Reading and Signing with Bernard C. Melewski author of "Inside the Green Lobby" at The Wild Center

August 23, 2023 @ 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Join The Wild Center's Wild Supply Company for a discussion and book signing with author Bernard Melewski as he talks his book, Inside the Green Lobby: The Fight to Save the Adirondack Park

Inside the Green Lobby recounts the behind-the-scenes efforts, both at the State Capitol in Albany and the halls of Congress, of a lobbyist for a major environmental advocacy group. Bernard C. Melewski worked to save the six-million acre Adirondack Park from twin threats to its future: the devastating damage from acid rain and the sudden breakup of massive private land holdings that had been intact for almost one hundred years. Starting with the political uproar ignited by the recommendations of New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s 1990 Adirondack Park Commission, and the rejection by the public of a new environmental bond act, Inside the Green Lobby documents the events that led to the sudden acquisition by New York State of tens of thousands of acres within the park that the public now enjoys. From strategy sessions with lobbyists to private meetings with legislators, governors, members of Congress, and even the President of the United States, Melewski recounts engaging and entertaining stories that introduce how environmental advocates successfully pursue legislative and policy change.

Bernard Melewski is an environmental attorney, organic farmer, and farm winery owner in Altamont, New York.

Free for members or with paid admission

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