waters with low pH

because the flushing rates of most ponds are excessive and approach 4.1

to 158.7 times per year.

Millman Pond, a potential candidate for liming due to low pH, has a

flushing rate of 4.1 times per year. As §UCh, liming would not be

effective in maintaining a satisfactory pH. Planned regional surveys

include only Lower Black Mountain Pond.

VI.

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The fo schedule is included as a general It should be

noted that availability of ted labor from sources such as the

Department of Corrections or Youth Conservation Corps, budget constraints

and environmental emergencies may necessitate deviations from the schedule.

YEAR

I

II

III

ACTION BUDGET

1. Enter into a use agreement with Division -0-of State Police to allow their construction of the Black Mountain Communications facility.

2. Employ seasonally an assistant ranger (Memorial Day-Labor Day) for public use control and data collection

3. Maintain existing facilities at current levels

4. Rehabilitate Dacy Clearing Road

TOTAL

1. Employ seasonally an assistant ranger (Memorial Day-Labor Day) for public use control and data collection

2. Maintain existing facilities at current levels

3. Parking to accomodate approximately 15 cars

4. Rehabilitate Dacy Clearing Road

TOTAL

1. lay seaso~ally an assistant ranger (Memorial Day-Labor Day) for public use control and data collection

2. Maintain exist levels

facilities at current

4,000

5,000

7,000

$16,000

4,000

5,000

6,000

7,000

$18,000

5,000

IV

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3. Review and revise Unit an for inclusion with the unit plans for the r sections of the Lake e Wild forest area

4. Rehabilitate Dacy Clearing Road

TOTAL

1. Employ seasonally an assistant ranger (Memorial Day-Labor Day) for public use control and data collection

2. Maintain existing facilities at current levels

TOTAL

1. Employ seasonally an assistant ranger (Memorial Day-Labor Day) for public use control and data collection

2. Maintain existing facilities at current levels

TOTAL

7 ,000

$16,000

4,000

5,000

$9,000

4,000

5,000

$9,000

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Mill man Pond

Unnamed Pond

Upper Bl ad Moun ti an Pon;j

TABLE 2. ACCESSIBILITY OF PONOS U'.. GEORGE WILO FOREST AREA

WATERSHED F·fi ------Cha111pla1n 411 Cha11pl at n 407 Ch,rnpla1n 4f•6 Champl<11n 4i:1(1

Champla1r.

Cr:ampla1n 4(1:

Cham: ~

Ct1ampia1n 373

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A ?.5 m1lE hike bv _1eep trail from Daq Clear10g F:oad. A 4,.:1 m1 le hlf e from Oacy Clearing Road. A . 75 mile h1~e via tratl froit Fi~hbrool Pond.

!J1 •1ile trip v13 tra1! fro111 Blan Mount1an jeep tra1L ~ :.5 mile hike bl' tu1l fror, Pife f:rJok fi;Bd.

A 2.f• mile trip via tr<.<il fro111 the Blad Mountian Jeep trail, thEn a one .1ile bus'1wacl from Lapland F'On~.

t1 1.i:1 m11~ ~1 e b1 ti~!! ir•J1T1 :1,e ~l~cl. ~0;_1nt1ar. Jeep trail. then a s~ort bushwad from Lap) and f'ond.

A 2. 8 1n: le h1 I e by tni I from F'i I e Broof. Road.

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.~ ' TABLE ). PONDED WATER CHEMISTR'I LAIE GEO~:GE WILD FOREST

WA TEE WATERSHED F'I Wt t£AP pH Arn IF I CA T!Otl AUALINITY (ueqil 1 AUiiLIN!TY (ppm. 1 CONfilJC; !Vii\ TDS iaHalinityi --------- ---- --·-·~--- ----- -------- ~ --- ----~--- ---- ------------- -- --~-·~ --- -- - --

ms konduct1vity1 MEI MEI (yield/acre! HA~VES" \lbsitripl 1 lf:~D llc:. ---- --- ------ ___ i_

~umps F'ond Cr1all!pla11 411 1904 6.12 Sat. 30. 7 ' c ...... 1 Z6; 2 32. 39 25. Bb 5. 28 1. 83 • 25 J(i. 98 F 1 sh~r ool Fond Champ! ai n 4(17 1984 5. Bb Endangered ~ C" 0.1 ,r "'1 3(!.2(1 "~ .j LJe) 25. 22 1.57 6.35 • 25 2t)3a 2\)

