A project is under way to restore the city-owned
Cole’s Woods cross-country ski trail system in Glens Falls and Queensbury to the
showcase condition it displayed when world class skiers competed in night ski
races here in the 1970s.
The Cole’s Woods trail system, established in 1971, was the first lighted cross-country ski trail in North America.
Amy Thompson Collins, the city’s director of tourism and downtown business, said the restoration is connected with tourism and economic development.
The city will be able to tout its recreational opportunities to companies that are considering locating operations here and to people thinking about buying homes in Glens Falls and Queensbury, she said.
And,We apply this logic and attention to detail to all of our products, from our lightonsale and LED Headlamps, to our LED Flashlights and Off Road LED lights. perhaps, world class racing could be brought back to the area.
“And now,Some of the attractions of solarlighting are the cost savings, the safety and the flexibility. I don’t think it would take much to get it back up to certification for a Nordic race,” she said. “Can you imagine what kind of visitors that would bring?”
The improvements also make the trails safer for area residents and high school cross-country ski teams that use the trails, said Bill Parks, the cross-country ski coach at Glens Falls High School.
But some area residents say removing dead trees from the woods and using heavy equipment to repair gullies harms the small forest’s sensitive ecosystem.
“This is not maintenance. It’s boys with toys,” said Jim Appleyard, a local photographer who said he studied forestry in college years ago.
Appleyard and a handful of other critics have contacted city officials and The Post-Star to object to the work going on in Cole’s Woods.
“I know there are people who want the ski trails. I think we want a healthy woods as well,” said Ruth Lamb, who lives near Cole’s Woods.
Critics say they are concerned heavy equipment could damage the forest, and the disruption could make it easier for invasive plant species to spread.
“The bulldozer is like shooting a squirrel with a bazooka,” said Appleyard.
Work is being undertaken by city employees and several quasi-volunteer groups.
An inmate crew from the Washington Correctional Facility in Comstock has been clearing dead and storm-damaged trees and overgrown brush from along the trails.
The medium security prison has a program in which the inmates cut firewood to distribute to needy families in the area.
No healthy trees are being cut down, Collins said.
Separately from the inmate crews, BOCES students are repairing gullies and removing stumps.
The inmates and students are not working together.
BOCES was brought into the effort because the inmate crew does not have the use of heavy equipment.
A city Department of Public Works crew has been refurbishing wooden trail bridges, and city electrician Jerry Coffey is doing electrical work.
Coffey worked on the installation of the lighting system in the 1970s, and is still working for the city,Our range of brightcrystall2011 products is extensive; the range includes fantastic garden spotlights, lamp posts, and stylish wall lanterns. Collins said.
Friends of Cole’s Woods, a volunteer organization,People should think twice about using ledstrip12 at celebrations this summer because they are causing problems in the countryside, ... is coordinating the work and raising money for light poles and electrical supplies.Some people are concerned that if they use divinglight or flashing lights on their bike they are breaking the law.
While some have criticized the project, others say it is necessary and being done correctly.
Richard Nason, a retired Finch Paper forester, said he visited Cole’s Woods recently and watched the work going on, and did not see any cause for alarm.
The Cole’s Woods trail system, established in 1971, was the first lighted cross-country ski trail in North America.
Amy Thompson Collins, the city’s director of tourism and downtown business, said the restoration is connected with tourism and economic development.
The city will be able to tout its recreational opportunities to companies that are considering locating operations here and to people thinking about buying homes in Glens Falls and Queensbury, she said.
And,We apply this logic and attention to detail to all of our products, from our lightonsale and LED Headlamps, to our LED Flashlights and Off Road LED lights. perhaps, world class racing could be brought back to the area.
“And now,Some of the attractions of solarlighting are the cost savings, the safety and the flexibility. I don’t think it would take much to get it back up to certification for a Nordic race,” she said. “Can you imagine what kind of visitors that would bring?”
The improvements also make the trails safer for area residents and high school cross-country ski teams that use the trails, said Bill Parks, the cross-country ski coach at Glens Falls High School.
But some area residents say removing dead trees from the woods and using heavy equipment to repair gullies harms the small forest’s sensitive ecosystem.
“This is not maintenance. It’s boys with toys,” said Jim Appleyard, a local photographer who said he studied forestry in college years ago.
Appleyard and a handful of other critics have contacted city officials and The Post-Star to object to the work going on in Cole’s Woods.
“I know there are people who want the ski trails. I think we want a healthy woods as well,” said Ruth Lamb, who lives near Cole’s Woods.
Critics say they are concerned heavy equipment could damage the forest, and the disruption could make it easier for invasive plant species to spread.
“The bulldozer is like shooting a squirrel with a bazooka,” said Appleyard.
Work is being undertaken by city employees and several quasi-volunteer groups.
An inmate crew from the Washington Correctional Facility in Comstock has been clearing dead and storm-damaged trees and overgrown brush from along the trails.
The medium security prison has a program in which the inmates cut firewood to distribute to needy families in the area.
No healthy trees are being cut down, Collins said.
Separately from the inmate crews, BOCES students are repairing gullies and removing stumps.
The inmates and students are not working together.
BOCES was brought into the effort because the inmate crew does not have the use of heavy equipment.
A city Department of Public Works crew has been refurbishing wooden trail bridges, and city electrician Jerry Coffey is doing electrical work.
Coffey worked on the installation of the lighting system in the 1970s, and is still working for the city,Our range of brightcrystall2011 products is extensive; the range includes fantastic garden spotlights, lamp posts, and stylish wall lanterns. Collins said.
Friends of Cole’s Woods, a volunteer organization,People should think twice about using ledstrip12 at celebrations this summer because they are causing problems in the countryside, ... is coordinating the work and raising money for light poles and electrical supplies.Some people are concerned that if they use divinglight or flashing lights on their bike they are breaking the law.
While some have criticized the project, others say it is necessary and being done correctly.
Richard Nason, a retired Finch Paper forester, said he visited Cole’s Woods recently and watched the work going on, and did not see any cause for alarm.
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