Protect the Adirondacks salutes the outstanding stewardship of the Elk Lake-Clear Pond Preserve in recently donating a conservation easement on its entire 12,000-acre holding on the south side of the Dix Mountain Wilderness, located primarily [...]

In the waning days of his campaign for reelection in October 2012, President Barack Obama started talking about climate change again. He stopped talking about climate change pretty much after his first campaign was over [...]

Note: Protect the Adirondacks does not have a position on the reintroduction of cougars to the Adirondack Park, but we welcome the work of Dr. John Laundre, a wildlife biologist from the State University of [...]

PROTECT salutes the fine work of the Open Space Institute (OSI) to purchase and protect the historic Marion River Carry in the Town of Indian Lake, Hamilton County. OSI purchased over 250 acres on the [...]

Protect the Adirondacks Adirondack Mountain Club Adirondack Council Adirondack Wild Sierra Club Atlantic Chapter January 7, 2013 Hon. Andrew Cuomo Executive Chamber State Capital Albany, NY 12224 Hon. Joe Martens Commissioner NYSDEC 325 Broadway, 14th [...]

Protect the Adirondacks supports a decision by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) to postpone action on a new draft General Permit to dramatically ease the rules for clearcutting in the Adirondack Park. Current rules call [...]

Protect the Adirondacks was fully engaged in a variety of issues across the Adirondack Park in 2012. PROTECT worked effectively to defend the Forest Preserve, advocate for open space protection, lead the way in water [...]

As we move through the end-of-the-year holidays season it's worth pausing to note that 2012 will go down as as the warmest year ever for the lower 48 states in the U.S. An unusually warm [...]

Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club put out a press release today about a new decision from the state Appellate Division to remand our discovery motion to State Supreme Court. You can read the [...]