For Immediate Release: May 17, 2010
Contact:
Keith P. McKeever | Public Relations | Adirondack Park Agency
contact@apa.ny.gov | (518) 891-4050
RAY BROOK, NY - The Adirondack Park Agency is accepting public comments on Adirondack Park State Land Master Plan (APSLMP) compliance for the Jay Mountain Wilderness unit management plan (UMP). A final draft plan was completed by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and was subject to a series of public meetings and public input during the planning process. The Adirondack Park Agency will now consider compliance of the final draft plan with the State Land Master Plan prior to final adoption by DEC. The Agency will accept public comments on the proposals contained in the draft plan until 12:00 PM on June 2, 2010.
The Jay Mountain Wilderness Area (JMWA) is located in the northeast portion of the Adirondack Park within the Towns of Jay and Lewis in Essex County. The area contains remote, rugged mountains affording spectacular views and is similar in character to the neighboring Hurricane Mountain.
The Planning Area is bounded on the north and west by private lands, on the east by the Taylor Pond Wild Forest Planning Area, and on the south by the Hurricane Mountain Primitive Area. Other nearby Forest Preserve units include the Sentinel Range Wilderness Area and the Wilmington Wild Forest.
The UMP is available for viewing or downloading from the Adirondack Park Agency website at:
http://www.apa.state.ny.us/State_Land/index.html
Please address all written comments pertaining to State Land Master Plan compliance to:
Richard Weber, Assistant Director, Planning
Planning Division
NYS Adirondack Park Agency
P.O. Box 99
Ray Brook, NY 12977
Or e-mail: apa_slmp@gw.dec.state.ny.us.
Depending on the level of public comment received, the Adirondack Park Agency Board may consider compliance of DECs Unit Management Plan with the State Land Master Plan at the June or July 2010 Agency meeting. Any written comments received by 12:00 PM on June 2, 2010 will become part of the public record. Written comments received after 12:00 PM on June 2, 2010, will be provided to board members on meeting day but will not be part of the official record.
The mission of the Adirondack Park Agency is to protect the public and private resources of the Adirondack Park through the exercise of the powers and duties of the Agency as provided by law. With its headquarters located in Ray Brook, the Agency also operates two Visitor Interpretive Centers, in Newcomb and Paul Smiths. For more information, call the APA at (518) 891-4050 or visit www.apa.state.ny.us.
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