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
New York State Assembly and State Senate Release Budgets with Big News for Adirondack Park
The New York State Assembly hit a home run in [...]
Thoughts on the High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Committee final report
New High Peaks Advisory Group report calls for broad, long-term [...]
Adirondack Park Agency Large-scale Subdivision Application process fails its first test
The APA gets low marks for its inability to meaningfully [...]
Conservation Development Design standards are badly needed for major subdivisions regulated by the Adirondack Park Agency
Current Legislation in the State Assembly and State Senate seeks [...]
Article 14 Lawsuit Update
Briefs Have Been Submitted to the Court of Appeals Updated [...]
PROTECT supports removal of the dilapidated Debar Lodge and the ecological restoration of the site
The State of New York Proposes a new 41-acre "Day [...]