DEC, Essex County, Town of Keene, and ROOST Announce Adirondack Route 73 Shuttle Season Starts July 9

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Essex County, town of Keene, and Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism (ROOST) today announced the Route 73 shuttle system launched in 2021 will return on Saturday, July 9.

The shuttle system helps manage safe, sustainable visitation along the busy Route 73 corridor in the Adirondack High Peaks region. The free shuttle system will operate on weekends and holidays through Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. New this year, additional runs on select weekends in August and October will be piloted from Frontier Town Gateway in North Hudson.

Read more here: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/31f1690

Your Chapter needs you! At the annual October meeting, chapter officers are elected to serve the chapter for the fiscal year.

Please keep in mind that there are no prerequisites required for any of the positions listed below; only the willingness to serve as a leader for the chapter.

We will have vacancies for the following four positions:

Treasurer - serves as the chief financial officer of the chapter. Approximate time commitment: Varies, however, a couple of hours each month to prepare report for Executive Committee meetings; pay chapter bills, balance checkbook and at end of year prepare a chapter budget.

2nd Vice-Chair - this person oversees and coordinates the activities of the chapter committees designated by the Chair and in the absence of the Chair and 1st Vice-Chair shall conduct the monthly Executive Committee meetings. Approximate time commitment: should be able to devote approximately two hours/monthly to attend chapter Executive Committee meetings.

Trustee - this is a new position as of 1/1/2022 and replaces the former Directors of the chapter. The Trustee serves both the Club and the Chapter. The Trustee shall represent the Chapter on the Club Advisory Council, serve as an elected member of the Chapter Executive Committee and perform all duties assigned under the Club Bylaws and Chapter Constitution and Bylaws. Approximate time commitment: Attend monthly chapter Executive Committee meetings; attend Club Advisory Council meetings (at least 4 times/year); file written reports on Advisory Council and club activities for Chapter newsletter (6 times/year).

Member-At-Large - Members-At-Large serve as Executive Committee members without portfolio, providing their expertise and assistance to the Executive Committee and are encouraged to participate in standing and special committees. Approximate time commitment: Attend monthly Executive Committee meetings.

The previous job descriptions for each position are abbreviated. Anyone expressing interest in any of the positions will be provided with the full job descriptions. These positions have one year terms and nominations are due August 1, 2022. Nominations and officer biographies will be published in the September through November newsletter.

Please contact Pat Desbiens directly with any questions or nominations. Thank you in advance for considering volunteering for one of the positions listed above.

Pat Desbiens - Nominating Committee Chair - pdesbien@nycap.rr.com

This program will be a brief tour of the pacific northwest that includes the Oregon coast and the Olympic and North Cascades national parks. Thursday September 15, 2022, 7 PM In-person, Saratoga Springs Public Library Join Mo & Jim Coutant on a photographic tour of their cross-country trip last year as they explored the scenery while trying to avoid the smoke from the wildfires. As most of the country seemed to be in the smoke zone, exploring the coast was the best option; on their way home they checked off a couple of National Parks. Come see the great scenery of the National Parks and coastline and learn how they travelled across the country with no reservations or real plan!

Jim and Mo Coutant are long time ADK members who are active with the Glens Falls-Saratoga Chapter of ADK.  They’ve led many outings for the Chapter with Mo leading weekly trips during the years when their daughter was in school. Jim retired from NYS DEC as an Air Pollution Engineer just prior to this trip. 

Registration required. Please check the Saratoga Springs Public Library calendar of events. The Chapter website will be updated later with a registration link.

This program originally on ZOOM May 18 is now available online.

Join Beth, Mo, Jen and Suzy for an armchair adventure around Lac St-Jean, Quebec. Four adventurous women took advantage of an opportunity to head North after the border reopened in fall of 2021 to cycle the famous Blueberry Route at the end of the season.

They didn’t know what to expect as rural Canada re-emerged from the pandemic, or what October weather would be like riding along a lake — it was fantastic. Come along for a photographic journey to see how everything worked out.

YOUTUBE Link:   youtu.be/_DhAUufFGU4

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