The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is a New York State government agency, consisting of 54 staff and an eleven-member board. In 1971 the APA was created by the State Legislature to develop long-range public and private land use plans for the largest park in the continental United States.
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News & Activities
- Agency Meeting, May 16-17, 2019 | Agenda, Mailing
- Press Room
- Public Input
- Large-scale residential subdivisions currently under review
- Agency meeting schedule
- Live & archived webcast
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Adirondack Park Agency 2018 Annual Report
Read the APA 2018 Annual Report
APA Division reports are available on the Press Room page.
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May Agency Meeting Presenter Highlights
The Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program receives Certificate of Appreciation for 20 Years of Protecting the Adirondacks from Invasive Species.
Dr. Eric Holmlund received Certificate of Appreciation for the Paul Smiths College Adirondack Watershed Institute Aquatic Invasive Species Spread Prevention Program
From Left: APA Board Member John Ernst, Supervisor Natural Resource Analysis Kathy Regan, APA Executive Director Terry Martino, APIPP Program Manager Brendan Quirion, APA Associate A.P. Project Analyst, Fresh Water Resources Leigh Walrath, APIPP Terrestrial Project Coordinator Zack Simek, APIPP Aquatic Project Coordinator Erin Vennie-Vollrath, APA Board Member Arthur Lussi and Dr. Eric Holmlund, Paul Smiths College.
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The Adirondack Summit Steward Program received Certificate of Appreciation for 30 years of protecting New York’s alpine habitat.
From Left: NYS Ranger (retired) Peter Fish, Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy Sophie McClellen, APA Executive Director Terry Martino, Adirondack Mountain Club Summit Steward Coordinator Kayla White, APA Environmental Program Specialist 2 Ariel Lynch (former summit steward), Supervisor Natural Resource Analysis Kathy Regan (former Summit Steward Coordinator) and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Preserve Coordinator Karen Richards
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APA Board Recommends Approval for Travel Corridor Amendment
The APA has recommended approval for an amendment to the Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan involving the clarification of the Travel Corridors classification category definition, the guidelines for management and use, and amendments of related provisions. The recommendation allows rail and rail trail use in the Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor and future State-owned railroad corridors with existing rails.
For more information please see APA Press Release.
To review the action please download the following documents:
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Adirondack Park State Land Public Comment Period Announcement
The Adirondack Park Agency and Department of Environmental Conservation are accepting public comment on the draft Management Guidance for Cross Country Ski Trail Design, Construction and Maintenance on Forest Preserve Lands in the Adirondack Park.
Download the Guidance
The deadline for public comments regarding the guidance is February 1, 2019.
Please address all written comments to:
Kevin Prickett
NYS Adirondack Park Agency
P.O. Box 99
Ray Brook, NY 12977
Fax: 518-891-3938
Please email comments to SLMP_Comments@apa.ny.gov
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Policy on Renewable Energy Production and Energy Supply
The purpose of Renewable Energy Production and Energy Supply policy is to provide guidance to the Adirondack Park Agency and others within the Adirondack Park regarding the APA’s exercise of its powers, duties and responsibilities under the APA Act, the Freshwater Wetlands Act, and the Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System Act regarding renewable energy production.
The public comment period concluded on December 10, 2018.
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