Moderator: David J. Allee, Cornell Local Government Program

Participants:
Steve Erman, Adirondack Park Agency
Mary Hotaling, Historic Saranac Lake
Jerry Rosenthal, Community Economic Renewal Project, Indian Lake
Mary Moro, Community Develop. Project, Newcomb-North Creek
Debbie McDonnell, Community Development, Saranac Lake

Moderator: Ray Curran (Adirondack Park Agency)

Cali Brooks, The Adirondack Project: Mapping Adirondack Communities

J. Rose, The St. Lawrence Aquarium and Ecological Center: A Community-Based Ecological, Educational, and Economic Initiative

S. Blackmer, Introduction to the Northern Forest Center

W. Solecki, R. Mason, and S. Michaels, A Workshop on Collaborative Environmental Management in the Adirondacks

Moderator: Glenn Harris (St. Lawrence Univerisity)

J. Miller, N.Y.S. Citizen's Pollution Control Program

J. Racette and L. Raymond, Jr., Chateaugay Lakes Watershed Management Plan

Moderator: Karen Edwards (Paul Smith's College)

B. McMartin, Realizing the Economic Potential of the Forest Preserve

J. Erickson and M. Zhang, Tax Incentives and the Forest Landscape

H. Kretser, Historical Disturbances Impacting Adirondack Land in Franklin County, NY

Moderator: Charles Alexander (Paul Smith's College)

M. Wilson, Bewildered: Defining Adirondack Great Camps as National Historic Landmarks

C. Fuller and C. Dawson, A Comparison of Wilderness Privacy within Two New York State Wilderness Environments

D. Gibson and K. Rimany, The Case for Wilderness Management Training in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve

Moderator: Michael DiNunzio (Adirondack Council)

R. and C. Fimbel, J. Gibbs, Natural Disturbance as a Model for Silvaculture in Northeastern Forests

K. Adams and D. Franzi, Fire and Ice: Restoration or Requiem for an Ecological Preserve

E. Miller, Adirondack Mountain Forest Ecosystems and Environmental Change

Moderator: Neil Surprenant (Paul Smith's College)

R. Withington, R. Christopherson, and D. Haas, The Comparative Strength of the Adirondack Park, 1990-1997

G. Cox, What Ecological Economics Might Contribute to Forest Management in the Adirondack Park

J. Vazquez, S. O'Hara, and S. Stagl, Increase in Tourism: Development Problem or Solution? The Example of Lake George in Upstate New York

Moderators: R. Christopherson and R. Withington, Jr., SUNY Plattsburgh

Participants:
Thomas Bissell, Supervisor, Town of Long Lake
Michael G. DiNunzio, Adirondack Council
Jon Erickson, Professor of Economics, Rensselaer
Norman Howard, Owner, Wawbeek
John Maye, Area Six Legislator and DEC Forest Ranger

James Howard Kunstler

Moderators: T. Pasquarello and C. Cirmo

Participants:
Curt Stager, Paul Smith's College
Karen Roy, Adirondack Park Agency
Rebecca Schneider, Cornell University
Tim Holmes, Holmes & Associates, Saranac Lake

Moderator: Curt Stager (Paul Smith's College)

C. Cirmo, An Update on Experimental Watershed Studies in the Adirondacks: Their Importance for Research and Pedagogy in a Regional Context

R. Schneider et al., Water Lily Decline in the Adirondacks: Spatial Extent and Causal Factors

M. Martin, The Adirondack Clean Waters Initiative: State of Knowledge about Water Quality in Adirondack Lakes

T. Sanger and J.C. Stager, In Search of a Pristine Adirondack Lake

Moderator: John T. Omohundro (SUNY Potsdam)

T. Holmes, Eighty Percent of New Jobs Created: A Cost-Effective Approach to Wood Products Development in the Adirondack North Country Region?

R. Lamb, Problems with Rural Land Subdivisions in the Absence of a Regional Land Planning Agency: the Case of the Catskills

J. Erickson and V. Shandas, Simulating Land-Use Change in the Lake George Watershed: an Impact Assessment and GIS Development

D. Kay, T. Robertson, and M. Schlarb, Building Upon and Institutionalizing Local Capacity to Solve Problems of the Environment and the Economy

Moderator: John Brown (Paul Smith's College)

G. Cox, N.Y. Faces Major Land Purchase Opportunities in the Adirondack Park in 1998

M. Kane, G. Cox, and J. Erickson, An Application of a Multi-Criteria Decision Model to Open Space Conservation Choices

Greater Laurentian Wetlands Project, Identification of a Priority Conservation Zone Between Algonquin Park, Ontario and the Adirondack Park

M. Lee, S. Pope, and J. Wegner, Algonquin to Adirondacks: Making the Link

(1) Walking tour of historic Saranac Lake's community development projects

(2) Tour and lecture at the NYS DEC's fish hatchery near Upper Saranac Lake

(3) Guided tour and lecture at White Pine Camp, the Summer White House of President Calvin Coolidge

(4) Guided paddle down the Saranac River

(5) Guided hike up Mt. Baker.

(6) Guided hike to Marcy Dam.

Adirondack Micro-Brew Sampler: This afternoon's poster session featured a free sampling of Adirondack micro-brews from the Lake Placid Pub and Brewery. Entrepreneurs and brewers Chad Cleveland and Chris Ericson hosted a taste of their award-winning beers: Barkeater Amber, India Pale Ale, Ubu Ale (names after a local dog), and Bruce's Brown Bag Ale.

Poster Presentations:

M. Twery, Using the NED Suite of Computer Programs to Improve Forest Management Decisions

Adirondack Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, Adirondack Natural Community Inventory Project

P. Burdick, St. Lawrence Aquarium & Ecological Center's Habitat Discovery Program

T. Holmes, Developing and Promoting a Premier Bicycle Tourism Destination in the Adirondack North Country Region

R. Stemberger and E. Miller, Zooplankton-Nitrogen: Phosphorus Relationships in Northeastern U.S. Lakes

R. Fimbel, Natural Disturbance as a Model for Silviculture in Northeastern Forests

E. Miller and A. Friedland, A Decade of Air Pollution and Forest Ecosystem Studies at Whiteface Mountain, NY

K. Hargis, The Adirondack Research Consortium's Elementary School Poster Contest Winners

M. Allen and C. Brooks, et al., An Interactive Adirondack Park: An Educational Computer Game for Middle School Students that Simulates the Park

S. Blackmer, Introduction to the Northern Forest Center

Nadia Korths, Adirondack Bed and Breakfasts: A Reservation Service

Roasted Venison, Trout, Pasta Primavera, Grilled Vegetables

Wood Heat - A folk group from Saranac Lake led by licensed Adirondack guide and writer Chuck Brumley.

North Country Cloggers - An ensemble of Adirondack women offering traditional Appalachian clogging with an Adirondack twist, accompanied by the Too Tall String Band.

Stony Creek Band - A high energy acoustic mix of country, blues, rock, swing, and bluegrass from the heart of the Adirondacks.

Moderator: Elizabeth Thorndike, Cornell University, and former Commissioner of the Adirondack Park Agency

Partipants:

John Collins, Board Member, Residents' Committee to Protect the Adirondacks, and former chair, Adirondack Park Agency

Ernest Hohmeyer, Executive Director, Adirondack Economic Development Corporation

Dean LeBebvre, Supervisor, Town of Altamont

Olga Krone, Member, Board of Directors, Lake Placid-Essex County Visitors Bureau, and General Manager, Ramada Inn, Lake Placid