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.
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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
PROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s statement of concern about the inadequate management and poor trail conditions in the High Peaks Wilderness and the Forest Preserve GalleryPROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s statement of concern about the inadequate management and poor trail conditions in the High Peaks Wilderness and the Forest Preserve
PROTECT cheers Governor Cuomo’s statement of concern about the inadequate management and poor trail conditions in the High Peaks Wilderness and the Forest Preserve
On November 6th, Governor Andrew Cuomo talked about the management [...]
Adirondack environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and state agencies to increase funding for trail construction and maintenance in the High Peaks Wilderness Area GalleryAdirondack environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and state agencies to increase funding for trail construction and maintenance in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
Adirondack environmental groups call upon Governor Cuomo and state agencies to increase funding for trail construction and maintenance in the High Peaks Wilderness Area
Another record-setting weekend over Columbus Day 2019 threatens success of [...]
State reaches agreement for voluntary abandonment of the Tahawus Railroad
Protect the Adirondacks cheers the state's efforts to reach a [...]
Article 14 and cutting small diameter trees on the Forest Preserve
In the July 2019 legal decision in favor of Protect [...]
New hiking trails in the High Peaks Wilderness showcase sustainable designs and a wilderness ethos
These new hiking trail designs have vastly improved the state [...]
Public access to Boreas Ponds is open
The Boreas Ponds are open to the public and a canoe [...]