We all know that NYS keeps acquiring new lands within the Blue Line, but should the Blue Line itself keep growing.
Historically, this is what I mean:
When I cross the boundaries I often look for geological or biological markers to denote when I've enter the Adirondack region. Some areas I feel coincide pretty well, others, I feel I'm well into the bedrock and fauna that I feel define the Adirondacks.
With satellite images these days it gets even easier to see these things. I feel that much of the true border of the Adirondack region can been seen from this image:
The dark green areas just outside the blue line, especially in the north and western borders feel just as much like the Adirondacks to me as those just inside the blue line.
So should the state continue to add these areas when available and protect more acreage, or manage it as a park even if private? Or is the APA already biting off more than it can chew? Should we, as NYS residents just be concerned with acquisitions within the currently existing blue line?
Historically, this is what I mean:
When I cross the boundaries I often look for geological or biological markers to denote when I've enter the Adirondack region. Some areas I feel coincide pretty well, others, I feel I'm well into the bedrock and fauna that I feel define the Adirondacks.
With satellite images these days it gets even easier to see these things. I feel that much of the true border of the Adirondack region can been seen from this image:
The dark green areas just outside the blue line, especially in the north and western borders feel just as much like the Adirondacks to me as those just inside the blue line.
So should the state continue to add these areas when available and protect more acreage, or manage it as a park even if private? Or is the APA already biting off more than it can chew? Should we, as NYS residents just be concerned with acquisitions within the currently existing blue line?
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