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 Whitney Park. Sign your name to a petition urging Governor Cuomo to make these lands Forest Preserve!
Click here and sign your name to a petition to urge Governor Cuomo to protect Whitney Park.
Check out 50 terrific hikes outside of the busy High Peaks Wilderness and explore other beautiful and extraordinary places across the Adirondack Park.
Click here for a guide to some great hikes in all corners of the Adirondack Park beyond the High Peaks.
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
The Case for Why Whitney Park Should be Forest Preserve
Here's Why the 36,000 Acre Whitney Park Should be Forest [...]
36,000-Acre Whitney Park is Up For Sale
Whitney Park has been identified as the top land protection [...]
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Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 5: how New York’s lead environmental agency acted as a private lobbyist for NYCO Minerals, Inc, to assist the mining company in an amendment to mine the Forest Preserve GalleryDebate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 5: how New York’s lead environmental agency acted as a private lobbyist for NYCO Minerals, Inc, to assist the mining company in an amendment to mine the Forest Preserve
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Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 4: an overview of the issues entangled in a possible amendment for Cathead Mountain in southern Hamilton County GalleryDebate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 4: an overview of the issues entangled in a possible amendment for Cathead Mountain in southern Hamilton County
Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 4: an overview of the issues entangled in a possible amendment for Cathead Mountain in southern Hamilton County
This is the fourth article in a series that looks [...]
Two months after Memorial Day and the re-opening of the North Country, COVID-19 rates remain low
Updated July 28, 2020 Since the state's first documented case [...]
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Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 3: amendment is needed to remove the former state prison at Camp Gabriels from the Forest Preserve GalleryDebate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 3: amendment is needed to remove the former state prison at Camp Gabriels from the Forest Preserve
Debate over amendments to Article 14 in the NYS Constitution in 2020, Part 3: amendment is needed to remove the former state prison at Camp Gabriels from the Forest Preserve
Protect the Adirondacks has reviewed the options for the future [...]