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.
Save the date for our Annual Meeting: July 12, 2025.
More information on how to register coming soon.
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 urges new protections for imperiled species in the State Wildlife Action Plan
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DEC Campgrounds are constitutionally questionable and should not be expanded or intensified
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Franklin County’s proposed new “multi use” trail plan has many problems
A new county-wide plan for "multi-use" trails is heavily geared [...]
Highs and Lows of the 2024 New York State Legislative Session for the Adirondacks
Progress was made by the State Legislature on bills that [...]
Adirondack Population Trends Mirror Rural America
Conversation in the Adirondack Park has long been dominated by [...]