For Immediate Release: July 19, 2002
Contact:
Victoria Hristovski | Director Public Information | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK- For all their dedication and contributions over the years, Paul Smith’s College faculty and staff were recognized by the Adirondack Park Agency on July 11th, 2002 with Certificates of Appreciation at the Agency’s headquarters in Ray Brook, during its regular monthly meeting.
In all, twelve members of the Paul Smith’s College faculty and staff were recognized for their continued support of the Adirondack Park Visitors Interpretive Center (VIC) in Paul Smiths.
College officials have participated in various programs and projects that have not only benefitted the VIC, but the students involved in these projects, and thousands of visitors to the Center over the past eleven years.
"With exceptional dedication, Paul Smith’s College faculty and students have spent the past decade participating in projects at the Paul Smith’s VIC ranging from building a 1,600-foot boardwalk for the Boreal Life Trail (in September, 2001), to being a founding sponsor of the Forest Ecosystem Research Development Area (FERDA, in 1999) off the Jenkins Mountain Trail where important ecological data continues to be collected; to the most current project, the new wooden amphitheater off the Heron Marsh Trail," APA Chairman Richard Lefebvre read from their certificates.
"In addition to these major projects, Paul Smith’s College has not only donated their time and labor; they have also shared their manpower and equipment," Lefebvre said.
This past year, the College let the VIC borrow its cross-country ski trail groomer, which immensely improved the quality of skiing and led to another successful "Chilly Ski Festival." Generously, the College also recently gifted tables and chairs to the VIC. Along with many other gifts the College has given over the years, we are also very appreciative for the 2,885-acre reserve on Paul Smith’s College property on which the VIC operates and includes Heron Marsh, Black and Long Ponds, frontage on Barnum Pond, Jenkins Mountain, and bountiful forested land.
"With past, present, and continued support and partnership with the College, the Paul Smith’s VIC is sure to be a facility cherished by everyone who visits our great Park," Lefebvre said.
Paul Smith’s College President, Dr. George Miller was in attendance and helped hand out the Certificates to: Dr. John Mills, Vice-President of Academic Affairs; Dr. James Allan, Dean of Forestry; Dr. Celia Evans, Assistant Professor; Dr. Peter Quinby, Dean of Natural Resources; Stacey Ingison, Lands Manager; Michael DeAngelo, Professor; Hans Michielen, Professor; Cathy Fuller, Professor; and Donna Rae Sutherland, Public Relations.
Regulatory Committee members discussed three new projects at this month’s Agency meeting in Ray Brook. Of the three, two projects were approved and one was tabled for 30 days. An application for telecommunications antennae to be affixed in the village of Lake Placid, Essex County, was approved, and a tourist accommodation request in Lake Pleasant, in Hamilton County, was also approved this month. Tabled was a decision in an eight-lot subdivision involving hunting and fishing cabins in the Town of Clifton, St. Lawrence County.
Two unit management plans (UMPs)were reviewed during the State Land Committee on Thursday, July 11, 2002. The Bog River Complex Unit Management Plan and the Scaroon Manor Public Campground UMPs were given an initial review by Committee members. At this stage, Committee members and the public received a presentation on what the plans entail and will come before the Agency at a later date for a decision.
The next Agency meeting will be held on August 8-9, 2002 at the APA headquarters in Ray Brook.