Hike to 9 Corner Lake
The trail to 9 Corner Lake is a short hike and leads to a remote lake with beautiful rocky beaches and swimming spots. 9 Corner Lake 1 mile (2 miles round-trip) Caroga, Fulton County Ferris Lake Wild [...]
Hike to Blue Ledges on the Hudson River
The Blue Ledges Trail is a short, easy hike to the Hudson River and provides great views of the famous cliffs and beautiful swimming hole. Blue Ledges Trail 2.5 miles (5 round-trip) Minerva, Essex County Hudson [...]
Peter Hornbeck, Master Boatbuilder, Wilderness Advocate, and PROTECT Board Member, 1943-2020
Peter Hornbeck, founder of Hornbeck Boats and master boatbuilder of lightweight canoes and kayaks with a distinctive red stripe below the gunwales, famous throughout the Adirondacks and beyond, died quietly and unexpectedly at his home in [...]
Things Fall Apart at the Adirondack Park Agency
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) was rocked last week with the sudden resignation of Chad Dawson, who served as one of three APA Board members from outside the Adirondack Park Blue Line. Dawson is a [...]
PROTECT supports removal of Debar Lodge
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Adirondack Park Agency have started a process to deal with the Debar Lodge, a complex of 20 buildings, on the north end of beautiful [...]
Governor Cuomo should sign the road salt task force bill
A coalition of Adirondack conservationists is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign into law a bi-partisan bill that would help reduce road salt pollution and protect drinking water in the Adirondack Park. The legislation [...]
10th Mountain Division Proposal to Use Forest Preserve for Training Actions has Many Problems
The 10th Mountain Division at Fort Drum seeks wild areas in the Adirondack Park and the Forest Preserve for intensive air and land training activities In June, the 10th Mountain Division of the U.S. Army, based at [...]
Online Trail Guides for 50 Hikes in the Adirondacks
For Labor Day Weekend, Protect the Adirondacks Published Online Hiking Trail Guides for 50 Terrific Hikes Outside of the Over-Used High Peaks Wilderness. Trails lead to great destinations including mountains, firetowers, waterfalls, bogs, and remote [...]
Hike Sagamore Lake Trail
Sagamore Lake Trail is a 3.7-mile loop trail through beautiful forests on a flat foot trail that wraps around a stunning lake, home of Great Camp Sagamore. Sagamore Lake Trail 3.7-Mile-Long Loop Long Lake, Hamilton County [...]
Hike Goodnow Mountain
Goodnow Mountain is an easy hike on an interpretive and educational trail to a small mountain with a firetower that provides a panoramic view. Goodnow Mountain 1.9 miles (3.8 round-trip) Newcomb, Essex County Huntington Wildlife Forest Hiking, [...]