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
Protect the Adirondacks seeks court order directing DEC to conduct required Carrying Capacity study for the Saranac Chain of Lakes
For years, Protect the Adirondacks and other groups have been [...]
Legislators and advocates call for passage of new wolf protection bill
New Bill Introduced to Protect Wolves in New York Senator [...]
New York needs stronger laws to regulate septic systems
Across New York and in the Adirondack Park, failing and [...]
Hard times for bobcats in New York State
These are hard times to be a bobcat in New [...]
Protect the Adirondacks applauds one house budgets for funding critical Adirondack programs
Budgets Released by the Legislature Restore Funding for Adirondack Park [...]
Adirondack Park Lobby Day on February 26, 2024 was a big success!
Thank you to the members and supporters of PROTECT and [...]