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.
Vote YES on Proposal One on NYS Ballot on Election Day, November 4, 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
PROTECT cheers state action to stop storage of used oil tanker railcars in the Adirondack Park
State submits petition to federal Surface Transportation Board to end [...]
Judge rules against Protect the Adirondacks to allow vast expansion of motorized recreational use on the Forest Preserve
On December 1st, Judge Gerald Connolly, of State Supreme Court [...]
PROTECT, Local Government and Business Leaders Release New Video “Don’t Trash the Adirondack Park” about oil tanker storage on remote rail lines in the Adirondack Park GalleryPROTECT, Local Government and Business Leaders Release New Video “Don’t Trash the Adirondack Park” about oil tanker storage on remote rail lines in the Adirondack Park
PROTECT, Local Government and Business Leaders Release New Video “Don’t Trash the Adirondack Park” about oil tanker storage on remote rail lines in the Adirondack Park
4th shipment of over 20 new oil tankers was transported [...]
Three shipments of used oil tankers have been transported to the Adirondacks for indefinite storage
Over the past month, three shipments of used out-of-service oil [...]
PROTECT applauds New Yorkers for Voting No on Proposal 1 and Voting Yes on Proposal 3. Votes show strong public support for the Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park GalleryPROTECT applauds New Yorkers for Voting No on Proposal 1 and Voting Yes on Proposal 3. Votes show strong public support for the Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park
PROTECT applauds New Yorkers for Voting No on Proposal 1 and Voting Yes on Proposal 3. Votes show strong public support for the Forest Preserve and the Adirondack Park
Proposal 1 voted down by overwhelming margin the question about [...]
25 More Oil Tanker Railcars Transported to Adirondack Park; Where are NYS Environmental Agencies?
With more than 50 oil tanker railcars stored in the [...]