Governor Andrew Cuomo today signed the official Forest Preserve classification recommendations from the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) and Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for over 42,000 acres. These lands include new and existing Forest Preserve [...]

The proposed new regulations (Part 59, Section 59.4, Part 190, Section 190.24 "Aquatic Invasive Species Control at State Boat Launching and Fishing Access Sites") from the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to help control the [...]

The Lake George Park Commission voted this week to begin a new mandatory boat inspection and decontamination program to control invasive species. Protect the Adirondacks applauds the new mandatory boat inspection and decontamination program established [...]

Protect the Adirondacks and other groups opposed passage of Proposal 5 to amend the State Constitution to allow NYCO Minerals, Inc., to engage in mining activities on the forever wild Forest Preserve on 200 acres [...]

Long-term climate change data tells a clear story about a changing planet. The charts are at the bottom of this article and represent decades of scientific study from the leading institutions in the U.S. and [...]

Protect the Adirondacks has started a new Cougar Watch project to record public sightings of cougars (Puma concolor) in and around the Adirondack Park. The purpose of Cougar Watch is two-fold. First, there continue to [...]

Within the scope of the 10-day public comment period around the classification decision for the Essex Chain Lakes and Hudson River Gorge areas, a joint letter was submitted to put the APA and DEC on [...]

2013 was another watershed year for climate change news. The reality of life on a warmer planet was seen in many different ways. The reality of the inability of U.S. and international efforts to reduce [...]

PROTECT cheers a new 23,000 acre new Hudson Gorge Wilderness area and 9,940-Acre motorless Primitive area for Essex Chain Lakes Decision sets troubling long-term precedents for motorized Wild Forest corridor through the heart of the [...]

For a PDF copy of PROTECT's letter click here. December 11, 2013 Lani Ulrich, Chair NYS Adirondack Park Agency PO Box 99 Ray Brook, NY 12977 RE: Public Comments on the 2013 Forest [...]