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Adopt-a-resource program is an official Adirondack Mountain
Club (ADK) program designed to monitior and provide
stewardship opportunities for Forest Preserve users.
A chance to make a positive, tangible differance in
the Adirondack wilderness.
"The
lands of the State, now owned or hereafter aquired,
constituting the forest preserve as now fixed
by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands.
They shall not be leased, sold, or exchanged,
or be taken by any corporation, public or private,
nor shall the timber therein be sold, removed,
or destroyed." Forever
Wild Clause, NYS Constitution. |
The
Sentinel Range Wilderness Area (SRWA)
The
Sentinel Range Wilderness Area, an Adirondack Park unit
of New York's Forest Preserve, is located in the towns
of Wilmington, North Elba and Keene, Essex County. It
is bounded by NY 86 on the north, NY 73 on the south,
and private lands on the east and west.
The
area contains 5 bodies of water covering 74 acres (29.6
ha), 13.8 miles (22.2 km) of foot trails, and a lean-to
(Copperas Pond).
The
Sentinel Range and its slopes dominate the area and
five small ponds are situated near the northern and
northwestern boundaries. Sentinel Mountain and the general
northeastern quarter of the area are characterized by
bare rock outcropping that resulted from forest fires
more than a half century ago. The terrain is steep and
rugged, with some vertical cliffs facing north and northeast.
The
eastern slopes of the area have a hardwood forest that
regenerated after the forest fires. There are mixed
hardwood and softwood stands, primarily along brooks
on the eastern slopes. The remainder of the area has
a mixed hardwood-softwood cover with some small pockets
of white pine between ledges near the northern boundary.
Good views may be obtained from the top of Sentinel,
Kilburn and Pitchoff Mountains, but forest cover restricts
much of the view off Stewart Mountain, Slide Mountain
and Black Mountain. There is an excellent view of the
Wilmington Notch-Whiteface Mountain section from a lean-to
site on the south side of Copperas Pond.
More than thirty years ago a ski trail was constructed
from the west boundary to South Notch, and a lean-to
was constructed at the terminus in the Notch. The trail
was reported to have been little used for skiing, but
is maintained as a foot trail. The lean-to was eliminated
because of deterioration and lack of use.
The
major portion of the perimeter is readily accessible
to the public from highways but has not been as susceptible
to penetration as some of the other, less rugged state
lands because of its terrain.
source:
wickipedia
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