Protect the Adirondacks
Protect the Adirondacks! Inc. is a non-profit, grassroots membership organization dedicated to the protection and stewardship of the public and private lands of the Adirondack Park, and to building the health and diversity of its natural and human communities for the benefit of current and future generations.
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Take the Forest Preserve Hiker Survey. Share your experience hiking in the Adirondack Forest Preserve.
Help save the 36,000-acre Whitney Park in the central Adirondacks. Send an email to Governor Hochul today.
Click here for more information and see how you can submit a public comment today.
Our Annual Meeting will be held July 11, 2026.
The link for more information is available here.
Sign Up as a Member
Become a member of Protect the Adirondacks and add your voice to the defense of the public Forest Preserve, protection of the great forests and waters of the Adirondacks, and help campaign for strengthening protections and improving the management of the six-million-acre Adirondack Park.
The link below will bring you to our secure page to sign up today as a new member.
Become an e-Activist
When you are an E-Activist, we will provide you with information on opportunities to take immediate action online, and also become involved, on an ongoing basis.
The link below will bring you to a quick and easy online form.
Conservation and Advocacy
Franklin County’s proposed new “multi use” trail plan has many problems
A new county-wide plan for "multi-use" trails is heavily geared [...]
Highs and Lows of the 2024 New York State Legislative Session for the Adirondacks
Progress was made by the State Legislature on bills that [...]
Adirondack Population Trends Mirror Rural America
Conversation in the Adirondack Park has long been dominated by [...]
Legislation to supposedly protect historic structures threatens the Forest Preserve
Proposed legislation on the classification of historical lands and buildings [...]
2020 Census: Widespread drop in numbers of children across the U.S.
Population trends in the Adirondack Park are consistent with the [...]
Constitutional Amendment needed to re-purpose the 3 closed prisons in the Forest Preserve
The only way for these closed state prisons to be [...]