Green! and Fond Ch~mpla111 406 I 1184 5. 85 Endangered 22.B j,j l ~. 4 3i. 78 20. 97 3. 99 3. 99 "•= ~5. bl: oi...J

Lapland Pond Champ! w1 4(1(1 1984 5. '13 Endangered 22.b I. I 18.9 31.76 2(1. 54 2. (17 2.88 .. 25 25. 63 Lower Bl ad Mount 1 an Pono Champlain 372 1984 6. 72 Sat. 68. 2 ;., 4 ;:u ~c .,....,

)..J. )"' 26. (It 4.95 2'2.25 ~c Ii l. :s a t. ~J

111Il111an Pond Champ! a111 402 1984 4. 7(1 Critical -17.2 ··(l, 9 24.1 28.66 24.5(1 3.56 3. 77 0 25 22. 62 Unnamed fend Champ I a111 40! I C/84 5.17 Endangered 3. 7 (I, 2 21. (I 3(•, 29 22.12 7. 50 5. 49 • 25 5. 42 ·i~1per Bl acf Mount i an ?onct U1a111piiw1 .)73 1984 b. 99 Sat. 126.1) 6. 3 35. (1 39. 83 32.21) 5.17 4.55 .25 9. ii)

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TABLE 4. f'ONDEO WATER r10RPHOt1EfRIC DATA U. GEOF:GE i4ILD FOPEST

WATEF ~·- 11GHT. [i. ~55 AF:Eil MA)!MlJM DEf'TH (ft} EST. MEAN flH·TH IHI ESL 'JOLUME •acre leetl f'LANlMETH:Eft l'IEAi~ OfF'TH HU FLUSHING RATE lt/yr.i f'LANiMETEnED VJLc1"!C: (aue~i~ ·

-------~ --------&umps f·ond 41; {..di. Br OL'I lrout 6. \1 lb.1:1 9. (1 54. 4. 9(1 4.3 Fl shbrool Pond 4,·, i Ad k. Brool Trout 32. \) 5 7, ll ?B. S ·m. 16. (17 1.3 Greenland Fond 4(16 ~dL Drool. Trout 7. (1 15. (I 7. 5 J •• 5.25 2t\ 5 7~

Lap!a:.d Fond 4•)0 Adk. Broo! Trout B. 9 19.7 9. 9 87. Lower Bl~cl l10uflhan fond '"" 1rn. Broo~ lrout 5. •) I:, 1) 6. (1 }0. r 1C 2L6 ...... .;,"- ... !

! l Man Pond 4•)= ,w. Broo~ Trot•t (i, 1) ~4.1) 12. ll 72. b. 99 4.1 Unnamed f·ond 41.1 ! Adt. Broo~ Trout 10(1 '.).(I 2. 5 L' 2. 95 158. 7 Upper ~lac! Mount1an Fonl1 373 Adi. Brook Trout 2. fJ 13.1) 6. 5 l3. 6.23 12. 5

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fo~p: ~OM U1ampla1n

Fi sntrooi Fond Champ I i.11 n

Gret>rol and Pond Champl Hn

Lapl.rnd Fond [h amp la in

Lo(ljer Bl acl Mcuntian Pond Chat.pl a1 n

Mll l mttn ~ord (ha11pl a1n

L-r,n~~1HJ Fond Cnar•pi Hr,

UJ·pi:r &l ;c • M;11.1nt 1 an ;:,01 .j (hall~ l li r,

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411

407

406

400

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4••: 411!

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MGMT. CL<;; ---------· .. Adi:. Brool f rout

AM • Br oo!: rr OL• t

Ad~. Brook rrout

Adi. Brool,'!rout

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F~OFQSH; t1M'4AGEt'IENi STRATEGY

Conduct a rec:ia1Bt1on to 1ncre:ise broor trout proauct1on arid re-stocl •nth broor trout. Conduct follo.,-•Jp b1olo91cal and cne1111cal survey;;.

Reclaim and rnit1ate l1111n·~ when ~·11 ·ialls below 5.5. [orHiuct pre-l1m1ng and post-i1,1rng b1olog1cal ~nc ct1em1c;1l :urveys. Stod 1onth 161.i., ·;TFF

Heel a1111 and restock w1 u, 51)i1 ·jffF.

