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 the 36,000-acre Whitney Park in the central Adirondacks. Send an email to Governor Hochul today.
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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
Appellate Division, Third Department, upholds Article 14, Section 1 of State Constitution, finds State tree cutting for Class II Trails to be unconstitutional, in ruling that is a major victory for Protect the Adirondacks GalleryAppellate Division, Third Department, upholds Article 14, Section 1 of State Constitution, finds State tree cutting for Class II Trails to be unconstitutional, in ruling that is a major victory for Protect the Adirondacks
Appellate Division, Third Department, upholds Article 14, Section 1 of State Constitution, finds State tree cutting for Class II Trails to be unconstitutional, in ruling that is a major victory for Protect the Adirondacks
In Protect the Adirondacks v NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, [...]
New report: Adirondack Park and Rural America: Economic and Populations Trends 1970-2010
Report compares long-term economic and population trends of Adirondack communities [...]
High Peaks Wilderness Area Needs Bold, Comprehensive Management
As winter shows sure signs of releasing its grip on [...]
It’s time to build sustainable trails throughout the High Peaks Wilderness
In 2018, state agencies combined the Dix Mountain and High [...]
ORDA Should Not Play Games With Article 14, the Forever Wild Clause in the NYS Constitution
It's not every day that one gets to see a [...]
PROTECT opposes State’s plan to build snowmobile trail through a Wilderness area
Help Stop State Plans to Build a New Major Snowmobile [...]