Build the Hudson River Bike Trail
Yes, build the Hudson River Bike Trail from North Creek to Saratoga Springs. Build it, and they will come. They did not come for the ill-fated commuter trains, snow train, tourist trains, or rail service [...]
Read “Vital Victories”, PROTECT’s annual report for 2018-19
Letter from PROTECT Board Chair Chuck Clusen outlines accomplishments of 2019 and challenges of 2020. Click here to read our new Annual Report 2018-19. Dear PROTECT members: We're only a few months from 2020, the [...]
Protect the Adirondacks and coalition of green groups acts to defend Forest Rangers
A coalition of Adirondack Park and Catskill Park groups call upon the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to manage the NYS Forest Rangers as a separate bureau and not merge this uniquely trained group of [...]
APA Act needs to be reformed to require conservation development design and review standards for major new subdivisions to protect Adirondack forests and open spaces GalleryAPA Act needs to be reformed to require conservation development design and review standards for major new subdivisions to protect Adirondack forests and open spaces
APA Act needs to be reformed to require conservation development design and review standards for major new subdivisions to protect Adirondack forests and open spaces
Protect the Adirondacks is pushing for an amendment to the Adirondack Park Agency (APA) Act to preserve the ecological integrity, wildlife and open space in the Adirondack Park. The bill would strengthen the Adirondack Park [...]
It’s time to build the Hudson River Bike Trail, a new 55-mile-long multi-use public recreation trail from Saratoga Springs to North Creek
It's time to build the Hudson River Bike Trail. A tremendous opportunity exists for the communities in the southern Adirondack Park to build what would be one of the great multi-use public recreation trails in [...]
PROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s statement of concern about the inadequate management and poor trail conditions in the High Peaks Wilderness and the Forest Preserve GalleryPROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s statement of concern about the inadequate management and poor trail conditions in the High Peaks Wilderness and the Forest Preserve
PROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s statement of concern about the inadequate management and poor trail conditions in the High Peaks Wilderness and the Forest Preserve
On November 6th, Governor Andrew Cuomo talked about the management of the public Forest Preserve in the Adirondacks, with a focus on the heavily used and extremely popular High Peaks Wilderness area. His comments were [...]
Adirondack environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and state agencies to increase funding for trail construction and maintenance in the High Peaks Wilderness Area GalleryAdirondack environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and state agencies to increase funding for trail construction and maintenance in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
Adirondack environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and state agencies to increase funding for trail construction and maintenance in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
Another record-setting weekend over Columbus Day 2019 threatens success of the Adirondacks and wildlands. Protect the Adirondacks, Adirondack Mountain Club, Adirondack Wild, and Adirondack Council issued this joint statement: New York is spending hundreds of [...]
State reaches agreement for voluntary abandonment of the Tahawus Railroad
Protect the Adirondacks cheers the state's efforts to reach a voluntary agreement with railroad operator to formally request abandonment of the Tahawus Railroad. In October, the NYS Attorney General submitted a letter to the federal [...]
Article 14 and cutting small diameter trees on the Forest Preserve
In the July 2019 legal decision in favor of Protect the Adirondacks, regarding the constitutionality of excessive tree cutting by state agencies to build a network of Class II community connector snowmobile trails in the [...]
New hiking trails in the High Peaks Wilderness showcase sustainable designs and a wilderness ethos
These new hiking trail designs have vastly improved the state of the art for building sustainable and safe trails in Wilderness areas. New sustainable trails also harmonize wilderness values with popular hiking trails that see [...]