Reduce stocl mg rate to b(I SFF per acre o• 500 STFF brn?d on f.984 ~crea•Je •1eter1111nat1on bi ilL')C. A reduced stocr1ng rate mav also 1aprove b• •)t!I trout qru~•~t1,

Conduct •cillow-up L1olog1-:al and cr1e1n10! survey to asse~;s

tr.e potent13l d1ssohed O'Y'Jf:r• proole11 note1 1n thE 1%4 !<LS( survey. Continue to :loci t1roo1 uo•JI fall l1ri•Jerlings. ~ei!•1ce· stccnng rate to 1i•.1 STFF or 3(ri) S TF F.

[;!o•:Jr':riue trcr·· [rtid :tc·>l'•j. ,, ~·fl!

1_~1·l!i•Ut; !<1 ,rue• Dr<Jul 1.ru·t. Redu-Le stoPlfi·J 1,i•e to·)'.'

~.lff µer acrt- :.ir ;., •• Slr'. 11s;ess Hre feas1t•ll1t, c.• 'E·:lH·a~10r •.

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SlOUIN5 RECC·i1rJU,[iAT1Ji<

500 STFF Ter.1scam1.e Hybrid 83. :)fllcre

18(1(1 STFF Te1111scanie /1ybrid

56. 25/ Acre

500 SlFF Te111isca111.e Hybrid 1 1,.l/Acre

J(l(11) STFF Te1111scar11e Hybrid 112. 35/ acre

500 STH Te1usca111.e livbrid 100/acre

None ~Ort!?

2111) ~ffF lem1sca11e H1·tr1d l(1(11aue

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Bumps Fond Champ I am

~I ;;hbr ool Por.d c~~mpl 310

Greenland Fo~d Champ]~ in

Lap! :ind Fond Cha111pJ.;1n

l 0we1 Bl acl Mourit 1311 F'c1nrJ [11;,npl.1111

TABLE 6. !Hf'ORTANT FE4TUF:ES LAIE GEOF:GE WILD FOF'EST 4EEA PONDS

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I MPORi ANT FEATURES

A 6.0 acre air stocked Adirondad broo• trout pond with a muck bottom and fair aquatic vegetatior. S~1oreline is wooded consisting o+ 25 4 coniferous forest, 1: % decid-con!f Hi,, 4(1:; boulder rock ledge, and 20 % shrub-saplin•l area. 4qual!c ir,:eds are 111oderatelv abundent. Ninety percent of the pond has open ~:iter and 3(; '!, "JI '.hE pond ~a: s·.1bmergent aquatic vegetation. The ponds tlushH19 •ate is t) t.1me~ per ~~ar an1 the outlet has an actne beaver dam one foot high. The pond ha:; or1e small inlet with un11eaourable flow. The pond has beer< stGded s:nce 1955 with 3prrc: lillately 5(11) fall 'ingerling brook trout. The pond's ~1r eq. pl' :-.:ic 6. i: or. i«.1?•.1·:t i?. !<19~. 6oldtin shiners are abundant, .··!!~,ei.J :t:( ·:Hfr~'·, ,r.1 ;;i;i:1~~:rs~e.:~ .irE ··ere. ho'J!: trout ~nd bullhead l1:;hing 1s ccnsde<e-J P·rnr.

A 3~ acre for111eri1 reclwned Ad1ror.dacf trool trout pond also conta1n1ng golden ;h1ners ar:o bullhead!: with an endangered a()diti· status. The shoreline is ? 1::;~ decic-rnnlfer m1, i(1% 1<o:tland, 3fld 21)% bculde•· rod ledge. The pond has ·~·i'. c~eri water, 15'\ :L•b111uger1l \eget.;t10n, and 5 i, emergent vegetation. Br;ot t.r·11ul. +1~fir19 is µn·"t:nt.ly rnr1s1dered fair.

t 7 acre Adirond~cl bro:il trout p011d with an endangered acidity status typical of q,~nv Adirondacl bog ponds. ihe 1mmedi 3te shoreline is character1:ed by 7Jl, w etland, 21)% s~rub-sapling area, and 11)% decid-ccnifer l'h~. The botto~1 of the pond 1s 4i1i; org3n1c, 4(1i; 111ucklsilt, arid 2(1'1, boulder. An active eight ~oot high !leaver dam ensts on the outlet. Esti111ated outlet How 1s 1,48(1.9 liters/sec. Broof tr·Jut aiid btill~ead fishing is rateo poor.

