From Adirondack Communities Advisory League By-Laws

The purpose or purposes from which Adirondack Communities Advisory League is organized are as follows:

a) to conserve and protect the indigenous wildlife, both plant and animal, in the Townships of Ava, Boonville, Lewis and Leyden, New York; to preserve the scenic and historic localities in that region; to foster the maintenance of an ecological balance in that region; to preserve and maintain pure clean air and water and discourage pollution in all forms; to encourage general community participation in all activities that may result in the conservation and enhancement of the aesthetics and scenic values in that region;

b) to disseminate information promoting conservation practices; to maintain and make available to the public materials on conservation and allied subjects; to stimulate, encourage and educate the public on the use of conservation practices in that region;

c) to conduct research and cooperate with the competent authorities to investigate and report on environment, natural resources and conservation problems in the Townships of Ava, Boonville, Lewis and Leyden and to disseminate research findings;

d) to be assistance to other organiztions, individuals and groups who are concerned with the welfare and benefits of that region;

e) to solicit, receive, administer and disburse gifts and grants of money and property of every kind exclusively for tax exempt charitable, scientific or testing for public safety purposes as set forth in Section 512(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as it now exists and as hereafter amended;

f) without any political aims or affirmations, to conduct factual studies of conditions in and affecting that region to promote regional planning, research and development and to sponsor plans and projects for the conservation and beautification of that region.