Long-time environmentalist and writer Peter Borrelli, who spends much of each year in Northville, will take the helm at Protect the Adirondacks.<\/p>\n
Borrelli spoke with NCPR this afternoon, describing a significantly different vision for the the group formed last year by the merger of the Residents Committee and the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks.<\/p>\n
He says Protect won’t hire an executive director any time soon, but will instead function more as a board-and-volunteer driven group.<\/p>\n
He described that change as the product of a philosophical approach, but also reflection of a much tighter economy, which has squeezed non-profits and green groups across the Adirondacks.<\/p>\n
Borrelli, a former journalist with Time magazine who also worked for the Sierra Club, says consultants and contract employees will be brought on as needed.<\/p>\n
Asked about priorities for the new group, Borrelli said Protect would try to focus on some key issues and not be distracted by various issues that pop up.<\/p>\n
“There is talk of a constitutional convention in the near future,” he said.\u00a0 “If that were to occur and if there were challenges to Article 14 [which established the Park’s forever wild protections] I would expect this organization to play a major role, drawing on some of the best legal minds in the country.”<\/p>\n
This news follows the departure earlier this month of Dave Gibson and Dan Plumley, long-time fixtures in those organizations.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Monday, Gibson said he would remain active in the Park and may form a new organization, drawing on some of the donors and supporters that he cultivated over the years.<\/p>\n
What’s clear from the continued evolution of Protect — and from Gibson’s talk of a new project — is that the Adirondack environmental movement remains in flux, rocked by budget shortfalls, personality conflicts, and the changing climate in Albany.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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