Our Blog

2023 Annual Members Meeting was a hit at the Adirondack Gateway at Frontier Town (Exit 29)

The 2023 Annual Members Meeting for Protect the Adirondacks was held on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Adirondack Gateway at Frontier Town (Exit 29). The day featured our business meeting on the state of [...]

2023-07-29T11:55:22-04:00July 24, 2023|

2023 Annual Membership Meeting on July 22, 2023 location has been changed to North Hudson, NY

Important Notice: Annual Meeting Location Has Been Changed. The location for the 2023 annual membership meeting of Protect the Adirondacks has been moved from the Visitor Interpretive Center in Newcomb to the Exit 29 (Adirondack [...]

2023-07-18T15:02:57-04:00July 11, 2023|

Governor Hochul must order the release of the Adirondack Road Salt Task Force Report

Road salt pollution in Adirondacks lakes has been well documented over the last three decades and spotlighted for political action over the last decade. Contamination of residential and small business drinking water wells in lands [...]

2023-07-12T12:35:31-04:00July 10, 2023|

Legislature passes bill to ban wildlife killing contests

New York State becomes the 9th state to ban wildlife killing contests On June 21, 2023, the NYS Assembly passed legislation carried by Deborah Glick, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation, to ban [...]

2023-06-22T11:03:32-04:00June 21, 2023|

Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Sports Complex Sees First Passage of Article 14 Constitutional Amendment

In June, a draft Article 14 Constitutional Amendment was passed by both the State Senate and State Assembly to clean up violations at the Mount Van Hoevenberg Winter Sports Complex outside of Lake Placid. This [...]

2023-06-15T13:10:34-04:00June 12, 2023|

Don’t privatize the Forest Preserve, don’t marginalize public access to Debar Pond

Don’t privatize the Public Forest Preserve, this bad deal for forever wild must be stopped! Protect the Adirondacks opposes S.03030 (Stec)/A.02816 (Jones).  This legislation states that its purpose is to amend the constitution to convey [...]

2023-05-24T11:36:29-04:00May 15, 2023|

Adirondack Park Agency Board needs credible environmental voices

The Adirondack Park has long been cherished by New Yorkers. Over 90 percent of the constitutionally protected public Forest Preserve in New York State is in the Adirondack Park, including the state’s grandest Wilderness Areas. [...]

2023-04-26T06:25:47-04:00April 26, 2023|

PROTECT supports “1st Passage” for Article 14 Amendments for Mt. Van Hoevenberg and Camp Gabriels

PROTECT supports First Passage of Article 14 Amendment for Camp Gabriels state prison complex Protect the Adirondacks supports the proposed amendment to Article 14, Section 1,  the “forever wild” clause of the New York State [...]

2023-04-26T08:14:38-04:00April 24, 2023|

Public comments needed on proposed changes to Adirondack Park Agency Policies

APA is trying to change its Public Comment Policy to make it more difficult for the public to submit comments and provide less public input. The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is seeking to change its [...]

2023-04-26T05:51:27-04:00April 8, 2023|
Go to Top