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Wilderness advocates in the environmental movement have known for years there is a problem when it comes to diversity and the future of the Adirondacks. We look around the backcountry on an inviting summer weekend and we see people who use, love, and defend New York’s wildest lands. But we don’t see many people of color. » Continue Reading.
Almanack Contributor Jeff Jones
Jeff Jones is an Albany-based consultant in political and media strategies. A former reporter, he has written for numerous publications including Adirondack Life and Adirondack Explorer.
For more than a decade he was Communications Director of Environmental Advocates. Jeff is a founding member of John Brown Lives!, and serves on the boards of West Harlem-based WeAct for Environmental Justice and the Capital Region League of Conservation Voters.
Recognizing the Adirondacks’ Hidden Diversity
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Latest News Headlines
- Fisher that attacked 3 in Queensbury was rabid
- Lewis County General Hospital doubles surgical capacity and plans to restart maternity services
- North Country's congresswomen vote to keep George Santos in office
- Key to farming in the Adirondacks? Resiliency
- Key stretch of Adirondack Rail Trail is complete
- High Rock on the Oswegatchie River
- St. Regis Falls school board fires 2 principals on same day, board member resigns
- Hickory Ski Center faces deadline to fund ski lifts
- Missing RIT student could be in the Adirondacks
- A new Adirondack growth: Whiskey fungus
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