Comments on: DEC Appointment Has Broad Impact http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/dec-appointment/ Travel, Tourism, Outdoors, News and Information for the Adirondack Region of New York Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:33:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: TourPro http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/dec-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-8716 TourPro Sat, 12 May 2007 14:05:03 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/dec-appointment/#comment-8716 Well, your right that they aren't standing in your bedroom, but many areas they regulate have impact on the lives of those that live in/near the "park". The assertion that people in the Adirondacks don't think about the APA on a daily basis may be related to other factors. The unaware are the most easily regulated class of people. Are you indifferent to the existence of the APA or are you saying that they are a obsolete paper tiger? I like the idea of the "Blue Line", and everything therein, but implementation can always be improved. Plus, "Forever Wild" has phenomenal marketing value - too bad we <a href="http://www.outdooralabama.com/public-lands/stateLands/foreverWild/" title="Alabama's Forever Wild Program">missed the boat on that one</a> Well, your right that they aren’t standing in your bedroom, but many areas they regulate have impact on the lives of those that live in/near the “park”.

The assertion that people in the Adirondacks don’t think about the APA on a daily basis may be related to other factors. The unaware are the most easily regulated class of people.

Are you indifferent to the existence of the APA or are you saying that they are a obsolete paper tiger? I like the idea of the “Blue Line”, and everything therein, but implementation can always be improved. Plus, “Forever Wild” has phenomenal marketing value – too bad we missed the boat on that one

]]> By: Phil terrie http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/dec-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-8715 Phil terrie Sat, 12 May 2007 12:12:51 +0000 http://www.adirondackbasecamp.com/2007/05/dec-appointment/#comment-8715 You write, "It’s fair to say that most human endeavors within the Blue Line are regulated in some way by the APA." To the contrary, it is not in the least "fair" to make that claim. The APA has minimal authority and in recent years has largely declined to exercise the authority it has. Very few "human endeavors" are regulated, limited, supervised, or otherwise managed by the Park Agency. Most people in the Adrondacks on most days don't give the APA a passing thought, and they don't need to. You write, “It’s fair to say that most human endeavors within the Blue Line are regulated in some way by the APA.” To the contrary, it is not in the least “fair” to make that claim. The APA has minimal authority and in recent years has largely declined to exercise the authority it has. Very few “human endeavors” are regulated, limited, supervised, or otherwise managed by the Park Agency. Most people in the Adrondacks on most days don’t give the APA a passing thought, and they don’t need to.

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