Protect the Adirondacks
Protect the Adirondacks! Inc. is a non-profit, grassroots membership organization dedicated to the protection and stewardship of the public and private lands of the Adirondack Park, and to building the health and diversity of its natural and human communities for the benefit of current and future generations.
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Take the Forest Preserve Hiker Survey. Share your experience hiking in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
Help save the 36,000-acre Whitney Park in the central Adirondacks. Send an email to Governor Hochul today.
Click here for more information and see how you can submit a public comment today.
Our Annual Meeting will be held July 11, 2026.
The link for more information is available here.
Sign Up as a Member
Become a member of Protect the Adirondacks and add your voice to the defense of the public Forest Preserve, protection of the great forests and waters of the Adirondacks, and help campaign for strengthening protections and improving the management of the six-million-acre Adirondack Park.
The link below will bring you to our secure page to sign up today as a new member.
Become an e-Activist
When you are an E-Activist, we will provide you with information on opportunities to take immediate action online, and also become involved, on an ongoing basis.
The link below will bring you to a quick and easy online form.
Conservation and Advocacy
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The Long-Awaited High Peaks Wilderness “Visitor Use Management Plan” is an Imperfect Step Forward in Forest Preserve Management
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State Budget funds Adirondack programs but EPF funding for land protection and stewardship reduced
The adopted State Budget funds critical programs within the Adirondack [...]
Take the 2026 Adirondack Forest Preserve Hiker Survey
This important online survey will run through the 2026 hiking [...]
Carefully Sited Battery Storage Projects Have a Place in the Park
Battery energy storage projects can fit in the Adirondack Park [...]
Moratorium Needed to Stop Land Spreading of Harmful Biosolids
The State Legislature needs to adopt a statewide moratorium on [...]