Take a stand to protect Wilderness in the Adirondack Forest Preserve! Submit comment letters or emails through December 2, 2024. The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting public comments on proposed changes to the Adirondack [...]

The 36,000-acre Whitney Park has been at the top of New York’s land protection list for decades. Send a letter or an email today to Governor Kathy Hochul urging her to protect Whitney Park by [...]

Founding Board member, Dale F. Jeffers (1944-2024), passed away on October 18, 2024, at his home in Elizabethtown, N.Y., one day shy of his 80th birthday. Dale was a long-time Adirondack Park environmental activist, who [...]

Public Comments to APA Are Needed Now to Protect the Siamese Ponds Wilderness Area and Local Rural Quality of Life! Submit comment letters or emails through November 6th! The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is accepting [...]

PROTECT supports new DEC wetlands regulations and urges APA to adopt new wetlands regulations to comply with State law. PROTECT submitted comments on new regulations proposed by the Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) for implementing [...]

DEC Needs to Rescind Its Plan to Cut Trees on Prospect Mountain The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wants to cut 13,393 trees on the Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway and at the Day Use [...]

The future of Whitney Park, long the top target for protection by the State of New York, is in flux after the sudden and unexpected passing of its owner. The future of Whitney Park, an [...]

Submit your comment today to the Department of Environmental Conservation on its draft wetlands regulations. Comments are due by September 19, 2024. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking public comments on the proposed [...]