The conservancy will hold the parcel of land until the state can acquire it as part of the Adirondack forest preserve.

A hundred years ago, after vast timber cuts had denuded sections of the majestic Adirondack forest and turned rivers brown with silt, the Legislature stepped in.

He was chairman of a commission to examine the Adirondack forests and devise measures for their preservation in 1885.

There are a few oaks, a species not found much in the Adirondack forests, at lower elevations.

When Rondeau first colonized his bluff, the Adirondack forest, designated "forever wild" only 20 years earlier, was just beginning its recovery from intensive logging in the mid-1800's.

Frame predominates as a building material because of the proximity of the Adirondack forests to Saratoga Springs; architecturally the district reflects the vernacular styles found in that region.

Robert Moses wanted voters to allow the state to build cabins and other buildings in the Adirondack forest preserve in 1932.

One: Open space money will be distribted statewide; only part, still undetermined, would be used to enlarge the Adirondack forest preserve.

Harper is remembered for his work to save the Adirondack forests from logging, and for the fact that his Pekingese dog was one of three dogs to survive the sinking of the Titanic.

Sulfur dioxide, produced mainly by burning coal, is the primary cause of acid rain and acid snow, which threaten the health of Adirondack forests and lakes.