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‘Great South Woods Project’ aims to enhance recreation, connectivity By Maggie Morgan
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NEWCOMB Ñ Launched in August, the Great South Woods Project is an effort funded by the DEC with SUNY ESF on board to facilitate the process. On Dec. 17, a meeting was held in Speculator to introduce the project to the public and get community members thinking together. Ò The primary objective is to help the department consider ways of expanding access to the forest preserve,Ó said Dr. Colin Beier, project leader for ESF. Ò We want to diversify recreational access meaning dif-
ferent types of use as well as expand the types of people that might be able to use the land, for example wheelchair access and trails for people with disabilities, trails with different levels of access-easy hiking vs. steep hiking.Ó The Great South Woods encompasses several counties in the southern region of the Adirondack Park; All of Hamilton and parts of Herkimer, Oneida, Fulton, Warren, and Saratoga County will be the area of focus for the projectÕ s team members. Beier noted the areas that will be targeted cover two million acres of land, of which two out of every three acres belong to the state. Ò It is an area that is very sparsely populated and also by
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its size it has relatively little recreational infrastructure in comparison to areas like the High Peaks or Lake George,Ó said Beier. Ò The DEC along with Bill Farber, chairman of Hamilton County Board of Supervisors, and the Adirondack Park Agency have gotten involved in this effort to try to rethink recreational planning in the park.Ó Ò Remoteness is a feature we want to protect and preserve, we just want to enhance access,Ó said Beier. Ò The Great South Woods has a lot of public land but not a lot of public trails. They donÕ t provide a lot of connectivity.Ó CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
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Johnsburg Central School singers EmmaLee Ellsworth, Montana Berg and Laura Richards lead the annual Holiday Sing-along at JCS Dec. 22. Pre K through Grades 6 sing seasonal favorites along with the Pop Singers.
NORTH CREEKÑ Skiers and snowboarders rejoice: Gore Mountain will keep pumping out the fun (and snow) starting with the opening of Burnt Ridge Mountain. Ò We started making snow on Burnt Ridge and with the extended cold weather people should look forward to that terrain opening very soon,Ó said Marketing Director Emily Stanton. Gore Mountain Snowboarding Instructor, Isa OÕ Brien, noted how important the opening of the new terrain is for riders and instructors alike. Ò Opening up other parts of the mountain gives more space to the riders and being an instructor thereÕ s more room to give lessons so the clientele can see how the mountain is growing and expanding,Ó said OÕ Brien. Soon after Burnt Ridge is ready to ride, snow bunnies can look forward to the interconnect with the North Creek Ski Bowl, opening the historic site to Gore goers for the fourth year. Ò The Ski Bowl connects the whole mountain and thereÕ s activities for people who donÕ t ski or snowboard,Ó OÕ Brien noted. Ò A family can ski, tube, and sled all in the same day on the same vacation, on the same mountain. It makes it easy to do it all.Ó Despite the somewhat troublesome weather, it has been business as usual on the mountain, ensuring winter sports fans they will have plenty of snow to shred.
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ELIZABETHTOWN Five towns in Essex and Hamilton County have received Adirondack Park Upper Hudson Recreation Hub Grants. The towns of Minverva, Newcomb and North Hudson in Essex County along with Indian Lake and Long Lake in Hamilton County have received a total of $100,000 to establish the Hub Microenterprise Program. The awards were applied for by Essex County in partnership with Hamilton County. The grants are managed by the Nature Conservancy, in partnership with The Natural Heritage Trust and the Department of environmental Conservation. There will be an Informational meeting on the Microenterprise Grant Program Wednesday, Jan. 15, 7 p.m. at the town hall in Long Lake. The Microenterprise Grant Program (MGP) will be established to provide grants to eligible expanding or start up Microenterprise businesses, located in Essex County, the towns of Minerva, Newcomb and North Hudson and in Hamilton County, the towns of Indian Lake and Long Lake. As qualified businesses are identified through an application process, the MGP will provide resolution to small businesses lack of access to capital and assist businesses to offer a more relevant mix of wares, Ñ
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