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Remembering Charlie Morrison (1928-2024), a founding member of Protect the Adirondacks

Charlie Morrison was one of the founding Directors of Protect the Adirondacks. He was passionate about protecting the Adirondack Park and dedicated his career to environmental planning, management, and protection. He helped to guide the [...]

2024-01-29T16:35:41-05:00January 28, 2024|

PROTECT monitors and researches massive mountaintop mining permit expansion by Barton Mines on Ruby Mountain in the central Adirondacks

Protect the Adirondacks manages an active independent public oversight program for how state agencies and local governments manage the Adirondack Park. One part of this is monitoring major development projects that come before The Adirondack [...]

2024-02-22T09:42:59-05:00January 22, 2024|

Article XIV, Section 1 of NYS Constitution has been amended 17 times since 1941

The current 2023-24 New York State Legislative Session is seeing heightened action on possible constitutional amendments to Article 14, Section 1, of the New York Constitution, the famed Forever Wild clause. At this point, three [...]

2024-01-19T14:09:02-05:00January 19, 2024|

PROTECT joins with 16 other groups to highlight Adirondack Park budget priorities for 2024

2024-25 NYS Budget Priorities for the Adirondack Park.   The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224   Dear Governor Hochul, The Adirondack Park today faces many [...]

2024-01-11T16:36:43-05:00January 11, 2024|

Opposition grows to the proposed Debar Lodge Constitutional Amendment

Through most of the last few years, Protect the Adirondacks stood alone in its opposition to the proposed amendment to Article 14, Section 1, the famed Forever Wild clause of the New York Constitution, to [...]

2024-01-06T09:35:59-05:00January 5, 2024|

Protect the Adirondacks supports new legislation to protect wolves in New York State

Wolves that migrate into New York or are already in the state deserve greater protections Protect the Adirondacks supports new legislation (S.7927/A.8295) in the State Senate and State Assembly sponsored by Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal and [...]

2024-01-30T11:17:17-05:00January 4, 2024|

Protect the Adirondacks lays out its priorities for 2024 to strengthen environmental protections and help to build viable communities.

In 2024, Protect the Adirondacks has an ambitious agenda to impact on a broad range of issues and defend the great open spaces of the Forest Preserve, waters, wildlife, and rural communities of the Adirondack [...]

2024-01-03T06:33:35-05:00January 1, 2024|

It’s time to pass the Wildlife Crossings Bill in New York State

It's time to get over the roadblock and pass the Wildlife Crossings Bill. New York State can improve public safety and better protect wildlife. A bill (S.4198/A.4243) before the NYS Legislature, sponsored by Senator Leroy [...]

2024-05-10T10:47:00-04:00December 30, 2023|

2023: A year-end review of steady progress made for the Adirondack Park

In our work to uphold the Forever Wild protections for the Forest Preserve and protect the wild places and rural communities of the Adirondack Park, 2023 saw some major gains, incremental gains, and set the [...]

2024-01-02T13:50:26-05:00December 27, 2023|

Bravo! Governor Hochul signs new law to prohibit wildlife killing contests

New York joins nine other states in banning wildlife killing contests. On Friday, December 22, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to protect wildlife in New York State. Legislation S.4099/A.2917 "amends the environmental conservation law [...]

2023-12-24T06:55:01-05:00December 23, 2023|
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