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Fifth Annual NYSSA Adirondack Trails
Conference Held in Long Lake
Officials from NYS Agencies, Snowmobile Clubs, and Local Municipalities Came Together to Improve Snowmobile Trails
LONG LAKE, NY – On Saturday, March 31st, the New York State Snowmobile Association (NYSSA) hosted their fifth annual Adirondack Trails Conference at The Adirondack Hotel in Long Lake. 40 representatives from organizations including NYSSA, DEC, APA, OPRHP and DOT along with local municipal and club officials came together to discuss why working positively with State Agency officials is so important to future partnerships and trails locations.
“This year’s Adirondack Trails Conference was another success for the sport of snowmobiling,” said Jim Rolf, Trail Coordinator of NYSSA. “By coming together in this forum, each group has a fair chance to discuss how we can make New York snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks the best they legally can be. Width of trails, signage, and location are all factors that were openly discussed with suggested reasoning given by attendees for cooperative work.”
Topics covered this year included: status of easements and recreational plans, identifying trails on the Forest Preserve that need work, reviewing upcoming UMP issues (trail designation and possible trail closures), history of the APA/DEC relationship, environmental damage from two tropical storms last fall, and the next steps with NYSSA’s Trails Steward program.
“This is our chance each year to bring together so many key decision makers in our sport of snowmobiling,” said Dominic Jacangelo, Executive Director of NYSSA. “In a season that featured below average snowfall, this year’s Adirondack Trails Conference was still highly productive for discussing snowmobiling in Adirondack Park.”
“With record low snowfalls this winter, businesses in upstate New York took a financial hit. Along the 10,500 miles of trails across New York State there are, convenient stores, gas pumps, and snowmobile parts, repair and sales dealerships that rely on snowmobilers as a significant source of revenue.” concluded NYSSA President Gary Broderick.
The New York State Snowmobile Association (NYSSA), a non-profit corporation, is the largest snowmobile association in the country working on behalf of the 135,000 registered NY snowmobile owners, who contribute approximately $1 billion to the New York economy, and 240 snowmobile clubs to improve trails, facilities and services for participants, and defend snowmobilers against discriminatory legislation.
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