The Fight To Save The Adirondack Park
“The book is both interesting and important. For more than 125 years New Yorkers have debated wide-ranging political issues regarding the protection of the Adirondack Park. The stories he relates and the observations he makes provide significant information about pieces of a long and complicated political history.”
Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University; former staff attorney for the Adirondack Park Agency (1972–1975); and former member of the Adirondack Park Agency (2007–2016)
“Melewski’s new memoir, “Inside the Green Lobby: The Fight to Save the Adirondack Park” is drawn from three decades as an environmental powerbroker in Albany. He is a fine storyteller and the book should be irresistible to political junkies, but is also worthwhile for those who do not know much about how a bill becomes a law. People often think of politics as a game of competing ideas where the outcome depends on who spends the most money. But that is only part of the truth. Melewski adds missing pieces.”
Excerpt from a review by author Brad Edmondson published in the May/June edition. First published in 1998, the Adirondack Explorer is a nonprofit magazine committed to the Adirondacks’ best reporting, writing, photography and artwork.
THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE ADIRONDACK PARK
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“Melewski’s memoir is a useful primary source for researchers interested in understanding how the public interest advocates went about their daily work, strategized to pursue policy goals, and adjusted to current events and unforeseen opportunities and setbacks … The memoir is also a valuable tool to gain insight into the complexities, intricacies, and patience involved with generating legislative and regulatory actions at the state and federal levels.” — H-Net Reviews (H-Environment)