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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Help save the 36,000-acre Whitney Park in the central Adirondacks. Send an email to Governor Hochul today.
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Join Us for our Annual Meeting July 11, 2026. Check back here for registration info.
The link for more information and to register will be posted 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
Clean Air, Clean Water, Green Jobs Bond Act Won Big on Election Day
The most popular thing on the ballot on Election Day [...]
PROTECT calls on the Adirondack Park Agency to comply with the New York Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act
The APA has failed to comply with the Climate Leadership [...]
Vote Yes on Proposal 1 for the Clean Air, Clean Water, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act
Vote Yes on Tuesday November 8, 2022 and support the [...]
PROTECT honors Elizabeth Thorndike and Peter S. Paine, Jr. with the Howard Zahniser Adirondack Award in 2022
Protect the Adirondacks was pleased to honor Elizabeth Thorndike and [...]
Important NYSDEC Forest Preserve Management Reforms are Underway, Part 2
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently issued a Request [...]
Important NYSDEC Forest Preserve Management Reforms are Underway, Part 1
2022 may end up as the year where some of [...]