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.
Protect the Adirondacks wins historic lawsuit that upholds forever wild protections for the Forest Preserve in the State Constitution.
Click here to read about this landmark legal victory.
Check out online hiking trail guides to 100 terrific hikes outside of the heavily used High Peaks Wilderness Area.
Click here to read 100 online trail guides to great hikes in all corners of the Adirondack Park.
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
A review of the new Adirondack Mountain Reserve parking reservation system
The new parking reservation system to hike the trails on [...]
The new multi-use public recreation trail construction begins from Lake Placid to Tupper Lake
Dreaming about the new public recreation trail from Lake Placid [...]
Time for NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, Adirondack Park Agency, and Cuomo Administration to Get on the Right Side of Forever Wild
New York's Highest Court strikes down Cuomo Administration and Department [...]
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Victory: New York’s Highest Court Rules in Favor of Protect the Adirondacks, Finds Cuomo Administration Violated Forever Wild Clause of State Constitution GalleryVictory: New York’s Highest Court Rules in Favor of Protect the Adirondacks, Finds Cuomo Administration Violated Forever Wild Clause of State Constitution
Victory: New York’s Highest Court Rules in Favor of Protect the Adirondacks, Finds Cuomo Administration Violated Forever Wild Clause of State Constitution
The Cuomo Administration’s plan to expand motorized use on the [...]
Thoughts on Adirondack Population Recruitment Strategies
Recruitment of new people to live in Adirondack communities is [...]
Oral Arguments at the Court of Appeals was the Last Stop in PROTECT’s 8-Year Legal Fight to Defend Forever Wild
Oral arguments were made on March 23, 2021 at the [...]