Reporter Chris Morris reports that the biggest addition to the Adirondack State Forest Preserve in more than 100 years was made official during a press conference Sunday.

Reporter Kim Smith Dedam reports that the largest state land purchase in more than a century took place Sunday. 

Reporter Jamie Munks reports that the Adirondack State Forest Preserve grew by 69,000 acres Sunday, when the state acquired former Finch Paper land in the Adirondack Park.

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Lee Keet, a member of ARTA’s board of directors, weighs in on the rails vs trails debate. 

North Country Public Radio reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo traveled to Lake Placid on Sunday and signed an agreement that will expand the Adirondack forest preserve by nearly 70,000 acres.

"These are the jewels.  These are lands surrounded by existing forest preserve.  Places like Boreas Ponds, OK Slip Falls, the Essex Chain of Lakes, miles of the Hudson River.  These are places people will come to discover from around the world," said Mike Carr, executive director of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy.  

Reporter Bryan Fitzgerald reports that Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday the state’s acquisition of 69,000 acres of Adirondack land previously owned by the timber company Finch Pruyn and the Nature Conservancy.

Reporter Brian Mann writes about the work of Mike Carr, executive director of the Adirondack Nature Conservancy.