The 5 miles of the Raquette River from Axton Landing to Raquette Falls is one of the most beautiful stretches of river in the Adirondack Park -- a place with hundreds of miles of beautiful [...]
The Cougar Watch project started as effort to gather information about sightings of cougars (Puma concolor) in the Adirondack Park. Many people have claimed to see cougars over the years, but obtaining physical evidence is [...]
For New York's Adirondack Park to be indisputably the wildest, healthiest landscape in the East, we need to welcome home Cougars and Wolves. Although Adirondack forests have recovered beautifully from past destruction, and with them [...]
Protect the Adirondacks applauds the decision announced today by the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to pull back its draft Essex Chain Complex Unit Management Plan (ECCUMP). This plan was deeply flawed and included a [...]
Statement from Protect the Adirondacks and the Sierra Club on an Appeal of the Appellate Division, 3rd Department, Decision on the Adirondack Park Agency's Approval of the Adirondack Club & Resort Project Protect the Adirondacks, [...]
Public Comments Needed by December 2, 2014 to Support Historic Climate Change Program The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a public hearing on proposed greenhouse gas emission reduction regulations for power plants. Known [...]
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a draft plan for amendments to the Unit Management Plans (UMPs) for the Forest Preserve units of Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, the Camp Santanoni Historic Area, and [...]
South Inlet on Raquette Lake is an easy and beautiful paddle. The return in scenic beauty, calm flat water paddling, fishing, and natural wonders is very high for a short amount of work. The put-in [...]
Exploratory Drilling in Wilderness Would Violate Non-Constitutional Laws; Groups File Legal Challenge to Mineral Testing in Forest Preserve Protect the Adirondacks and three other environmental organizations dedicated to maintaining the integrity of the NYS Forest [...]
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released a draft Essex Chain Complex Unit Management Plan. This draft UMP seeks to manage public recreational use of the newly purchased and classified 12,000-acre Essex Chain Lakes [...]