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.
Join Us at Adirondack Park Lobby Day in Albany & Stand Up for Funding in the State Budget for the Adirondacks: Monday, February 23, 2026
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
APA should fully research and analyze proposed revisions to the State Land Master Plan
The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) has committed to investigating potentially [...]
Watching Wilderness grow as the forest reclaims the Burn Road in the William C. Whitney Wilderness Area
It's slow work for the forest to take back a [...]
Major changes afoot for management of the “forever wild” Forest Preserve
Some major changes are afoot for our "Forever Wild" Adirondack [...]
PROTECT releases new criteria to evaluate proposed Article XIV Constitutional Amendments
Article XIV, Section 1, of the New York State Constitution [...]
Court actions are a major part of American democracy and a tool PROTECT uses only as a last resort
In their recent Letter to the Editor, Philadelphia developer Michael [...]