Reform DEC forest management FacebookTwitterEmail Photo illustration by Jeff Boyer / Times Union The forever wild protection of the public Forest Preserve, enshrined in the New York state Constitution since 1894, was affirmed this week. In a historic, landmark decision, the New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Protect the Adirondacks that cutting more than 25,000 trees and clearing more than 27 acres of forest land on the Forest Preserve in the Adirondacks, to build 27 miles of wide snowmobile trails known as “Class II Community Connector” trails, violated the constitution. The tra...