~ E.~ ~ere Adirondack broo~ trout pond with a wooded and si;ampy shoreline. lued1ate shoreline characteristics are 50~; wetland, 204 st1rub-sapling area, 20% Ccrnfercu;; forest, and 10% boulder roe~ ledge. Ninety percent of the oond :0r~1st~ of 1J;:•er1 w~ter, 50% of the aau~tJC veget~ticn 1s sub111ergent and IO% is emerge~t. Erc·JI ti··:ut fis~ing is .-3ted ~s e•~ellent, or:ividing gocd catch i dlt•s, t".'' t•?~ i..rqe t·r (IOI trout ue Present.

I '. d.•e Allr•?·tJ;d l•f(\Jf tro1il. bog pund ~ccess1ble ~la a ;'.5 111Jle trd1l from r1;,, ~1101 Eoad. H.e pond'~ tottoM consists oi 5(1% 11ucf and 5ot consists of orga

r j·~t

-WHTEf:

Mi 11 ~.an Pond

tJrinamed Pond

1_1pper Bl ad 11ounti ~n Por1d

-~ , TABLE 6. IMPORTANT FEIHUF'ES LAI E GEORGE WILD FOF:EST AREA F'ON[r3

Wf1TEF:SHED f ~ AREA

Chupiain 4(1: b. (1

Champ! am 4(1j 1.1)

(h311p I a1 n ~;~ i. (1

lHFO~IANT FfATUH5

111c material, E1g~1ty f:'Hcent of the pond consists of open water an 20'.I. e111e1'gent aquatic •egEL1t1un. Bnol trout !!shir:g is rated ooor. A rev1e11 of Jl/84 Al.SC d1ta i~d1ol.e:; that dissolved o';\yen n1 rot be ~uH1cient to support ~rout at ~II iepths dur:ng :;umiter.

,~ t acre Ad:rondad bro01'. t·-Jut poM w1tr a critical ac1ditl' status, presently 3JJew1Pg 1rh season3! trout suviial. F:eported to have provided excellent b•ool troll f:ish1n~ by hQtecto• Raiph Steele at one time. The Hushing rate a,f "lne pond 1s too nqi-1 14.1 t;]es 1 ye~r1 to pennt 11111rng. Recommendation to Jjj:'.>J"tir,•_1e ~1t:i:-1 ~r~:ut ff!?f:~~:·rt•? ~~ 111~:13teo in !98':

1i s;ial! L·:· acre ~·ond h1storical!y classified as unknown, ALSC survey cond11cted in !964 reveals the presence of a fe1i1 tohn brook trout and a large po1rnlat1on of gol·Jeri shiners. [1ue to the small ~W? of the pond, 111anage111ent is not recof1ll'e11ded.

A ~1n~ll : am~ Ad1rondac~ ~roo~ Trout pond also containing fathead 1111n110111s. The 1111me:l:ate shc1"elrne ts characteriseo h Q(; ·~ toetlaro, ~rd !1)'\ to·Jlder rou !edge. ~qu3t:c eg':'tat10~ -:o~~:sts 1J~ :•:11. emergeds anri 5•)4 eeergent ve~e~atic'"l. A·1H~:: 1n:eu: are ilb<Jr·oeri'. Ttiw po1i!'s bJHc~ consists of IO't ~c-1_•i Jer, ~.ii'( 1\t1:i :1 :t, "'.· ·.~ •jrga~ic ~~~~'di ~rd ~i:··: cia)'. The pond r111s on1~

;r..0' 011·: ·:•.". \J 1 .. !?1, I e:!r1~' :l; wnl{n wHe iJ0w1ng If! UCtO~er 199~. j;roQI'

·r_··~t f1,r, .. ; :~ ·~tt-1 ~ c~l!ent.

'ct~[

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w~: EF. F # AfiEA ME I -- ----

Bum~s Fo~d 411 6. (1 5. 28 ;: 1 ;ht rook Pond 41.17 32 ~ t) !. 57 Green! and rond 4(16 7 ,(I 3. 99 Lap! and Pond 41:10 8. 9 2J'7 Lower f'i ~cf MounU ari Pond m 5.0 4. 95 ~1 I l m~n P0n1 4;12 6.1) ). 56 LinnH1e:i F'ond 401 1.0 7. 51) urr er BI an Mount 1 an Pond 373 2. 0 5.17

Aver age: Tot.ii:

TABLE ;, ESTIMATH• ANGLER USE Lf\iE GEOF:GE WILD FO~:EST AREA

fSi. CllfiFEtH ANGLH USE 1t1a1y1 - - --- -- -- -- - - -- -- - ----- - - - ----

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48.3

386.4

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7 0 3~

25. 40 7. 72

11. 52 89. 1)(1

15.(18 21. 92 18. 20

24.52 196.16

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43. 92 812. 81)

54.04 !02. 52 445. (h)

90. 48 21.92 )6. 4(1

200.8.8

1607.08

•7

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~l1111ps ~ond 41 l F 1 shbr oo~ f'ond 4l.17 Gree·n I ano Fond 4(i6

Lapland Pond 4f1(1

Lower ~lad Hour.t1ari h,111d :. 7: 111 I I man Pond 4•): Unnallled Fond 41)!

