The New York Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, released a historic 4-2 decision Tuesday in favor of Protect the Adirondacks that upheld the “forever wild” clause in the state constitution. In 2013, Protect the Adirondacks sued the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Adirondack Park Agency (APA) alleging that construction of “Class II Community Connector” snowmobile trails on the Adirondack Forest Preserve violated the clause due to excessive tree cutting and destructive changes to the land.