As New York leaders work to conserve 30% of the state’s land by 2030, conservationists are eyeing what could be a large piece of the puzzle, namely the 36,000-acre Whitney Park that’s located in Adirondack Park.
Home to 46 high peaks, 2,800 lakes and ponds and more than 30,000 miles of rivers and streams, the Adirondack Park is one of a kind.
“People look to this area from all over the world to study what we have done here, to have the mixture of public and private lands,” said Claudia Braymer of Protect the Adirondacks!
More than half of the 6 million acres is privately owned, including a large piece of land in Long Lake, known as Whitney Park.
“It’s a 36,000-acre parcel. That’s more land than most people can imagine,” said Braymer. “It has 22 ponds and lakes and 100 miles of undeveloped shoreline.”
The late Marylou Whitney owned …