Upper Bl ao Mount 1 an Pond ~7~

mm 51 STG

.~ . TABLE 8. LAI E &EOf;G£ W!LV FOREST AFH MANAGEMENT ACT lVITIES

SFH. MJG. i;fGS BlOLOGlCAL Sl!fi',Jf\ (Al S[1

119841 ii 984 ! ( i 9941 ( ! Q84) (j 984 I !! q941

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WATER ~ATEl\SHED ff FI LEf fllfSEtH MANAGEl'IENT ACTIVITIES ------------. -- ------·- -- .. ----- - - ----- -·- --- --- ------- -- -----· - -- --

Bu111ps F·on1J [t,.;1111;1 ill r. 411 46~ ~1olog1c.ii 1r1d che1111cal surv1!y, stocking. F 1shbr001. f'ond Champlain 41i7 46~ 91olog1Co1l and che1rn:al surv1!y, stocking. Green I and f'ond Champlain 406 46~ B10log10:.il and ~hemical survey, sto:Ung. lap I arid Pond Challlpl Hn 41)(1 ~66 B1olog1c,il and che1111cal surv1!y, stochng.

lower ~i ad Mount 1 an Pond Ch:impl 3j r, 37'.'. 4:1 ~10!0g1c.il and ~hem1cal surv1:v, brook trout stocl ing.

1'11 I I man Pond [hJmpla1n 411:: ~66 B1olog1cal and chemical surv1:v. broo~ trout :tcct; 119.,

Unr1anied f1Jrid U1ampltiin 4(11 N. A. l•U"f:'

Upper Bl ad Haun ti an Pond C~amp Iain m r~ ~~ B1olog1c,1l anu che1111cal survt!y, broo~. trout

stod 111g.

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WATEF W1HH:Si1ED p~ PRE SEtJT MANAGE ME~ T ACTi V !Tl ES 1EAF RECLA!Mf[i --------------- --------- ---

~umps ~·ond Chcimpla1n 4 il B1oloq1cal and che1111cal ;,urvey. stocl 1nq. ~ t sl1br oul Pun1l CllJm~ la in 4•17 &1ulog1cal ·lf1d rh•!lllllal survey, •,tocf.1nq. 1954 Gr Penland fond Champlain 406 B1olo9Hal and che111cal s1Jrvey, stocf1ng. l.~pLwJ F•.'i'd Chomp Iain 4oi:1 Biolog1cal and chem1cal survey, stod1ng.

L ciw~r El 3cf •fount 1 ~n Pond Champ! dtr1 372 &1ulog1cal and che:1TI1cai' s1Jrvey, brnol· lro!lt stoding.

~1 l lman For1d Ct1,1<11p I a 111 41)2 Bio!og1Cal and chl'm1f~i s11r,ev, bro~I trr:ut stoch ng.

'Jnnamed Fond Ch2mp I at n 4,.11 None

Upper ftlacl Mount1ar Fond Champlain :,7;, ~1olog1Cal .ind chemical surve), broof tr<Jut

stocf ing.

Page l

RE.CLAMAT!ON PROBLEMS

~one

Uni nown

Un~ nown Fog type pond.

Unf nown

lJn~ r1uwn

~oggy shore! 1ne.

Total:

ROTE NONE (GAL. I -----11. 27

1?7.0b 14.00

10. 06

IS. 84

1.13

4.77

254. :1

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: 69. 05 2, 955. 91.1

211.20

I ~(I. 91)

237. 6(1

!6. '15

7 J. 55

3,8!3. 15

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Pump~ Fond Ct1a111plain 41 l 469 1°8~ Prool frout 15 ., .,

i3. 6 .:,·

fiolden Shiner 11)4 3. 0 3.b

Fi shbroo~ f'ond Champlain 407 46q I 984 Brook rrout 10 3.7 12. 2 Golden Shiner 14 3. 3 5. 9

