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.
Click here for more information and see how you can submit a public comment today.
Register today for our Annual Meeting: July 12, 2025.
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
Public comments needed for new Saranac Lake Wild Forest Area Unit Management Plan by July 13th
The Saranac Lake Wild Forest area is one of the [...]
Public comments needed on new High Peaks Wilderness Unit Management Plan amendment
New High Peaks Wilderness Area UMP amendment contains many proposals [...]
Public comments needed for the new Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest Area Unit Management Plan Amendment
The Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest UMP will establish public access [...]
National changes across Rural America shape what’s happening in the Adirondacks
One of the most striking maps coming out of the [...]
Gooley Club buildings should be torn down and Third Lake on the Essex Chain Lakes should be restored
A decision to retain the collection of a more than [...]
The problem with buildings on the Forest Preserve, part 3
Buildings on the Forest Preserve are limited by state laws, [...]