Click below to see some of the camps in New York that are scheduled for demolition.

Skate Creek Club

St. Regis Club

Azure Mountain Club

Beaver Pond Club

Sunbeam Club

Benz Pond Club

Email Us Updates Fall 2006 Bulletin: “Remaining Champion Hunting Camps May Be Saved” - New York Property Rights Clearinghouse, Fall 2006 March 2, 2001: “Appeal by PRFA Lawsuit Group Heard at Appellate Division” December 2, 2000: “Appeal of lawsuit challenging State acquisition of Champion International lands” See Also “St. Lawrence County Officials and Sportsmen Unite to Save Clubs — Stillwater Club Meeting Focuses on Keeping Hancock Tracts in Private Hands” Additional Resources Adirondack Citizens Council Announced - First Meeting, Colton, N.Y., April 24, 2003. A new organization has formed to give a greater voice to citizens in legislation and policy making for the future of the Adirondacks. Hank Ford announced the first meeting at a packed gathering of hunting clubs, local government and legislatures at the Stillwater Club in April. Hunters, fishermen, snowmobilers, ATV’ers, logging industries, local government, businesses and citizens are invited. Diamond Sportsmen’s Club, Inc. - Click for information about recreational, hunting and fishing club on 3,283 acres being purchased surrounding Barney Pond in the Adirondacks near South Colton, N.Y. Attorneys for the Champion International Lawsuit: James E Morgan & M. Sheila Galvin Galvin and Morgan, Attorneys at Law address

In-Depth Information “Vermont Study Affirms Short-term Protections for Champion Leaseholders but Rejects Perpetual Protection for the Camp Culture”—By Carol W. LaGrasse (PRFA, February 2002) Vermont leaseholders would receive only a modestly better deal than their counterparts on New York’s Champion lands. The only real option the official study committee recommends is the continuance of “life plus 20-years.” “Town of Altamont Vetoes State Purchase of Forest Land-1999 Lawsuit Against DEC Acquisition of Champion International Lands Sparks Reform” - by Carol W. LaGrasse (PRFA, June 2001) Responding to a DEC’s new policy to request local approval for land purchases, the Altamont Town Board passed a resolution on May 21 to veto the DEC acquisition of 2,800 acres of productive timber land owned by the Oval Wood Dish Corporation. May 30, 2001: “Update on Adirondack Litigation” - Speech by Carol W. LaGrasse to the Adirondack Park Agency Local Government Review Board, Baxter Mountain Lodge, Keene, N.Y. The lawsuit challenging the State acquisition of the Champion International tracts and the lawsuit that Carol LaGrasse brought on April 30, 2001 challenging new regulations promulgated by the Adirondack Park Agency. “Lawsuit Challenges New York State’s Largest Land Acquisition-110,000 acres in Conservation Easements and 29,000 acres Fee Simple Acquired From Champion International-The State Failed to Abide by its Own Rules” - from Positions on Property, Vol. 5, No. 1, July 2000 “St. Lawrence County Votes to Join Lawsuit Challenging State Acquisition of Champion International Land” - Press Release, Dec. 7, 1999

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