Green I and ~and Cha11plain 4t16 469 J96' Brook Tr out 9 ~ &: ·J11J 9.8

~rowri !lu ! l toe ad 6 3. B b. 5

l 3p land Pond Champ lair (· Hau hoot '.rJut 1 E : '9 ; !. t Golden Shiner m 3. 3 9.1

Lower Bl acl Mount i an Pond Ch31nJI l ci!fl m rn 1934 ~roof Trout I: 3. 3 4.1 Fathead Hi nnow 354 2.1) 3.3

H1llman Fond Cnampl a1 n 402 466 1164 Broo~ 1frcut !(1 3. 54 4. 64

Urna111ed Pond Clu111pl ain t•·I iu. im Broc1 Trcu~ 2 1(1, 6 10.8 G·: i •len Sh 1 ner 18~ 11.r •. Id\.

Upper PI ac I l'1o•Jnt 1 an l'orid Ct1<Jmp I >In '" c j 134 Br ool ·r r J'Jt 9.1 13. 9 FJthe1d f'11nroow 73 1.57 3. 4

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INVENTORY OF FACILITIES

A. Trails (maintained - 72.4± miles)

lo Foot Trails - 36.1 miles

2. Horse Trails - 41.25 miles

3. Snowmobile Trails - 38.6 miles

(many of the trails accommodate 2 or 3 types of users)

B. Roads (5.1 miles)

c.

1. The Town of Fort Ann maintains 4.2 miles of Shelving Rock Road which

begins at the junction of Sly Pond Road, heads northwest, and terminates

at the boundary of private land on Shelving Rock Point.

2 .. 9 miles of private road leads to a reservation or inholding west­

southwest of Pike Brook Trailhead.

Barriers

1. Metal Post & Pole (14)

a. Upper Hogtown across Dacy Clearing Road

b. Shelving Rock Road 1.0 mi. NW of Upper Hog town across carriage

Co Shelving Rock Road 2.3 mi. NW of Upper Hog town across carriage

do Shelving Rock Road 2.5 mi. NW of Upper Hog town across carriage

e. Shelving Rock Road 2.6 mi. NW of Upper Hog town across carriage

f. Shelving Rock Road 2.7 mi. NW of Upper Hog town across carriage

g. Shelving Rock Road 2.9 mi. NW of Upper Hogtown across carriage

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i. Dacy Cl across horse trail to NW

j. Dacy Clearing across carriage road/jeep trail to N

k. Pike Brook trailhead across private road NW of trailhead

1. Carriage road along Lake George north of northern boundary between

State land and Knapp Estate

m. Sly Pond Road 90 feet south of Lower Hogtown trailhead

n. Pilot Knob trailhead across jeep trail to east

2. Metal Gate (1)

a. Across Shelving Rock Road 150 feet south of boundary between State

land and Knapp Estate on State land

3. Wooden Post

a. Carriage road along Lake George south of southern boundary between

State land and Knapp Estate

b. Shelving Rock Road 3.0 mi. NW of Upper Hogtown across woods road

c. Shelving Rock Road 2.7 mi. NW of Upper Hogtown across carriage road

d. Shelving Rock Road 2.5 mi. NW of Upper Hogtown across carriage road

e. Across private road .6 mi. W-SW of Pike Brook trailhead

4. Numerous boulder and/or log barriers are located at junctions of old

carriage roads with Shelving Rock Road

D. Lean-tos I r \ I - - ~ .,_ with privy, .,C\..! ___ .., ___ __ _,

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1. North Shore of Black Mountain Pond - good condition

