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. Click here to register!
The link for more information and to register is available 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
State agencies act to facilitate unlimited public use in the High Peaks Wilderness and defer active management
It seems pretty clear at this point that the state [...]
Adirondack Park Environmental Lobby Day was a big success in advocating green protections
On Monday, February 10th, a coalition of Adirondack environmental groups [...]
Protect the Adirondacks testified at state hearings and provided analysis on new 2020-21 New York State budget
Protect the Adirondacks has reviewed Governor Cuomo's draft 2020-2021 budget [...]
New York State sees net drop in school enrollments 2011-2019
Student enrollment in public schools is falling in every county [...]
Join Us for the Adirondack Environmental Lobby Day on February 10th in Albany
We need you to come and help lobby Legislators to [...]
PROTECT Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Proposal for a $3 Billion Restore Mother Nature Bond Act
Bond Act would fund land protection, habitat restoration, clean water [...]