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.
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
Governor signs classification to create over 25,000 acres of new Wilderness lands in Adirondack Park, including Boreas Ponds
Governor's signature concludes state's purchase and classification of over 69,000 [...]
Thoughts on 50 Years of Forest Preserve Purchases and Classifications
When evaluating the final decisions in early February by the [...]
Empire Forests of the Future Initiative worthy of support and advances protections for New York’s forests
A major new program in Governor Andrew's Cuomo's 2018-19 state [...]
PROTECT Opposes Proposed Tax Cap on the Forest Preserve
State of New York currently pays property taxes based on [...]
PROTECT Cheers APA’s Approval of Boreas Ponds as State’s Newest Wilderness Wilds in Adirondack Forest Preserve
Compromise protects Boreas Ponds as Wilderness, while enabling easy public [...]
The making of the Boreas Ponds compromise
News about the state's decision on the classification of the [...]