2. East Shore of Lapland Pond - good condition

3. East Shore of Millman Pond = exce.llent condition

4. North Shore of Fish brook Pond - fair condition

5. South Shore of Fishbrook Pond - good condition

6. East Shore of Greenland Pond - excellent condition

E. Trailheads

1. With registers (3)

a. Upper Hogtown

b. Pike Brook Road

d. Pilot Knob

2. Without registers (10)

a. Woods road leading east from Route 32 .75 miles south of Pilot Knob

trailhead

b. Nine points of entry into wild forest along Shelving Rock Road

northwest of Upper Hogtown trailhead

F. Telephone or Electrical Lines

1. Approximately 4.2 miles of electric line follow Shelving Rock Road to

private residences on Shelving Rock Point

2. Approximately 1.0 mile of telephone line crosses State land 1.5 miles

north of the Town of South Bay

3. Approximately 2.8 miles of telephone line follow trail west from Pike

Brook Road Trailhead to summit of Black Mountain

G. Scenic Vistas

1. Summit of Black 9 Buck 9 Sleeping Beauty and Shelving Rock Mountains

2. Shelving Rock Falls

3. From numerous vantage points along the following trails:

a. Shoreline trail from Log Bay to Black Mountain Point

b. Trail east from Black Mountain Point to Black Mountain summit

c. Trail north from Dacy Clearing to Bumps Pond

d. Trail to summit of Rock Mountain

e. Horse trail from Shelving Rock Mountain northeast toward Erebus

Mountain's southwest shoulder

f. Unmaintained trail east from Point Comfort to smnmit of Buck Mountain

H. Historical Locations, Ruins, etc.

1. Century old carriage trail network with axis at Shelving Rock Point

(approximately 80 miles of carriage roads)

2. Stone Chimney and ruins of hunting lodge owned by Knapp Estate on Bumps

Pond

3. Ruins of Dacy Farm, largest of the Knapp Estate in Dacy Clearing

4. Remnants of power plant on lower Shelving Rock Brook used to produce

power for railway on Knapp Estate

5. Ruins of cottage and carriage house on carriage road west of Shelving

Rock Falls

I. Fire-Tower

1. Summit of Black Mountian with observer 1 s cabin and two storage sheds

L Privies (9)

1. Located 150 feet east of Lake George and 500 feet south of Knapp Estate;

fair condition; needs relocation

2. Located 150 feet east of Lake George and .4 miles south of Knapp Estate;

excellent condition

3. Two units located 150 feet east of Lake George adjacent to point of land

near Log Bay Island; both good condition

4, Located in large camping area off of Shelving Rock Road 2.5 miles NW of

Upper Hogtown trailhead; good condition

5. Located 300 yards southeast of #4 above; good condition

6. Two units in Upper Dacy Clearing adjacent to horse trail; both good

condition; need relocation

7. Located in Lower Dacy Clearing 50 yards east of woods road; good

condition; needs relocation

K. Fireplaces (2)

1. Located on east shore Lake George on peninsula north of Log Bay Island;

good condition

2. Located on peninsula at southwest shore of Fishbrook Pond; fair

condition

L. Hitching Posts

1. Upper Hogtown trailhead

2. On horse trail leading north from Shelving Rock Road 1.0 miles NW of

Upper Hogtown trailhead

3. Upper Dacy Clearing

4. Two units in Lower Dacy Clearing

M. Bridges

1. Major

a. Wooden Pole & Planking

1. Shelving Rock Brook by Lake George; 25'x10'; excellent condition

2. Shelving Rock Brook .5 miles east of Shelving Rock Road; 2 units:

15'x10', 12'x10'; both good condition

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condition

Rock Brook of Dacy 15'x15';

4. Tributary Shelving Rock Brook .1 mile west of above bridge;

15'x12'; condition

5. Tributary of Shelving Rock Brook .2 miles west of above bridge;

15'x15'; good condition

6. Tributary of Shelving Rock Brook in Dacy Clearing; 15ex6~; good

condition

7- Southeast outlet of Fishbrook Pond; 25'x4v; good condition

8= Outlet of Black Mountain Pond .25 mile west of pond; 18vx4'; fair

condition

9. Unnamed stream, located 1 mile north of Lapland Pond; stream now

dammed by beavers 10' above bridge; 30'x8'; excellent condition

b. Steel Girder and Wooden Planking

1. Shelving Rock Brook, 40' above Shelving Rock Falls; 30'x10 9; good

condition

2. Secondary Bridges

a. There are a number of secondary bridges of various construction

throughout the area

APPENDIX 18

POLICY STATEMENT

Preservation of Mountaintops within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Conservationo

Background

The responsibility for the care, custody and control of the lands now owned or hereafter acquired by the State and which constitute the Forest Preserve rests with the Department of Environmental Conservation. The Division of Lands and Forests is the program unit within the Department which administers that responsibility.

The construction and maintenance of some communications and other mountaintop sited facilities or towers are necessary for the Department and other governmental agencies to carry out the duties and functions of protecting the Forest Preserve and insuring public safety.

Many suitable and desirable sites for communications and other purposes such as the construction and maintenance of transmission and relay towers with necessary appurtenances are located on mountaintops within the Forest Preserve in the Adirondack and Catskill Parks. Several of these sites are now being utilized by the Department for the operation of the Fire Control, Law Enforcement, Flood Control and Fish and Wildlife radio systems. Some sites are shared and utilized by county mutual aid radio networks and other municipal and state communications systems. However, it is also desirable to preserve mountaintops in a natural condition unencumbered by manmade facilities.

