For Immediate Release: December 8, 2006
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Relations | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY – The Adirondack Park Agency has extended the public comment period for the Moose River Wild Forest unit management plan and will accept public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP) compliance until January 3, 2007.
The Moose River Wild Forest lies in the southwestern Adirondack Park. It sits within Hamilton County in the Towns of Arietta, Inlet, Long Lake, Lake Pleasant and Morehouse. The unit also lies in Towns of Webb and Ohio in Herkimer County. The DEC estimates the size of the planning area at 85,467 acres. Numerous lakes and streams, including a portion of the traditional Adirondack canoe route from Old Forge to Saranac Lake, the South Branch of the Moose River, the Cedar River Flow, as well as numerous lakes and ponds provide for a variety of water based recreational activities. During winter months, snowmobiling is the major activity on this unit. The Limekiln Lake- Cedar River Road provides a connection between the hamlets of Inlet and Indian Lake.
Some important compliance issues relate to public camping, snowmobiling and ADA accessibility. The Moose River Plains Wild Forest Unit Management Plan is available for download from the Adirondack Park Agency website: www.apa.state.ny.us/State_Land/UMPs/index.htm#MooseRiver
Please address all written comments pertaining to State Land Master Plan compliance to: Richard Weber, Supervisor Regional Planning Planning Division, Adirondack Park Agency P.O. Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977
The Adirondack Park Agency Board may consider compliance of DEC’s Unit Management Plan with the State Land Master Plan at the January 11 and 12 Agency meeting. Any written comments received by January 3 will become part of the public record. Written comments received after January 3, will be provided to board members on meeting day but will not be part of the official record.