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David Brunner, Joe Martens Join Adk Land Trust Board
David Brunner and Joe Martens have joined the board of directors of the Adirondack Land Trust. David Brunner, of Au Sable Forks, owns and operates Asgaard Farm & Dairy with his wife, Rhonda Butler....
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State Purchases Black River Valley Lands In Forestport
New York State has purchased 518 acres of land in northern Oneida County which will become the area’s newest state forest, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe...
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The New Canoe Trip On The Upper Hudson River
Joe Martens may be the head of the state Department of Environmental Conservation, but he is no different from a lot of paddlers: he couldn’t wait to canoe a stretch of the upper Hudson River recently...
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Martens Discusses Classification Process For Finch Lands
State officials are considering a variety of possible recreational uses, both motorized and non-motorized, for the former Finch, Pruyn lands, according to Joe Martens, the commissioner of the state...
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Dick Beamish Commentary On Rail-Trail Debate
Words of wisdom can be found in the latest issue of the Conservationist magazine, published bimonthly by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. In his introductory letter to readers, DEC...
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A Surplus State Budget, An Environmental Deficit
Given Governor Andrew Cuomo’s projected $2 billion surplus, his environmental agencies could have used a bit of a budgetary boost. One can always hope. But readers already know this is not the case....
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DEC Plan:Amend Jay Mtn Wilderness Management Plan For Mining
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) says it submitted a proposed amendment to the 2010 Jay Mountain Wilderness Unit Management Plan (UMP) on Wednesday to the Adirondack...
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Appreciation for Outgoing DEC Commissioner Joe Martens
Joe Martens’ announced departure this month as State Environmental Conservation Commissioner prompts a post of appreciation and a note of apprehension about his future successor. I have no right, and...
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Martens Reverses Old Mountain Road Decision
In one of his last acts as the state’s environmental conservation commissioner, Joe Martens overturned a predecessor’s finding that part of the Jackrabbit Ski Trail was still a town road and therefore...
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Council Names Joe Martens Conservationist Of The Year
Former NYS Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joseph Martens will be awarded Conservationist of the Year at the Forever Wild Day celebration hosted by the Adirondack Council on July 9. The event...
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