The Forest Preserve is protected by Article XIV of the New York State Constitution which mandates that these lands "shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed".

Statutory authority to erect and maintain communication facilities and to grant temporary revocable permits for such purposes to other governmental agencies is given to the Department of Environmental Conservation through Section 3-0301(1.)(3.) of the Environmental Conservation Law, which charges the Department with the care, custody and control of the Forest Preserve; Section 9-0105(15.) which empowers the Department to make rules and regulations and issue permits for the temporary use of the Forest Preserve and Section 9-0303(2.) which provides that no building shall be erected, used or maintained upon State lands except under permits from the Department

While the Department recognizes the need for effective communications structures and facilities to serve the needs of the people of the State, it also recognizes that the presence of these and other facilities on the mountaintops within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks degrades the aesthetic

qualities which are important and integral parts of the Parks. Further, the Adirondack Park Agency, in recognition that the hills and mountaintops of the Adirondack Park are among that region's most distinctive and precious resources, and that consolidation of towers and tower facilities with existing towers and tower facilities will result in materially less cumulative environmental impact, adopted as policy that new communication towers and other tower facilities be consolidated with existing towers.

In order to prevent further degradation of these aesthetic qualities and to allow for continuation of the present communications systems and for the improvement and expansion of these systems as future needs may dictate, the following policy is adopted.

Policy

1. No mountaintop under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Conservation within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks which does not have existing structures, towers or other facilities may be used as a site for or other facilities for communications or any other purpose.

2. On mountaintops under the jurisdiction of the Department of Environmental Conservation within the Adirondack and Catskill Parks where structures, towers, or other facilities presently exist and have appurtenant service routes, new facilities may be added if: (a) Such new facilities are consolidated with existing structures, towers or other facilities and (b) Such new facilities, in the case of governmental agencies other than the Department, are permitted in accordance with a temporary revocable permit as required by Section 9-0105( 15.) as noted above.

3. Existing structures, towers and other facilities located on such mountaintops will be evaluated on a periodic basis to determine if they continue to serve a departmental purpose or function. If it is determined that such structures, towers and other facilities do not serve a departmental purpose or function, then they shall be proposed and scheduled for removal through the unit management planning process of the Department.

4. As technology develops and it becomes feasible to consolidate communication and other electronic facilities in one structure or tower without interference, such structure and towers will be consolidated for the purpose of reducing the numbers of each at any one site or on any one mountaintop.

5. Where no electrical power is available at existing and utilized mountaintop sites~ such power as needed will be provided by solar or other means of on-site generation within the provisions of No. 2 above.

6. New communications facilities added at existing and utilized mountain­top sites within the provisions of No. 2 above will not interfere, electronically or otherwise, with existing site communications systems.

7. Any existing or new facilities added or consolidated in accordance with the provisions of Nos. 2, 4, 5 and 6 above may be maintained on an annual or periodic basis or removed within the conditions of a temporary revocable permit as required by said Section 9-0105(15.)

8. Any temporary revocable permits issued within the provisions of Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 above shall be limited to governmental agencies only and for the purposes of public health, welfare and safety or for the protection of the Forest Preserve. Such permits shall include conditions relating to facility design and the commitment of the permittee to the maintenance of the facilities and the appurtenances thereto, including access routes or roadways. Consideration for the issuance of such permits to non-governmental agencies will not be given unless the Department determines that: (1) A clear public need exists and public benefit will be served and (2) A substantial adverse visual impact will result from the placement of the needed facilities on an open, privately owned mountaintop.

November 6, 1980 Norman J. VanValkenburgh

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DEFINITION OF TERMS USED IN THIS PLAN CPfeiffer 3 1978)

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A few brook trout ponds and numerous small, headwater stream sections with mainl~ slow growing or stunted brook trout populations 1 maintained bu natural reproduction. Also includes the great majorit~ of warmwater and no~-game fish resources.

A management technique involving the application of a fish toxicant such as "rotEmone" to eliminate undesirable fish population~. Upon detoxification, these waters are generall~ re-stocked with desirable fishes.

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Generally, small ponds greater than one mile from a road accessible b~ trail .

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Ponds easil~ accessible from a road or short trail.

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Waters which could not,be assigned to the sub-program categories specificall~ addressed in this document due to paucit~ or complete lack of surve~ information.

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