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.
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.
Help Protect the Adirondacks raise $75,000 in a challenge match in our 2025 year-end membership drive. All donations and contributions will be matched dollar-for-dollar.
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
New Special Report: “20% in 2023: An Assessment of the New York State 30 by 30 Act”
Across New York State 6,220,150 acres, some 20% of the state, [...]
Help us raise $100,000 in our year-end membership challenge
Please help Protect the Adirondacks reach our $100,000 membership goal [...]
The Department of Environmental Conservation is failing to protect wolves in New York
There are wolves in New York State. But you would [...]
Article 14 Lawsuit that ruled state agencies had violated the Forever Wild Clause of the NYS Constitution with plans to build a network of super-wide snowmobile trails is officially ended GalleryArticle 14 Lawsuit that ruled state agencies had violated the Forever Wild Clause of the NYS Constitution with plans to build a network of super-wide snowmobile trails is officially ended
Article 14 Lawsuit that ruled state agencies had violated the Forever Wild Clause of the NYS Constitution with plans to build a network of super-wide snowmobile trails is officially ended
State Supreme Court Judge affirms 2021 decision by the Court [...]
25 hikes to see fall colors in the Adirondacks
It’s nearing peak fall colors in the Adirondack Park. There [...]
Forest Preserve Works Plans Policy is finalized, marking major reform in Forest Preserve management
Forest Preserve Work Plans Policy sets out major reforms in [...]