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.
Join us for Annual Meeting in 2027.
Details will be posted here when they’re available.
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
PROTECT honors Chuck Clusen with the Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award in 2026
During the organization’s Annual Meeting on July 11 at Garnet [...]
Two new land deals protect nearly 4,000 acres in the Adirondack Park
The Adirondack Land Trust purchased 2,390 acres around Drake Mountain [...]
Volunteers needed to help with statewide wildlife study “SnapshotNY” that uses trail cameras
Join a community of volunteers engaged in a scientifically robust [...]
The Long-Awaited High Peaks Wilderness “Visitor Use Management Plan” is an Imperfect Step Forward in Forest Preserve Management
The new High Peaks Visitor Use Management Plan is deeply [...]
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 [...]