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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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
Public comments are needed to improve transparency and accountability for trail work on the public Forest Preserve
Action Alert: Submit a Public Comment by February 27th and [...]
Claudia Braymer, an environmental attorney, named as the new Deputy Director of Protect the Adirondacks
Protect the Adirondacks is pleased to announce that Claudia Braymer, [...]
PROTECT challenges DEC’s road rebuilding in a Wilderness Area
On January 20, 2023, Protect the Adirondacks filed a lawsuit [...]
PROTECT and other organizations lay out Adirondack Park priorities for 2023-24 state budget
A number of organizations (listed at the end) coalesced around [...]
Sign up for Adirondack Park Environmental Lobby Day on Tuesday February 28th
We need you to come and help lobby Legislators to [...]
DEC and APA keep unconstitutional trails open in defiance of court decisions
It’s been nearly two years since the New York Court [...]