Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
The Adirondacks of New York are world famous. From Adirondack fishing to Adirondack hunting, these mountains are a world renowned outdoor destination. But they're also famous for Lake Houses and Great Camps, small towns and tight knit communities.
This is the duality of the Adirondack Park. A place where humans coexist with the natural world. Where commercial and economic interests must be met right alongside those of the wilderness adjacent to them. It's not an easy set of things to balance, and yet New York State and the communities of the Adirondacks are giving it their best shot.
This is their story. The story of a unique model of conservation that will either pave the way for the future or prove to be inadequate for the varied interests it must serve. Enjoy!
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Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=8vj7alOguio
dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/nysconsfeb54colvin.pdf
apa.ny.gov/about_park/history.htm
dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/01/Constitution-January-1-2022.pdf
dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/nysconsmay85forestpreserve.pdf
wildadirondacks.org/forever-wild-the-adirondack-park.html
apa.ny.gov/Mailing/2012/06/StateLand/NPS%20National%20Park%20Proposal.pdf
newyorkalmanack.com/2021/11/adirondack-mountains-national-park-in-1967-there-was-a-plan
The Adirondacks: A History of America’s First Wilderness by Paul Schneider
apa.ny.gov/Documents/Guidelines/CitizensGuide.pdf
adirondack.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=625564b0f5b249f2ba29a931f23891ad
Images:
Adirondack Research Library at Union College
Adirondack Park Agency
Library of Congress
US Forest Service
New York State Museum
The Times Union
The Adirondacks of New York are world famous. From Adirondack fishing to Adirondack hunting, these mountains are a world renowned outdoor destination. But they're also famous for Lake Houses and Great Camps, small towns and tight knit communities.
This is the duality of the Adirondack Park. A place where humans coexist with the natural world. Where commercial and economic interests must be met right alongside those of the wilderness adjacent to them. It's not an easy set of things to balance, and yet New York State and the communities of the Adirondacks are giving it their best shot.
This is their story. The story of a unique model of conservation that will either pave the way for the future or prove to be inadequate for the varied interests it must serve. Enjoy!
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Support me on Patreon: patreon.com/nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on instagram: @nationalparkdiaries
Follow me on twitter: @NPDiariesYT
Sources:
youtube.com/watch?v=8vj7alOguio
dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/nysconsfeb54colvin.pdf
apa.ny.gov/about_park/history.htm
dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/01/Constitution-January-1-2022.pdf
dec.ny.gov/docs/administration_pdf/nysconsmay85forestpreserve.pdf
wildadirondacks.org/forever-wild-the-adirondack-park.html
apa.ny.gov/Mailing/2012/06/StateLand/NPS%20National%20Park%20Proposal.pdf
newyorkalmanack.com/2021/11/adirondack-mountains-national-park-in-1967-there-was-a-plan
The Adirondacks: A History of America’s First Wilderness by Paul Schneider
apa.ny.gov/Documents/Guidelines/CitizensGuide.pdf
adirondack.maps.arcgis.com/apps/OnePane/basicviewer/index.html?appid=625564b0f5b249f2ba29a931f23891ad
Images:
Adirondack Research Library at Union College
Adirondack Park Agency
Library of Congress
US Forest Service
New York State Museum
The Times Union
